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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 14, 2021 |
#R1##CL2# Douillet has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hargrove fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#TD2# Douillet drags the fight down to the ground.
Hargrove is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Douillet is on top in guard.
#REVB# Douillet trying to control but Hargrove is working from the bottom. Douillet tries to free his leg and advance position but Hargrove is retaining full guard. Hargrove has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Hargrove is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hargrove throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy. Hargrove looking to control.
#T1# Hargrove wants to stand but Douillet is controlling the position. Douillet passes Hargrove's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Douillet is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. Douillet wants to pass the guard but Hargrove is keeping the position. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Douillet working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though. Douillet trying to control the position from guard on top but Hargrove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Hargrove might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Hargrove is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Douillet trying to control the position from guard on top but Hargrove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Douillet advances position into side control!#T2# Douillet controlling the position. Douillet prevents Hargrove from escaping the position.#SUB2# Douillet tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Douillet trying to control the position but Hargrove is working away. Douillet works to advance to full mount. Hargrove defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #T3# Douillet looking to control but Hargrove is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Douillet might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hargrove haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Hargrove keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Douillet misses with a head shot.#T4# Hargrove wants to control but Douillet is having none of it. Hargrove in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #SUB2# Douillet looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Douillet raining down shots from the mount!#SUB2# Douillet working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Hargrove trying desperately to get to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Douillet lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Douillet won't let Hargrove get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Douillet dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2# Douillet fails with a takedown attempt. Hargrove tries to score a power double leg takedown but Douillet sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hargrove somewhat. Hargrove throws a hook but Douillet avoids it easily. Douillet shoots for a takedown but Hargrove saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2# Douillet rushes Hargrove and presses him up against the cage. Douillet tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hargrove just stands there and leans against the cage. Benny Hargrove has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Douillet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2# Douillet pulls Hargrove into guard.
Hargrove trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Hargrove trying to control but Douillet is working from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1# Douillet trying to keep a closed guard but Hargrove is proving a slippery customer.
Hargrove is looking to stand up but Douillet won't let him. Hargrove tries to free his leg and advance position but Douillet is retaining full guard. Hargrove wants to control from the top but Douillet keeps moving. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Hargrove throws a body kick that misses #TD2# and Douillet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Douillet. Douillet is pushing down on Hargrove's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hargrove is fighting to maintain full guard but Douillet has managed to sneak the leg through. Douillet is looking to advance position but Hargrove won't allow it. Douillet moves nicely into side control. #T2# Hargrove stops Douillet from passing to mount. Hargrove managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Douillet.
Hargrove misses with an elbow from the bottom. Douillet is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Douillet wants to stand but Hargrove has his arm trapped. #SUB2# Douillet tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Douillet has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Douillet has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hargrove! David Douillet has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3# Douillet trying to control but he's not successful this time. Hargrove is working to get back to half guard.
Hargrove is squirming around, avoiding Douillet's attempts to control the action. Douillet controlling the pace for now. Douillet has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Hargrove wants to control but Douillet is having none of it. Douillet controlling from mount. Douillet fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
#T4##SUB2# Hargrove defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Douillet. #SUB2# Douillet is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hargrove has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Douillet is breathing heavily. The referee warns Hargrove that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Douillet looking to control but Hargrove is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB2# Douillet swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Douillet! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 14, 2021 |
#R1# Kilo shoots in for a takedown but Planker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Kilo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kilo with a poor takedown #CL# and Planker counters by clinching up. Planker keeps control of Kilo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #TD# Planker decides to pull guard. Kilo stopping the sweep attempt from Planker. Kilo wants to stand but Planker has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Kilo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Planker swivels though and keeps the full guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB# Planker has his foot on Kilo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kilo works his way back into a safe position though. Planker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Planker pulls Kilo in close to his closed guard and prevents Kilo from doing any damage or advancing position.#T1# Planker trying to strike off his back.
Planker managing to control the position. #SUB# Planker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kilo is aware though and is defending well.#T2# The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Planker seems keen to control Kilo's posture. Planker striking off his back. #ES# Planker pushes Kilo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kilo with a poor takedown #TD# and Planker counters with a nice double leg into guard. Grayson Planker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benson Kilo. Planker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kilo's head. Planker advances position into side control! Planker advances to full mount. Kilo tries to improve his position but instead Planker has taken his back! #T3# Planker keeps control of the position easily here as Kilo tries to buck him off.
#SUB# Planker is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kilo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. Planker lands shots from the back. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB# Planker tightening his grip on Kilo, looking for the choke. #T4# Planker keeps control of the position as Kilo tries to break free.
Planker biding his time, looking for the opening.
Planker is hanging on to Kilo's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Kilo keeps trying to improve his position. Kilo takes a big shot to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grayson Planker dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##TD# Kilo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Planker to score an easy takedown into full guard. Planker scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Planker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Planker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kilo can do to turn this around?#SU# Planker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #TD# Planker drives through with a takedown into Kilo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Planker passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.#SUB# Kilo throws some strikes from the bottom but Planker isn't bothered - he's working on a kimura... it looks tight... it is! Kilo is tapping and screaming like a little girl! Ouch, that looks painful! Good win for Planker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Grayson Planker! |
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