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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Willson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barr.
Barr really is a fat lump.#TD2#
Willson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Willson stalling away here and it's allowed Barr to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Barr has Willson pulled in close to control his posture. #SUB2#
Willson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barr dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Barr scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barr throws an elbow that misses. Willson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barr's guard. Nice move by Willson!#REVB##T1#
Barr controlling Willson's posture.
Barr 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.
Willson tries to free his leg and advance position but Barr is retaining full guard.
Barr controlling the position.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Willson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barr is proving hard to escape from.
Willson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Willson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barr keeping full guard, as Willson tries to pass.
Barr trying to control the position here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Barr enables Willson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Barr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB#
Barr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Willson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barr is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T4#
Willson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barr is keeping the position for now.
Willson wants to control from the top but Barr keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Willson 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. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
Willson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blade Willson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Willson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barr.
Barr tries to counter by clinching up but Willson breaks away and moves out of range.
Willson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#TD2#
Willson 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.
Willson wanted to stand there but Barr had control of the position.
Willson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Barr manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Willson 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T1#
Barr distracts Willson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barr preventing the sweep.
Barr stays in close to Willson's body and controls the position.
Barr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Willson has momentary wrist control but Barr slips an elbow through the middle.
Barr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Barr landing with the ground and pound.
Barr lands a couple of digs.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barr lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Willson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barr 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.
Barr connects with a couple of short punches.
Barr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barr is in close to Willson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barr lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Willson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Willson wants to clinch but Barr slips to the side
and Barr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD2#
Willson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Willson is breathing heavily.
Willson wants to stand but Barr has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Willson wants to stand and escape but instead Barr has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Willson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Barr has passed into side control.
Blade Willson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Willson is letting Barr control him for a moment. #T4#
Barr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Willson down.
Barr is chipping away with strikes.
Barr working the body and head with strikes.
Willson taking a bit of punishment here - Barr scoring with strikes.
Willson being controlled for a moment.
Barr is working Willson over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolland Barr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Willson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Willson wants to stand but Barr has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Barr is controlling Willson's trapped leg to prevent Willson from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barr wants to control but Willson is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T1#
Willson wants to take a breather but Barr is having none of it.
Barr is controlling Willson's trapped leg to prevent Willson from advancing to side control.
Barr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Willson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #TD2#
Willson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Willson lands in his opponent's guard.
Barr wants to get back to his feet but Willson passes into half guard.
#T2##REVR#
Willson stalling away here and it's allowed Barr to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Willson is looking to advance position but Barr has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Barr controlling the position easily from mount.
Barr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Willson hang on?#T3#
Barr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Barr connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Barr is landing with some decent strikes but Willson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barr controlling the pace for now.
Willson is desperately trying to improve his position but Barr has a good base and remains in mount.
Barr raining down shots from the mount!
Barr looking to finish Willson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Willson!#T4#
Willson wants to control but Barr is having none of it.
Barr controlling from the full mount.
Barr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Barr controlling the position easily from mount.
Barr landing strikes from the mount and Willson is in trouble!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barr controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolland Barr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolland Barr!
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