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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Genie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Genie's coach down at Reach Around was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Genie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sky Genie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Genie gets caught napping as Young dives in and scores a takedown. Genie manages to retain guard.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Genie is keeping the position for now.
Genie looking for a sweep. Not yet Genie, not yet.
Genie throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young cracks Genie with a solid left hand.
Genie wants to sweep but no luck.
Genie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Genie throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Genie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Genie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Genie throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Genie throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Genie has a closed guard, preventing Young from standing up.
Genie trying to strike off his back.
#T1#
Genie throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Genie is keeping the position for now.
Young has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Genie wants to sweep here but Young controlling him for the moment.
Genie keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Genie drives through and clinches with Young against the cage.
Genie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Genie has double underhooks. #BC#
Young manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Genie has Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Genie working aggressively here.
Young jumps guard but Genie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Genie working hard to break the clinch.
Genie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young backwards. #T2#
Genie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Genie is trying to break free.#BC2#
Genie manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Genie rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Young has Genie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Genie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Young tries to circle away but Genie has him pinned against the cage.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Genie to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Son Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Genie breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Genie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
Genie misses with some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#BC2#
Genie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young lands with a shot to the body. #TD#
Young closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Young lands in his opponent's guard.
Genie keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Genie on the ground.#T3#
Genie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Young landing with the ground and pound.
Young lands a couple of digs.
Young's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Young wants to control from the top but Genie keeps moving.
Genie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Genie striking off his back but it's not causing Young any problems.
Genie trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Genie lands a decent punch to the body there.
Genie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Young manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Genie with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB#
Young is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Genie defends well.
Young is breathing heavily.#T4#
Genie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Genie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Genie distracts Young with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Genie stopping the sweep attempt from Young.
Young trying to keep a closed guard but Genie is proving a slippery customer.
Genie lands a couple of digs.
Young looking to control.
Genie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Genie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Genie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Genie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Genie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Genie 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#
Genie tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Young looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Genie is fending him off so far but Young persists. Nope, Genie circles away and we're back to standing.#CL2#
Genie closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Genie breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Genie moves into the clinch.#BC#
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young wants to clinch up but Genie keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Genie pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Young gets control of Genie's arms and successfully pulls guard. Young will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Genie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Young looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Genie is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Genie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Young looking to hit a scissor sweep but Genie is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Genie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #ROC2#Young is rocked!#T1#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Genie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Young is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young has momentary wrist control but Genie slips an elbow through the middle.
Genie gets to his feet and stands over Young, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Young felt that one! Genie unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Young from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sky Genie! |
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