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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
EFA 26 Farmery vs Saouza
Date: Feb 17, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Ustinov gets caught flat footed, as Chin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ustinov is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Ustinov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ustinov stands and throws Chin's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB2#
Ustinov is working to tighten his grip on Chin's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Chin has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Ustinov is really squeezing tight and eventually Chin passes out! Ustinov breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yuri Ustinov!
Yuri Ustinov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
SyFi 10
Date: Feb 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Stone stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arvins Bootcamp in the buildup to the fight.
Stone leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stone avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Stone has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Stone is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Stone to the mat. Stone regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#ES2#
Stone uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#CL#
Silva has Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stone to keep the fight standing.#T1##TD2#
Stone tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard. #SU2#
Stone stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Stone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD#
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Stone manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Stone wants to break free but Silva has control.
Stone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#TD#
Silva lands a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Stone keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva postures up in Stone's guard and throws a big left but Stone blocks it.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva 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.
Silva passes into half guard.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stone looks winded!#SUB#
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Stone is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SUB#
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva working Stone over with strikes. #ROC#
Stone is rocked!
Silva scores with a big shot! Stone's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Stone! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Silva!
A relieved looking Jon Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 22, 2018 |
#R1#
Ball fails to land with a series of punches.
#TD2#
Ball closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ball throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ball wants to stand but Mcmillan is controlling his arm.
Mcmillan wants to get back to his feet.
Ball tries to advance to mount but Mcmillan denies him.
Ball lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mcmillan down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcmillan parries the strikes from Ball easily there. Ball is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mcmillan to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcmillan defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Ball are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcmillan misses with a strike from the bottom.
Ball wants to stand but Mcmillan is controlling his arm.#T1#
Mcmillan is trying to get back to his feet.
Ball trying to control the position but Mcmillan is working away.
Ball prevents Mcmillan from escaping the position.
Ball misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mcmillan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mcmillan regains half guard.
Mcmillan wants to get back to his feet.
Ball missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ball trying to control from half guard but Mcmillan is working away. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
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.#CL2#
Ball has Mcmillan up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2#
Ball has hold of one of Mcmillan's legs. Mcmillan is fighting the takedown attempt but Ball gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Mcmillan manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ball - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ball is working Mcmillan over against the cage.
Ball is trying to break the clinch but Mcmillan has him pressed against the cage. #TD#
Mcmillan pulls guard. #T3#
Mcmillan wants to stand and escape but Ball is having none of it.
Mcmillan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mcmillan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Mcmillan prevents Ball from standing back up.
Ball has hold of Mcmillan's hands but Mcmillan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ball is looking for a sweep. Mcmillan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Ball looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ball wants to get back to his feet.#T4#
Mcmillan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mcmillan lands with a punch from half guard.
Ball has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mcmillan is working away from the top position though.
Ball looks winded!
Ball is trying to stand back up but Mcmillan is controlling him
Ball on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mcmillan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ball really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcmillan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ball wants to get back to full guard.
Mcmillan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mcmillan working the head and body with strikes.
Mcmillan is nestled in close to Ball, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mcmillan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ball!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcmillan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hyman Mcmillan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Ball clinches with his opponent.
Mcmillan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ball's efforts to push away.#TD#
Mcmillan jumps guard and drags Ball to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #ES#
Mcmillan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ball off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #CL2#
Ball has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Ball pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcmillan stands up over Ball, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mcmillan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ball is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mcmillan 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.
Mcmillan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mcmillan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1#
Mcmillan cracks Ball with a solid left hand.
Mcmillan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ball can do to turn this around?
Mcmillan lands a couple of digs.
Mcmillan won't allow Ball to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mcmillan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mcmillan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mcmillan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ball's head.
Mcmillan is in close to Ball's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mcmillan lands a couple of elbows.#ROC#
Ball is rocked!
Mcmillan is in close to Ball's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ball is still in real trouble! Can Mcmillan finish him?
Mcmillan scoring with some ground and pound.
Mcmillan loads up on a big left hand. Ball felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Mcmillan looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Ball can't hide his disappointment, as Mcmillan celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hyman Mcmillan!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
#TD2#
Erickson shoots in and gets a takedown into Stone's guard.
Stone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Erickson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erickson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Erickson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Erickson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erickson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Erickson lands a couple of digs.
Erickson won't allow Stone to get back to his feet. #T1#
Erickson stands up over Stone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Erickson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Erickson trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Erickson landing some decent shots from guard.
Erickson works over Stone with some ground and pound from guard.
Erickson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Erickson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Erickson wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Erickson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Erickson slips under a jab.
Erickson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sigmund Erickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Erickson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stone is trying to defend but Erickson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stone has hold of Erickson's hands but Erickson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Erickson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Erickson working Stone over with strikes.
Erickson slips a nice elbow through Stone's hands, connecting with Stone's forehead.
Ground and pound from Erickson.
Erickson winds up and cracks Stone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Erickson lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Erickson in particular looking to stall.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Stone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Erickson scores with a couple of nice shots.#T3##SUB2#
Erickson is looking for a kimura here.
Erickson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Erickson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stone wants to get back to his feet.
Erickson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Erickson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Erickson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Erickson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stone has hold of Erickson's hands but Erickson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Erickson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Erickson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Erickson there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Erickson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Erickson trying to control the pace.
Erickson lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigmund Erickson dominated that round.
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#
Erickson is looking to score with low kicks.
Hartley Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#TD2#
Erickson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Erickson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Erickson connects with a nice short shot to Stone's temple.
Stone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Erickson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#ROC2#
Stone is rocked!
Erickson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Erickson working Stone over with strikes.
Oh Stone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Erickson in particular looking to stall.#SUB2#
Erickson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Erickson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Erickson slips a nice elbow through Stone's hands, connecting with Stone's forehead.
Erickson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Erickson working Stone over with strikes.
Sigmund Erickson has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Erickson seems to be working for a kimura but Stone defends the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erickson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Stone! More strikes land and this one is all over! Erickson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sigmund Erickson!
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