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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 901 Round 1
Date: Mar 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Jonnie as Celeste shoots in.#CL2#
Celeste tries to keep at a distance but Jonnie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jonnie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Celeste is trying to maintain a safe position but Jonnie gets an underhook and turns Celeste into the cage.
Celeste wants to break free but Jonnie has control.
Jonnie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Celeste backwards.
Still in the clinch, Celeste scores with a nice short uppercut.
Celeste taking a breather.
Celeste trying to land knees to the body.
Celeste is looking to break free of the clinch but Jonnie has double underhooks.
Jonnie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Jonnie.
#ROC2#
Celeste is rocked!
Jonnie pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Jonnie.
Oh Celeste is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Celeste can't break the clinch.
Celeste seems to have got his legs back now.#T1#
Celeste has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jonnie after a bit of a struggle.
Jonnie scores with a hook to the body.
Jonnie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jonnie lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Celeste to his knees! Jonnie keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Jonnie!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 26, 2019 |
#R1#
Gatti misses with a takedown attempt - Acosta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL2#
Gatti takes the fight into the clinch.
Acosta misses with some punches.
Acosta just leaning against Gatti, taking a breather.
Acosta looking for a takedown. #TD#
Acosta has picked Gatti up - he's going for a ride! Acosta dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatti is trying to control but Acosta manages to pass to mount!
Acosta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Acosta controlling the position easily from mount.
Gatti wants to control but Acosta is having none of it.#T1#
Acosta with the ground and pound from mount.
Acosta avoids the attempt from Gatti to control.
Acosta lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gatti hang on?
Gatti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Acosta landing strikes from the mount and Gatti is in trouble! #T2#
Acosta in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Acosta 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.
Gatti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gatti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Acosta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gatti can't escape the position.
Acosta landing punches.
Acosta looking to control and managing it successfully.
Acosta landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatti tries to hold on but Acosta pushes him away. #T3#
Acosta controlling his opponent.
Acosta's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gatti keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gatti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Acosta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gatti is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Acosta is landing with some decent strikes but Gatti is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Acosta takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.#SUB#
Acosta is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gatti can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gatti wants to hold on but Acosta pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gatti is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Acosta dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Gatti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Acosta decides to pull guard.
Acosta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gatti manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Gatti controls Acosta momentarily but Acosta frees himself.
Gatti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Gatti looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Acosta has picked Gatti up and slammed him! Gatti can't keep hold of the triangle and Acosta manages to pass to side control!
Gatti is trying to get back to half guard.
Acosta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gatti can do to turn this around?
Acosta cracks Gatti with a big elbow. #T1##SUB#
Acosta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Acosta connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gatti some visible discomfort.
Gatti on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Gatti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Acosta scores with a couple of short elbows.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Acosta moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #SUB#
Acosta working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gatti struggling a bit here.#T3#
The ground and pound from Acosta seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #SUB#
Acosta is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gatti is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Acosta in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gatti is trying to control Acosta's posture but Acosta avoids it.
Acosta working the ground and pound. #T4#
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.
Gatti tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Acosta tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gatti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#SUB#
Acosta working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Acosta scoring with strikes but Gatti is staying in there.
Gatti tries to reverse the position but Acosta maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Acosta dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Gatti digs a good body shot into Acosta's ribs.#TD#
Acosta shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gatti napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gatti is looking for a sweep.
Acosta trying to control the position but Gatti is working away.
Gatti taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gatti is trying to work for a sweep but Acosta has mounted him!
Elias Acosta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatti tries to lock up and control but Acosta gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB#
Acosta has control of Gatti's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gatti regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Acosta avoids the attempt from Gatti to control.#T1#
Acosta landing punches.
Acosta looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#SUB#
Acosta looking to secure an arm triangle but Gatti defends it well.
Gatti tries to hold on but Acosta postures up.#T2##SUB#
Acosta is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gatti has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gatti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns Gatti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gatti keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gatti tries to hold on but Acosta postures up.
