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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 30, 2019 |
#R1#
Gomes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hayes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gomes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hayes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomes somewhat.
Gomes stuffs the takedown attempt from Hayes. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet. #CL2#
Gomes clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hayes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#BC#
Hayes breaks the clinch.
#T1#
Gomes throws a lazy head kick #TD#
and Hayes counters with a single leg into guard. Gomes didn't expect that.
Gomes is adopting a defensive guard.#SUB#
Hayes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hayes content to stall in guard here.
Hayes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T2#
Hayes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gomes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#ES2#
Gomes pushes Hayes off and gets back to his feet.
#CL#
Hayes clinches up with Gomes and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomes is trying to force a seperation but Hayes has the dominant position.#BC#
Hayes breaks the clinch.
#TD#
Hayes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gomes to the ground. Hayes is now in Gomes's guard.#T3##SUB#
Hayes has gone for a leg lock! Gomes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hayes's guard.#REVB#
Gomes postures up in Hayes's guard and throws a big left but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes pulls Gomes in close to prevent any damage.
Gomes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gomes trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes passes Hayes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hayes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gomes. #T4#
Gomes stands and throws Hayes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gomes tries to move to full mount but Hayes actually manages to regain half guard.
Gomes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gomes is trying to control the action in half guard but Hayes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayes is doing well to control the position and prevent Gomes from advancing to side control.
Hayes is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabriel Gomes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Gomes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hayes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hayes thinks about countering with a head kick.#TD#
Hayes looking to score a takedown here. Gomes is defending well but Hayes drives through and ends up in Gomes's guard.
Hayes is looking to work some ground and pound but Gomes has wrist control.
Gomes controlling the position.
Gomes wants to improve his position but instead Hayes has moved into half guard.
Darryl Hayes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes lands with a punch from half guard.
Gomes wants to improve his position but Hayes is controlling well.
#T1#
Hayes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gomes to regain full guard.
Hayes is standing up over Gomes. Gomes looks to escape but Hayes dives into side control.
#SUB#
Hayes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gomes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gomes trying to remain calm as Hayes controls from the top position.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gomes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gomes controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hayes wants to take a breather but Gomes is having none of it.
Gomes is trying to maintain the position but Hayes is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Hayes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T3#
Hayes working over Gomes with some ground and pound. Gomes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hayes controlling the action here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hayes slaps away a takedown attempt from Gomes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Hayes as Gomes shoots in.
Hayes throws a quick counter head kick but Gomes was just out of range.
Darryl Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gomes.
Gomes misses with a head kick.
Hayes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gomes sprawls and moves away.
Gomes throws a body kick that misses #TD#
and Hayes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gomes's guard.
Gomes is breathing heavily.
Gomes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4##SUB#
Hayes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hayes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gomes's head.
Gomes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gomes wants to control but Hayes passes easily into half guard.
Gomes is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hayes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hayes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hayes stops Gomes from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Hayes dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Gomes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes feinted with a counter takedown.#CL2#
Gomes closes the distance and clinches.
Gomes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Hayes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Gomes looks to move away, Hayes throws a big counter combo but Gomes just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomes.
Hayes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gomes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little feinted left hand from Hayes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Gomes doesn't succeed with the takedown#TD#
and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gomes won't be happy with that.
Darryl Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gomes.
Gomes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Hayes tries for a kimura but Gomes is defending well.
Hayes working the ground and pound.
Hayes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hayes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gomes down.
#SUB#
Hayes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gomes wants to control but Hayes postures up.#T2#
Hayes landing a few strikes.
Hayes working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Gomes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hayes cracks Gomes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gomes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hayes working the ground and pound.#T3#
Gomes tries to bench press Hayes off him but Hayes keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Hayes stalls from top position.
Hayes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gomes is looking to get back to his feet here but Hayes is keeping cool and he's managed to take Gomes's back.
Gomes tries to break free.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hayes is landing with strikes from the back.
Gomes looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hayes keeps control of the position as Gomes tries to break free.
#SUB#
Hayes is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gomes has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I really don't envy Gomes right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darryl Hayes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hayes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darryl Hayes!
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