QFC Tournament 1130 Round 3 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamehameha The King (ranked 3814 p4p, 4728 weight class) and Pablo Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 189 weight class). Pablo Martin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The King
vs
Martin

202 cm
24
274
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
265
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamehameha The King !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Martin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The King cracks a nice hook into Martin's ribs.
The King shoots in looking for a takedown but Martin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The King 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jab by The King .
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Pablo Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
The King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Martin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin scores with a shoulder strike.
Martin tries to work over The King 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin stops a takedown attempt from The King .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamehameha The King . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The King takes a shot to the head.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The King 's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Martin.
Martin misses with the head strike.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Martin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as The King controls his hands.
Martin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The King s head.
Martin lands a shot to the body.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but The King avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Martin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by The King .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to work over The King 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The King is breathing heavily.
Martin taking a breather.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The King 's elbow.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin keeps control of The King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Martin.
The King blocks a body shot from Martin.
A short body shot lands from Martin as the two fighters clinch.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin slowing the pace effectively.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as The King controls his hands.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The King 's elbow.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but The King avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
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!
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The King has clasped his hands together around Martin's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Martin defending against the ground and pound.
Martin can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin gets back to half guard.
Martin is pressing down on The King 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The King scoring with punches to the head and body.

Martin looking for a guillotine here but The King defends easily.
The King lands a couple of digs.
Martin is trying to keep The King in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control The King haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Martin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The King defends well.
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martin wants to sweep here but The King controlling him for the moment.
The King throwing strikes but missing.
Martin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Martin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The King defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Martin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin misses with a double jab.
The King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

The King gets the takedown into side control.
Martin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The King off and has taken his back!
Martin missing with strikes from the back.

Martin is looking for the choke from the back position but The King is controlling his hands well.

Martin looking to break The King 's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. The King remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Martin will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Martin tries to keep control of the position but The King is staying busy.
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!
Martin punches the canvas rather than the man.
A lull in the action here.
Martin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin controlling the position well here. The King rolled but Martin kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Martin tightening his grip on The King , looking for the choke.
Martin is breathing heavily.
The King is trying to stand back up.

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.
I would not like to be The King right now.

The King is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

The King defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The King covering up well and avoiding damage.
Martin misses with a punch to the head.
The King wants to get back to his feet.
Martin wants to control but The King is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Martin biding his time, looking for the opening.
The King looking very determined here, making life difficult for Martin.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Martin controlling the positon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Martin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The King keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The King lands with a straight right. Martin didn't see that one coming.
Martin walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The King is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The King with a hook.
The King swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Kamehameha The King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The King ducks under a wild hook from Martin.

Oh, that's a big right hand from The King and Martin goes tumbling to the canvas! The King follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Martin is rocked!

It looks like Pablo Martin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin moves into full guard.
The King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The King throws an elbow that misses. Martin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The King 's guard. Nice move by Martin!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martin looking to sit in guard and control but The King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The King scoring with punches to the head and body.
The King is fighting to break Martin's control of his arms but Martin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The King is looking to work some ground and pound but Martin has wrist control.
The King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martin trying to control the position.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.
Martin working a defensive guard here.
The King postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The King manages to get himself to full guard.

The King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Martin trying to control but The King is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The King wants to stand and escape but Martin is having none of it.
The King keeping full guard, as Martin tries to pass.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Martin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Martin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The King was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
The King throwing a counter right hand but Martin manages to avoid it.
The King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin is looking to clinch but The King is avoiding it.
The King scores with a jab to the head.
The King fails to land with a series of punches.
The King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martin on the side of the head.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The King manages to avoid it.
The King is looking to counter punch.
The King connects with a single shot there.
Martin misses with a hook.
The King throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
Martin wants to counter with a clinch but The King pushes him away.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The King .
The King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kamehameha The King showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Pablo Martin!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Pablo Martin!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Pablo Martin!

Pablo Martin wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Shaw (ranked 4621 p4p, 3808 weight class) and Adonis Kamehameha (ranked 184 p4p, 0 weight class). Adonis Kamehameha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shaw
vs
Kamehameha

193 cm
24
280
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
266
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leopold Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adonis Kamehameha !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kamehameha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kamehameha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamehameha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kamehameha swivels and escapes.
Leopold Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw ducks right into an uppercut from Kamehameha .
Shaw darts in looking for a takedown but Kamehameha gets double underhooks and turns Shaw into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leopold Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamehameha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Kamehameha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shaw takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kamehameha scores with a nice head shot.
Kamehameha should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kamehameha sprawls well. Kamehameha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Shaw takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kamehameha lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Kamehameha finds it's way through Shaw's defenses.

Kamehameha gets caught napping as Shaw dives in and scores a takedown. Kamehameha manages to retain guard.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
Shaw distracts Kamehameha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kamehameha is looking to stand up but Shaw isn't so interested in that idea.
Shaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamehameha wants to stand and escape but Shaw is having none of it.
Shaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shaw lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kamehameha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shaw.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kamehameha can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shaw scoring with some ground and pound.
Shaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shaw landing with the ground and pound.
Kamehameha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shaw is controlling him.
Shaw is in close to Kamehameha 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kamehameha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamehameha wants to stand but Shaw is controlling the position.
Shaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kamehameha is looking to stand up but Shaw isn't so interested in that idea.
Kamehameha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shaw 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.
Kamehameha wants to stand but Shaw is controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shaw passes Kamehameha 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kamehameha is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shaw scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kamehameha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shaw.
Kamehameha wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kamehameha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Shaw there.
Shaw slips a nice elbow through Kamehameha 's hands, connecting with Kamehameha 's forehead.
Shaw not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shaw not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shaw scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shaw working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shaw drops an elbow to the side of Kamehameha 's head.
Shaw lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shaw thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kamehameha 's head.
Kamehameha has hold of Shaw's hands but Shaw slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shaw thows a huge punch but Kamehameha dodges it nicely.
Shaw lands a big elbow - Kamehameha is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Shaw!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leopold Shaw!
Our winner, Leopold Shaw, 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.