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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Marron is looking to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Eaton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marron - the referee stops the clock and Eaton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marron. Eaton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Eaton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CUT2#
It looks like Ray Eaton has been cut.
Eaton tries to clinch there but Marron circles away.
Marron is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Eaton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marron.#CL2#
Marron has Eaton up against the cage in a clinch.
Eaton is looking to break free of the clinch but Marron has double underhooks. #TD2#
Marron decides to pull guard.
Eaton stopping the sweep attempt from Marron.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marron has momentary wrist control but Eaton slips an elbow through the middle.
Marron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eaton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Eaton postures up.
#T1#
Marron working a defensive guard but Eaton passes into half guard.
Eaton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marron's head.
Eaton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marron trying to control here.
Eaton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Eaton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marron really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eaton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marron is looking to control Eaton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marron avoid being mounted?
Marron has hold of Eaton's hands but Eaton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marron is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
Eaton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Eaton slips a nice elbow through Marron's hands, connecting with Marron's forehead.
Marron taking some punishment here, with Eaton in his half guard.
Marron taking some punishment here, with Eaton in his half guard.
Eaton prevents Marron from improving his position.
Marron looks winded!
Eaton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marron with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eaton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marron with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Eaton lands a nice short elbow.
Eaton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marron has hold of Eaton's hands but Eaton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T3#
Eaton working over Marron with some ground and pound. Marron looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marron wants to get back to full guard.
Marron taking some punishment here, with Eaton in his half guard.
Eaton drops an elbow to the side of Marron's head.
Eaton working Marron over with strikes.
Eaton lands with a punch from half guard.
Eaton working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Eaton.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marron can do anything to dispel that myth.
Eaton 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.
Eaton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Eaton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marron with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T4#
Eaton lands strikes from half guard.
Eaton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Eaton winds up and cracks Marron with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Eaton lands a nice short elbow.
Eaton working Marron over with strikes.
Eaton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Eaton there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eaton drops an elbow to the side of Marron's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Eaton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Eaton'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##CL#
Eaton moves into the clinch successfully.
Marron with a knee to the head.
Marron lands with a left to the head.
Marron stalling in the clinch but Eaton improves position. #BC#
Eaton breaks from the clinch.
Marron shoots in for a double leg but Eaton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eaton tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marron manages to circle out of the way.
Marron misses with a takedown #CL#
and Eaton counters by clinching up. #BC#
Eaton manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Eaton rushes Marron and presses him up against the cage.
Eaton wants to break free but Marron has control.
Marron is breathing heavily.
Eaton wants to take the fight to the mat but Marron manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Marron is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Eaton to keep the fight standing.
Ray Eaton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Marron.#BC#
Eaton manages to break the clinch.
#T1#
Marron tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eaton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marron somewhat.
Eaton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marron can do to turn this around?
Marron closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eaton circles away.#CL#
Eaton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Eaton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eaton is trying to force a seperation but Marron has the dominant position.#BC#
Eaton breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Eaton instigates a clinch. #BC#
Eaton breaks from the clinch.
#TD#
Eaton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marron quickly recovers to half guard.
Eaton slips a nice elbow through Marron's hands, connecting with Marron's forehead.#T2#
Marron has hold of Eaton's hands but Eaton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Eaton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Eaton working over Marron with some ground and pound. Marron looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marron has hold of Eaton's hands but Eaton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eaton is nestled in close to Marron, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Marron is looking to improve his position.
Eaton slips a nice elbow through Marron's hands, connecting with Marron's forehead.
Marron has hold of Eaton's hands but Eaton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Eaton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Eaton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3#
Eaton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Eaton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Eaton is looking to take a break and control but Marron is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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. Eaton connects with a nice short shot to Marron's temple.
Eaton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Eaton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marron with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Eaton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marron on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T4#
Marron strikes from the bottom but Eaton passes into mount!
Eaton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Marron has given up his back.
Eaton lands a shot to the body.
Marron is trying to stand back up.
Eaton 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.
Eaton lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Eaton.
Eaton has Marron flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Eaton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Eaton'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eaton.
Eaton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marron sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marron misses with a head kick.
Eaton avoids a punch combination nicely.
#TD#
Eaton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marron is trying to defend but Eaton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton winds up and cracks Marron with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Eaton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marron with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marron is looking for a sweep. Eaton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eaton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ray Eaton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marron has hold of Eaton's hands but Eaton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Eaton drops an elbow to the side of Marron's head.
Eaton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Eaton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Eaton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Eaton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Eaton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T2#
Eaton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Eaton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Eaton wants to control but Marron is keeping him busy.
Eaton lands with a punch from half guard.
Eaton 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. Eaton connects with a nice short shot to Marron's temple.
Eaton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Eaton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T3#
Nice strikes from Eaton there.
Marron trying to control here.
Marron is trying to get back to full guard.
Eaton lands strikes from half guard.
Eaton controlling the action here.
Marron has hold of Eaton's hands but Eaton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Eaton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Eaton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Eaton is nestled in close to Marron, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Marron taking some punishment here, with Eaton in his half guard.
Eaton 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.
Eaton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marron with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Eaton passes into side control, despite Marron's attempt to control the position.
Eaton lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eaton scores with punches from side control.
Darren Marron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray Eaton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eaton takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Marron to pass into mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Eaton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eaton, 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Eaton!
The defeated Darren Marron had this to say: 'He was the better fighter tonight, but im the better fighter overall'.
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