Quick Fight Championship PBP Commentary

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamlet Loveridge (ranked 2986 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Briggs (ranked 3597 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Loveridge
vs
Briggs

195 cm
25
250 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

188 cm
25
245 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Paradigm

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hamlet Loveridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lyle Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Loveridge is looking for a counter combo.
Briggs misses with a combination
and Loveridge counters with a stiff right hand.
Briggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loveridge.
Loveridge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Briggs.
Loveridge changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Briggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Loveridge is defended easily by Briggs.
Loveridge throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Briggs on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loveridge staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Loveridge misses the target.
Loveridge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveridge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loveridge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loveridge attempts a counter takedown but Briggs avoids it well and moves away.
Briggs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Loveridge closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Loveridge lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briggs wants to get back to his feet but Loveridge is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Loveridge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Loveridge controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Loveridge slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Briggs bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Loveridge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Briggs.
Loveridge avoids the body shot from Briggs.
Loveridge seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Briggs drops his hands momentarily and Loveridge takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveridge throws a body punch but Briggs moves out of range.
Briggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Loveridge is just out of range.
Briggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loveridge circles away quickly and effectively.
Briggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Briggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Briggs looks to land a right hand but Loveridge moved out of range.
Briggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loveridge moves away.
Briggs is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Briggs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Loveridge throws a poor cross that misses
and Briggs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Briggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Briggs throws the left hand but Loveridge avoids the punch easily.
Loveridge takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Briggs lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Loveridge counters with a nice uppercut.
Briggs throws a good cross that connects.
Loveridge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Briggs misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Loveridge to counter with a crisp jab.
Loveridge's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Briggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Loveridge scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Briggs misses.
Loveridge drops down looking for a counter takedown but Briggs sprawls and moves away.
Briggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Briggs throws a hook but Loveridge avoids it easily.
Loveridge looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Briggs is fending him off so far but Loveridge persists. Nope, Briggs circles away and we're back to standing.
Loveridge looks to land a left hand but Briggs moved out of range nicely.
Briggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Briggs throws a series of punches but Loveridge avoids them all with ease.
Loveridge is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveridge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Briggs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loveridge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Briggs.
Briggs misses with a few strikes there.
Briggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Loveridge.
Briggs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Loveridge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Briggs.
A big left from Loveridge misses.
Lyle Briggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Briggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loveridge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Briggs throws out the jab.
A big right from Briggs misses.
Loveridge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Loveridge just misses with a punch to the body.
Briggs misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyle Briggs dominated that round.
That's time! Loveridge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Briggs lands with a shot to the body.
Lyle Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loveridge tries for a takedown but Briggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Briggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Loveridge throws a lazy right hand but Briggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Briggs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Loveridge misses with a two punch combination.
Briggs cracks Loveridge with a good jab.
Briggs throws a shot from downtown. Loveridge moves away and avoids it.
Briggs misses with a hook. Loveridge ducked under it nicely.
Briggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loveridge counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Briggs throws out a loose jab but Loveridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loveridge thuds his right hand into Briggs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Loveridge's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Briggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Loveridge scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Briggs.
Lyle Briggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loveridge moves out of range as Briggs strikes.
Loveridge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Briggs throws a shot to the body.
Briggs should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Briggs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Loveridge staying out of range there.
Briggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Briggs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Loveridge misses with a looping left.
Loveridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Briggs.
Briggs misses with a hook. Loveridge ducked under it nicely.
Loveridge swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Loveridge lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Briggs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Loveridge is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Briggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Briggs lands with an uppercut that bounces Loveridge off the cage and back into range.
Loveridge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Briggs misses.
Loveridge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Briggs.
Briggs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Loveridge walks into a stiff left hand from Briggs.
The crowd cheers as Briggs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loveridge doesn't seem phased though.
Loveridge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Briggs looks to throw the jab but Loveridge is out of range.
Loveridge defending well as Briggs loads up on a big left hand.
Loveridge was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Briggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loveridge sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs cracks Loveridge with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Loveridge scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Briggs.
Loveridge feinted with a counter takedown.
Briggs missing with a left hand there. Loveridge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Briggs looks to move away, Loveridge throws a big counter combo but Briggs just gets out of the way.
Briggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loveridge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Briggs throws a right hand that misses

and Loveridge counters with a left and a right that hurts Briggs! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Loveridge jumps into full mount!

Briggs is rocked!
Briggs is breathing heavily.
Briggs is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Briggs avoids a series of strikes thrown by Loveridge.
Briggs squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Briggs blocking the ground and pound.
Loveridge looking to finish with strikes here!
Briggs is trying to stand up.
Loveridge content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs is trying to stand.
Loveridge trying to control but Briggs is having none of it.
Loveridge content just to control the position here.
Loveridge sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Briggs bucks Loveridge off and manages to get back to his feet!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loveridge.
Briggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Briggs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Briggs.
Briggs punishes Loveridge's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Briggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loveridge.
Loveridge swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyle Briggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Briggs.
Briggs lands a lovely overhand right.
Briggs works the jab nicely.
Loveridge fails with the takedown.
Loveridge lands a nice shot that snaps Briggs's head back.
Briggs looks to land a right hand but Loveridge moved out of range.
Loveridge is looking for a counter combo.
Jab, jab by Briggs - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loveridge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Briggs misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Loveridge misses the target.
Briggs throws a hook to the side of Loveridge's head but Loveridge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Briggs throws a looping overhand right but Loveridge ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveridge takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Loveridge tries to move into range but Briggs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Briggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loveridge misses with a hook.
It seemed like Briggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Briggs throws an off balance right hand
and Loveridge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loveridge misses with an uppercut.
Loveridge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Loveridge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Briggs.
Loveridge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Briggs throws a hook but Loveridge avoids it easily.
Loveridge was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Briggs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Loveridge on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Briggs. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loveridge.
Briggs throws a looping overhand right but Loveridge ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loveridge misses with a lunging right hand
and Briggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loveridge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Briggs loads up on a big right hand but Loveridge slips the punch.
Briggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Loveridge.
Briggs misses with a double jab
and Loveridge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Briggs as Loveridge shoots in.
Briggs throws the left hand but Loveridge avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Briggs misses.
Loveridge swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Briggs misses.
Loveridge lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Loveridge moves out of range of the strikes.
Briggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loveridge manages to avoid it.
Briggs misses with an uppercut
and Loveridge counters with a series of strikes. Briggs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Briggs misses with a looping right.
Loveridge throws a big counter combination but Briggs scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Briggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Loveridge counters with a straight right hand.
Briggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Loveridge finish him?
Briggs misses with a shot to the body
and Loveridge counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Briggs thinking.
Briggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Loveridge scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Briggs seems to have recovered his senses.
Briggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Briggs gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Loveridge gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamlet Loveridge!
Lyle Briggs was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll learn from this and come back stronger.'.