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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Solis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Damato.
Damato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Solis but Solis pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL2#
Damato has managed to clinch.
Solis tries to land a knee to the head but Damato blocks with his arms.
#BC2#
Damato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damato throws a head kick but Solis moves out of range.
Solis really is a fat lump.#TD#
Solis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#ES2#
Damato is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Solis presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Damato tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Solis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vincent Solis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Damato.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Solis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Damato blocks an elbow strike from Solis.
#T1##BC#
Solis breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Solis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Solis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damato blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Damato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damato closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT2#
It looks like Vincent Solis has been cut.
Damato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#TD#
Solis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Damato is trying to defend but Solis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES2#
Damato manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Solis keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Damato manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Damato or perhaps it was just good defense by Solis, which made it look bad. #T2##TD#
Solis feints and as Damato raises his hands in defense, Solis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Solis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Solis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Damato avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Damato looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Damato controlling the position.
Solis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Solis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T3#
Damato trying to keep a closed guard but Solis is proving a slippery customer.
Solis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Damato trying to keep a closed guard but Solis is proving a slippery customer.
Solis preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Robert Damato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damato lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Damato.
Solis keeps the fight on the outside.
Solis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T4##CL#
Solis has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Solis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damato shoots in but Solis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Damato fails with a takedown attempt.
Damato looks winded!
Damato moves in looking to clinch but Solis pushes him off.#TD#
Solis shoots in and gets a takedown into Damato's guard.
Damato is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Solis dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#REVB#
Solis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Damato down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vincent Solis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vincent Solis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Damato shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Solis sprawls well. Solis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Damato gets slowly back to his feet.#TD#
Solis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Damato tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Solis is in Damato's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Solis prevents Damato from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solis landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB2#
Damato isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Solis stacks Damato on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Solis!#T1#
Solis scores with punches from side control.
Solis landing a few strikes.
Damato trying to control but Solis flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Solis 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.
Solis lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Damato is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Solis scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Damato is looking for a way out.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damato trying to control the position but Solis manages to sink in the hooks.
Solis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damato can do to turn this around?#T2#
Solis lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Solis lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Solis lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Solis.
Solis is landing with strikes from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solis looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Damato turns into Solis and is now in his guard.
Damato is breathing heavily.
Damato stays in close to Solis's body and controls the position.
Solis pulls Damato in to control the position. #T3#
Damato wants to get up but he can't break Solis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Damato trying to control the position from guard on top but Solis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damato stopping the sweep attempt from Solis.
Damato looking to sit in guard and control but Solis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Damato trying to keep a closed guard but Solis is proving a slippery customer.
Solis lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T4#
Damato wants to control the position but Solis says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Solis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB#
Solis is looking for a kimura but Damato is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Solis to get the leverage.
Damato is looking for a sweep. Solis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Solis lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Solis.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Solis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Solis stops Damato from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Solis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Solis's cut.
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#
Solis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Damato. That one must have hurt.
Damato looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Solis is fending him off so far but Damato persists. Nope, Solis circles away and we're back to standing.
Solis has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown attempt by Solis or perhaps it was just good defense by Damato, which made it look bad.
Solis tried to score with a low kick but Damato checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solis darts in looking for a takedown but Damato gets double underhooks and turns Solis into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Solis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Damato.
It looked like Solis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Solis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T1##TD#
Solis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Damato manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Solis keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Solis has a couple of punches blocked by Damato.
Solis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Solis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#TD2#
Damato manages to pull guard.
Damato trying to control the position.
Damato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Solis prevents Damato from getting back to his feet. #T2#
Solis is working Damato over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damato managing to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
Solis moves into range and clinches up with Damato.
Solis tries to break the clinch but Damato is controlling the position.
Solis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3#
Solis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Damato drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damato is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Solis is defending well.
Damato blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Solis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD2#
Damato closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Solis to the mat! Solis manages to get full guard. #ES#
Solis kicks Damato off and gets to his feet.
Damato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Solis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Damato.
Damato fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T4##CL#
Solis gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Solis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Damato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Damato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Solis counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vincent Solis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Solis, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Solis!
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