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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 02, 2024 |
#R1#
Barron throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CUT2#It looks like Miguel Hernandez has been cut.
Barron tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hernandez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barron somewhat.
Hernandez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Barron avoids it well.
Barron connects with the punch.
Barron stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barron wants it to stay on the feet.
Hernandez works Barron's body with a nice hook.
Hernandez goes for a double leg but Barron avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barron continues to drive forward.
Barron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hernandez is looking to control Barron's arms but Barron gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hernandez has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barron tries for a takedown but Hernandez manages to get underhooks.
#TD#
Hernandez pulls guard. #T1#
Barron missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barron postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barron scoring with some ground and pound.
Barron throwing strikes from guard but Hernandez blocks nicely.
Hernandez looking for a sweep. Not yet Hernandez, not yet.
Barron stays in close to Hernandez's body and controls the position.
Hernandez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barron.
Hernandez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barron postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hernandez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hernandez trying to keep a closed guard but Barron is proving a slippery customer.
#T2#
Barron's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barron lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barron connects with a couple of short punches.
Barron trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barron distracts Hernandez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB#
Hernandez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barron is aware though and is defending well.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Barron landing with the ground and pound.
Barron postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Hernandez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barron 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. #T3#
Barron wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Barron really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hernandez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet but Barron is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barron postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hernandez tries to clinch
and Barron counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD2#
Barron closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hernandez to the mat! Hernandez manages to get full guard.
Hernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barron is one step ahead there. #T4#
Barron is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barron working some strikes from top position.
Barron content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hernandez has momentary wrist control but Barron slips an elbow through the middle.
Hernandez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barron content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barron stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barron is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barron must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barron is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cohen Barron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Hernandez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Barron feints and as Hernandez raises his hands in defense, Barron changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barron is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barron trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Hernandez is adopting a defensive guard.
Cohen Barron has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Hernandez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barron defends it easily.
Barron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hernandez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T1#
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barron lands a couple of digs.
Barron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barron is in close to Hernandez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barron is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barron chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Hernandez is looking for a triangle but Barron pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barron lands a couple of elbows.#T2##SUB#
Hernandez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barron can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barron 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.
Barron trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Barron postures up and lands a big shot to Hernandez's brow. #SUB2#
Barron drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barron jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hernandez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Barron from controlling successfully.
Barron might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hernandez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Hernandez fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Barron shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hernandez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barron is working away from the top position though.
Barron working over Hernandez with some ground and pound. Hernandez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barron lands with a punch from half guard.
Barron scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hernandez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barron lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T4#
Hernandez managing to control the position.
Barron lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hernandez has momentary wrist control but Barron slips an elbow through the middle.
Barron with a nice head shot there.
Barron keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hernandez's head.
Barron trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barron showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barron trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barron is in close to Hernandez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cohen Barron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miguel Hernandez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Barron throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hernandez's waist but Hernandez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barron off to one side. #TD2#
Barron shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barron showed some decent athleticism there.
Hernandez manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Barron keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Hernandez.
#BC2#
Barron breaks from the clinch.
Barron on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barron checks a leg kick.
Hernandez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barron manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hernandez is defended easily by Barron.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barron! But no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##CL2#
Barron moves into the clinch successfully.
Hernandez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barron walks away with a smile on his face. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hernandez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barron's waist but Barron gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hernandez off to one side.
It seemed like Barron was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez wants to clinch.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Barron is having none of it.
Barron moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Miguel Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Hernandez throws a leg kick
and Barron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barron defends it nicely.
Barron closes the distance and clinches up with Hernandez, looking for a takedown. Barron pushes Hernandez against the cage but Hernandez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD2#
Barron shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barron lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position.
#T3#
Barron is controlling the pace.
Hernandez is looking for a sweep. Barron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hernandez is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barron performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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. Barron connects with a nice short shot to Hernandez's temple.
Barron looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barron controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miguel Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cohen Barron is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barron lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cohen Barron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barron has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cohen Barron! |
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