QFC Tournament 1124 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Pacucci (ranked 3894 p4p, 4420 weight class) and Leviticus Higgenhosen (ranked 440 p4p, 0 weight class). Leviticus Higgenhosen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Pacucci
vs
Higgenhosen

184 cm
24
180
1 - 0 - 0

151 cm
19
130
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

White Gorilla

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Pacucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leviticus Higgenhosen!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Higgenhosen pushes Pacucci up against the cage in a clinch.

Pacucci jumps into guard, dragging Higgenhosen to the mat.
Higgenhosen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pacucci will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pacucci is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pacucci bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Higgenhosen's guard.

Pacucci won't allow Higgenhosen to sweep him here.
Higgenhosen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Pacucci drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Pacucci seems to have locked his on tight now - Higgenhosen screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Pacucci, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tony Pacucci!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darius Hayes (ranked 3879 p4p, 3904 weight class) and Byron Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hayes
vs
Neal

184 cm
24
176
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
24
179
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darius Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Byron Neal!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hayes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hayes is in close to Neal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hayes postures up and lands a big shot to Neal's brow.
Hayes with a nice head shot there.
Hayes cracks Neal with a solid left hand.
Hayes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hayes scoring with some ground and pound.
Hayes stays in close to Neal's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal is looking to stand up but Hayes isn't so interested in that idea.
Neal is looking to stand back up but Hayes counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Neal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes controlling the pace.
Hayes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neal looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hayes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hayes content to control rather than advance.
Neal is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hayes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hayes prevents Neal from standing back up.
Hayes controlling the action here.
Neal is looking to escape.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Neal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hayes pinned against the cage. Hayes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Neal pushes Hayes away with a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Hayes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hayes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Neal wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hayes is staying tight to Neal's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hayes scores with punches from side control.
Hayes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hayes working the ground and pound.
Neal is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hayes asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hayes landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes cracks Neal with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hayes cracks Neal with a big right hand but Neal just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hayes scoring with punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Neal some visible discomfort.
Hayes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Neal some visible discomfort.
Hayes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Neal tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neal is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hayes content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Hayes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Neal wants to clinch
and Hayes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt.
Hayes shoots for a double leg takedown but Neal sprawls well. He's pushed Hayes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hayes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hayes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neal can do to turn this around?
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Neal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Neal counters with a body kick.
Neal throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hayes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neal tries to clinch but Hayes moves away

and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Neal won't be happy with that.
Darius Hayes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hayes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Hayes content just to control the position here.
Neal's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Neal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hayes controlling from the full mount.
Hayes working Neal over with strikes here.
Neal in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Neal taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Neal really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Neal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Neal's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hayes controlling the pace for now.
Hayes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Neal tries to buck Hayes off but he can't manage it.
Hayes working Neal over with strikes here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hayes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hayes lands a big shot there that rocks Neal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hayes landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hayes lands a big elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neal can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hayes controlling his opponent.
Neal wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hayes lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Neal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hayes lands with some strikes.
Hayes lands a couple of good shots and Neal has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hayes punishes Neal with strikes from the back mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal wants to get back to his feet.
Neal is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hayes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hayes scores with punches to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
I would not like to be Neal right now.
Neal wants to get back to his feet.
Hayes is landing with strikes. Neal can't take much more of this.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Hayes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Neal clinches.
Hayes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Neal effectively controlling the action here.
Neal lands a nice knee to the body.
Neal lands a knee to the body.
Neal is pressed up against the cage. Hayes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Neal down to the mat. Neal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Byron Neal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Neal pushes Hayes up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Neal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal is looking to control Hayes's arms but Hayes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Neal has his back to the cage.
Neal tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayes avoids the damage to the body.
Neal trying to land knees to the body.
Hayes is trying to drag Neal to the mat but Neal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Neal avoiding damage.
Hayes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Neal prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Neal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Neal obliges.

Neal breaks from the clinch.

Hayes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neal tries to kick Hayes off but Hayes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hayes lands strikes from half guard.
Hayes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hayes prevents Neal from standing back up.
Neal scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hayes manages to mount him!
Hayes raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Neal is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hayes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hayes won't let Neal get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hayes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hayes controlling his opponent.
Hayes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hayes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hayes lands a heavy elbow.
Hayes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hayes looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Byron Neal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darius Hayes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hayes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Darius Hayes!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Darius Hayes!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Darius Hayes!

Darius Hayes wins by unanimous decision!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nasirr Tiny (ranked 4208 p4p, 4500 weight class) and Leon Leo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tiny
vs
Leo

185 cm
22
150
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
23
133
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nasirr Tiny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leon Leo!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leo shoots in looking for a takedown but Tiny manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tiny tries to avoid it but Leo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tiny to the ground. Tiny escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tiny is looking for a counter combo.

Tiny rushes Leo and presses him up against the cage.

