PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papador De Qfc (ranked 4722 p4p, 4510 weight class) and Kevin MacArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papador De Qfc has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

De Qfc
vs
MacArthur

193 cm
19
189
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
192
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Papador De Qfc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin MacArthur!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Qfc connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

MacArthur shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Qfc is trying to defend but MacArthur finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
MacArthur controlling the pace.
De Qfc wants to get back to full guard.
MacArthur wants to pass to mount but De Qfc is defending the position.

De Qfc looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

MacArthur is working for a kimura but De Qfc is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Qfc is looking to get back to full guard here but MacArthur has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Qfc is looking for a sweep.

MacArthur is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Qfc knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Qfc tries to get back to half guard but can't.
MacArthur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Qfc. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

MacArthur is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Qfc is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
De Qfc tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Qfc struggling a bit here.

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.
De Qfc is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
MacArthur is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down De Qfc's shoulder. That is not cool.

MacArthur looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
MacArthur happy to just control the position for now.
MacArthur trying to control the position but De Qfc is working away.

MacArthur has hold of De Qfc's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! De Qfc tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - MacArthur cranks the arm and De Qfc screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from De Qfc, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kevin MacArthur!