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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 697 Round 2
Date: Nov 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Neer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neer slaps away a takedown attempt from Antonio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Neer throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neer. Antonio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neer misses with a series of wild punches.
Antonio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Neer sprawls well. Neer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Antonio gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Antonio pulls guard effortlessly. #T1#
Neer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Antonio is keeping the position for now.
Neer trying to control but Antonio is working from the bottom.
Neer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Neer trying to control but Antonio is working from the bottom.
Antonio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Neer manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neer looking for a sweep. Not yet Neer, not yet.
Antonio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neer pulls Antonio in close to prevent any damage. #SU2#
Antonio stands up from Neer's guard - Antonio perhaps looking for a knockout.
Neer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antonio.
Neer throws a body shot but no joy.
Neer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neer fails to land with a series of punches.
Neer misses with a body shot.
#T3#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Neer, as that shot connected.
Josh Neer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Antonio shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Neer's guard.
Antonio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Antonio trying to control but Neer is working from the bottom.
Neer looking for a sweep. Not yet Neer, not yet.
Antonio throwing strikes but missing. #SU2#
Antonio stands and steps away. Neer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Horrible takedown attempt by Antonio or perhaps it was just good defense by Neer, which made it look bad.
Josh Neer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Antonio.
Neer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T4#
Antonio wants to clinch up but Neer keeps it at a distance.
Neer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antonio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Neer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Antonio is defended easily by Neer.
Antonio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neer.
Antonio goes for a double leg but Neer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Neer continues to drive forward.
Neer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Antonio shoots and misses
and Neer counters with a one-two to the body. #ROC#
Antonio is rocked!
Neer fails to land with a series of punches.
Antonio is still on wobbly legs! Can Neer finish him?
Antonio fails with the takedown
and Neer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Neer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Antonio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Neer counters with a huge left! Antonio is in big trouble! He's backing up but Neer isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Antonio from any more damage. A dominating finish by Neer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Neer!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 697 Round 1
Date: Nov 07, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Lonvogo closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Lonvogo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lonvogo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lonvogo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Antonio on the ground.#ES2#
Antonio makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#CL#
Lonvogo moves into range and clinches up with Antonio.
Antonio taking a breather.
Lonvogo digs a right hand underneath Antonio's ribcage. Antonio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lonvogo misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Lonvogo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #SUB2#
Lonvogo stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Antonio has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Lonvogo manages to get his head free but now Antonio has transitioned to an armbar! Lonvogo grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Antonio! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Antonio!
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