Tiny successfully pulls guard.

Tiny throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tiny can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Leo controls the pace.
Leo trying to control but Tiny is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tiny kicks Leo off and gets to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Tiny as Leo shoots in.
Nasirr Tiny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Leo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiny fails to land the takedown.
Leo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tiny lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leo takes a step back to recover.
Tiny pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tiny shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leo as he avoids it easily.
Leo tries for a takedown but Tiny sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tiny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Leo pushes Tiny up against the cage in a clinch.

Tiny jumps guard and drags Leo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tiny wants to sweep but no luck.
Leo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiny swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiny looking to control.
Tiny wants to stand and escape but Leo is having none of it.

Tiny is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tiny really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Tiny gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leo tries to roll over but Tiny keeps him under control.
Tiny working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Leo's thigh. Leo counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Tiny makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiny showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tiny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leo keeping moving, preventing Tiny from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tiny advances position into side control!

Tiny wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Leo, who protects the arm well.
Leo tries to bench press Tiny off him but Tiny keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tiny grinds an elbow into Leo's temple.
Tiny trying to control the position but Leo is working away.
Leo is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tiny has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tiny shoots in but Leo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nasirr Tiny dominated that round.
That's time! Tiny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Leo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tiny sprawls well. Tiny wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leo gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiny wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tiny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Leo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tiny tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leo swivels and escapes.
Leo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tiny shoots in looking for a takedown. Leo tries to sprawl out of it but Tiny keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leo.
Nasirr Tiny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Leo.

Tiny rushes Leo and presses him up against the cage.
Tiny jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leo walks away with a smile on his face. Tiny gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A right-left combo lands from Leo.
Tiny with a poor takedown
and Leo counters with a three punch combo that has Tiny backing up. Tiny nods at Leo to acknowledge the strikes.
Leo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tiny sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leo is breathing heavily.

Leo has Tiny up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leo can do to turn this around?
Leo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tiny tries for a takedown but Leo manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tiny just stands there and leans against the cage.

Leo manages to break the clinch.
Tiny tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leo counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiny shoots for a double leg takedown but Leo sprawls well. He's pushed Tiny's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tiny tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leo swivels and escapes.
Tiny tries to clinch but Leo moves out of range.
Leon Leo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Leo. Those never looked like landing.
Nasirr Tiny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tiny defends well and Leo ends up having to push Tiny into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiny closes the distance and clinches up with Leo, looking for a takedown. Tiny pushes Leo against the cage but Leo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Tiny.
Tiny cracks Leo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tiny misses with a takedown attempt - Leo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leo shoots in but no luck this time.
As Leo looks to move away, Tiny throws a big counter combo but Leo just gets out of the way.
Leo shoots in and drives through. Tiny sprawls well.
Leo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Tiny fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Leo to the ground. Tiny is now in Leo's guard.
Leo is looking to stand back up but Tiny counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Leo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tiny stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Tiny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leo but Leo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tiny goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Leo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiny as he jumps to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tiny feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tiny's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Leon Leo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Leo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leo wants it to stay on the feet.
Tiny throws the kick towards the body but Leo avoids it.
Tiny takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tiny shoots for a double leg takedown but Leo sprawls well. He's pushed Tiny's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tiny leaves Leo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Leo blocks the low kick.
Tiny moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLeo.
Tiny will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nasirr Tiny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiny throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leo's waist but Leo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tiny off to one side.

Leo darts in and clinches Tiny up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leo tries for a takedown. No joy.

Leo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiny throws a body kick that misses.
Tiny throws a body kick that misses.

Leo clinches up with Tiny and pushes him back against the cage.
Leo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tiny just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leo fails to pull guard.

Leo pulls guard.
Tiny working some strikes from top position.
Tiny forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiny wants to take a breather but Leo is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo wants to get back to full guard but Tiny has mounted him!
Tiny wants to control the pace but Leo is squirming around nicely.
Tiny scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Tiny is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Leo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Leo!
Tiny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leo.
Tiny tries to strike from the bottom.
Leo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo trying to control but Tiny is working from the bottom.
Nasirr Tiny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Tiny is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Leo rolls with it to try and escape but Tiny cranks on the arm and Leo is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nasirr Tiny!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terence Oliver (ranked 4205 p4p, 3878 weight class) and Shontavius Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Terence Oliver has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Oliver
vs
Smiff

176 cm
21
145
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
175
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terence Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shontavius Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver pushes Smiff away with a front kick.

Smiff scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Oliver tries to roll over but Smiff keeps him under control.
Smiff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oliver is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smiff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smiff lands strikes from half guard.
Smiff works his way into side control.
Smiff working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oliver takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Oliver is rocked!
Smiff lands a few punches from side control.
Oh Oliver is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smiff in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Oliver looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Smiff turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shontavius Smiff!
Our winner, Shontavius Smiff, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.