Gatti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Gatti is in all sorts of trouble here.
Acosta dominating with strikes here.
Acosta landing strikes from the mount and Gatti is in trouble!
Acosta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Acosta landing strikes from the mount.
Gatti is trying to escape the mount.
Gatti keeps trying to improve his position.#T4#
Acosta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gatti's face.
Acosta controlling from the full mount.
Further stalling from Acosta.#SUB#
Acosta is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gatti has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Acosta avoids the attempt from Gatti to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Acosta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Acosta, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Acosta!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 26, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Deleanu rushes Mott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Deleanu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mott is defending well.#TD#
Deleanu jumps guard.
Mott is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Deleanu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mott sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mott scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mott keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Deleanu's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deleanu looking for a sweep. Not yet Deleanu, not yet.
Mott won't allow Deleanu to get back to his feet.
Deleanu doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#SUB#
Deleanu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T1#
Mott chips away with some ground and pound.
Mott wants to control from the top but Deleanu keeps moving.
Mott landing with the ground and pound.
Deleanu looking to control.
Mott throws a strike but Deleanu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Mott wants to hit a switch here but Deleanu passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mott there!
Mott regains half guard.#T2##SU#
Deleanu stands up from half guard.
Matei Deleanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deleanu tries to clinch but Mott is having none of it.
Deleanu fails with the takedown
and Mott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Deleanu on the side of the head.
Mott cracks Deleanu with an open hand slap.
Deleanu looks to clinch
and Mott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Deleanu rushes Mott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Deleanu blocks an uppercut.
#TD#
Deleanu pulls guard successfully.
Mott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T3#
Mott chips away with some ground and pound.
Deleanu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mott distracts Deleanu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB#
Deleanu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Deleanu is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Deleanu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mott is working Deleanu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Deleanu trying to keep a closed guard but Mott is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Mott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Deleanu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mott controls the pace.#T4#
Mott working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Deleanu has momentary wrist control but Mott slips an elbow through the middle.
Mott cracks Deleanu with a solid left hand.
Mott passes into half guard.
Mott drops an elbow to the side of Deleanu's head.
Mott not doing much here.
Deleanu is refusing to be controlled, as Mott sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mott 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#
Mott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mott crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Deleanu - the referee stops the clock and Mott gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Deleanu. Mott manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mott lands a nice hook to Deleanu's body. Deleanu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Deleanu tries to clinch
enabling Mott to counter with a crisp jab.
Deleanu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mott sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Deleanu somewhat.
Mott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Deleanu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mott staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Mott misses.#T1#
Deleanu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #TD2#
Mott shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mott works his foot free and advances to mount.
Deleanu tries to reverse the position but Mott maintains control.
Deleanu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mott lands a heavy elbow.
Mott looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mott lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Deleanu hang on?#T2#
A nice elbow there by Mott.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mott in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mott cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Deleanu is looking to escape.
Mott controlling his opponent.
Mott lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Deleanu hang on?
Mott lands a big shot there that rocks Deleanu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mott lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mott unloading with bombs!#T3#
Mott sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mott landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mott scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mott putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mott working the ground and pound effectively.
Mott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Deleanu taking shots to the head.
Mott scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mott landing strikes from the mount.
Mott lands with some strikes.#T4#
Mott working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mott putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deleanu is in a horrible position here. Mott smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Deleanu is looking to escape.
BOOM! Mott connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mott with a couple of short strikes.
Mott looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mott in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mott lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Deleanu gets caught napping as Mott dives in and scores a takedown. Deleanu manages to retain guard.
Mott trying to control but Deleanu is working from the bottom.
Mott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mott stands up over Deleanu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB#
Mott content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Deleanu has locked up a guillotine! Deleanu's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Mott is holding on here and Deleanu must be using up a lot of energy. Mott has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Deleanu gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Matei Deleanu!
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