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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 19, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Haley gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Ferson breaks from the clinch.
Haley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD2#
Ferson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Haley did well to prevent Ferson getting side control.
Ferson is looking to take a break and control but Haley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ferson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Haley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haley trying to control here.
Ferson is keen to just control but Haley is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferson throwing strikes from guard but Haley blocks nicely.
Haley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ferson trying to control the position from guard on top but Haley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1##SUB#
Haley isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ferson stacks Haley 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 Ferson!
Ferson taking a breather here.
Let's hope that Ferson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Haley is looking for a sweep.
Haley is working hard here to advance position.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Ferson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Haley is letting Ferson control him for a moment.
Haley manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ferson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ferson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haley defending well though.
Ferson is looking to take a break and control but Haley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Ferson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Haley wants to get back to full guard.
Ferson is pressing down on Haley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haley is holding on for now.
Haley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ferson is working away from the top position though.
Haley is looking for a sweep. Ferson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haley is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ferson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haley trying to hold on to Ferson's head to control him but Ferson postures up.
Haley is staying active underneath Ferson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Ferson there.
Haley is trying to get back to full guard.
Ferson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ferson looking to control but Haley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bikles Ferson dominated that round.
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.
#R2##CL2#
Ferson moves into the clinch.
Ferson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haley.
Haley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Haley is trying to break the clinch but Ferson has him pressed against the cage. #TD2#
Ferson wants the takedown. Haley is fighting it off but Ferson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Haley's guard against the cage.
Haley 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.
Ferson throwing strikes from guard but Haley blocks nicely.
Ferson tries to free his leg and advance position but Haley is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferson 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.
Ferson preventing the sweep. #T1#
Ferson is looking to stand up but Haley won't let him.
Ferson passes Haley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ferson wants to pass the guard but Haley is defending well.
Haley is trying to get back to full guard.
Haley is not content to let Ferson control the position.
Ferson lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB2#
Ferson seems to be working for a kimura but Haley defends the submission attempt.
Haley is looking for a sweep. Ferson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haley is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ferson prevents Haley from improving his position.
Ferson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Haley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Ferson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#T3#
Ferson is keen to just control but Haley is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#SUB2#
Ferson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ferson is breathing heavily.
Haley is trying to maintain the position but Ferson is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
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.
Haley wants to get back to full guard.
Bikles Ferson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ferson is trying to control. Haley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Haley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Haley keeping moving, preventing Ferson from controlling successfully.
Ferson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Haley is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ferson has his hands clasped together but Haley extends and breaks Ferson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Haley.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elijah Haley!
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