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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 13, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Sylas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#SU2#
Sylas stands up from Sellers's guard - Sylas perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sylas looks to score with a jab to the body but Sellers is just out of range.#TD2#
Sylas closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sellers's guard.
Sylas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sellers wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sylas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sellers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sylas prevents Sellers from getting back to his feet. #T1##SUB#
Sellers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
Sylas postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sellers is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sylas, into his guard. #REVR#
Sellers distracts Sylas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sylas has momentary wrist control but Sellers slips an elbow through the middle.
Sellers preventing the sweep.
Sellers with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Sylas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sellers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2#
Sellers scoring with some ground and pound.
Sellers 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.
Sellers scoring with some ground and pound.
Sellers is in close to Sylas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sellers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sylas is trying to control the position but Sellers postures up.
Sellers throws a big elbow that misses.
Sellers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sylas throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sylas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sellers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sellers postures up in Sylas's guard and throws a big left but Sylas blocks it. #T3#
Sellers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sellers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sellers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sellers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sylas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sylas has momentary wrist control but Sellers slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Sylas looking for a guillotine here but Sellers defends easily.
Sellers throwing strikes from guard but Sylas blocks nicely. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sellers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sellers darts in looking for a takedown but Sylas gets double underhooks and turns Sellers into the cage.
Sylas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sylas misses with a head kick.
Bruce Sylas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sellers shoots in for a takedown but Sylas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD2#
Sylas feints and as Sellers raises his hands in defense, Sylas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES#
Sellers has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sylas is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Sylas looks winded!
Sylas is trying to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Sellers manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sellers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Sellers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sylas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sylas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarrod Sellers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Sylas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#TD2#
Sylas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sellers napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sellers is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from Sylas crashes against the mat.
Sylas trying to control the action but Sellers is working from the bottom.
Sellers is looking to regain half guard here but Sylas keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sellers is working hard here to advance position.#T1#
Sellers is holding Sylas down, trying to stall.#SU2#
Sylas stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sellers shoots in looking for a takedown. Sylas tries to sprawl out of it but Sellers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sylas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL2#
Sylas moves into the clinch.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sellers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Sellers manages to break the clinch.
#TD2#
Sylas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sylas slips nicely into half guard.
Sellers is looking to escape.
Sylas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sellers is looking for a sweep. Sylas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3##SU2#
Sylas stands up out of the half guard. #CL2#
Sylas moves into the clinch.
Sellers is trying to pull guard but Sylas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD2#
Sylas successfully pulls guard.
Sellers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sellers postures up.
Jarrod Sellers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sylas wants to get back to his feet but Sellers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sellers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sylas looking to control but Sellers passes into half guard.
Sellers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T4#
Sylas manages to get to full guard.
Sylas trying to strike off his back.
Sellers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sellers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sylas managing to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sellers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Sylas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Sylas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sellers is doing well to control the position and prevent Sylas from advancing to side control.
Sylas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sylas moves into full mount! Sellers won't be happy about that!
Poor strikes thrown by Sylas there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sellers can't escape the position.
Sellers avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sylas.
Sylas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sellers is trying to reverse the position but instead Sylas has taken his back - oops!#T1##SUB2#
Sylas is looking for the choke from the back position but Sellers is controlling his hands well.
Sellers wants to escape the position.
Sylas wants to control but Sellers is keeping busy.
Can Sellers hold on?! Sylas is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Sylas has the hooks in. Sellers is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T2##SUB2#
Sylas is looking for the choke from the back position but Sellers is controlling his hands well.
Sylas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sylas looking to hold on to the position here but Sellers rolls and ends up regaining guard.
#SUB#
Sellers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sellers wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sylas trying to control but Sellers is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Sellers has an active guard here but Sylas has managed to pass into half guard.
#SU2#
Sylas gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jarrod Sellers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T3##TD2#
Sellers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sellers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sylas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Sellers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sylas is aware though and is defending well.#T4#
Sellers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sylas throwing strikes from guard but Sellers blocks nicely.
Sellers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sylas is controlling him.
Sellers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#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#
Sylas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sylas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sellers keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Sylas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sylas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Sylas!
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