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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
L.A.C.A. 11 - Zeus VS. Kaleva
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Dastardly wants to clinch.
Ventura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD#
Dastardly closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ventura's guard.#SUB2#
Ventura is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dastardly defends well.#SUB2#
Ventura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dastardly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2#
Ventura is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dastardly presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #T1##TD#
Dastardly ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dastardly no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SU2#
Ventura stands up from Dastardly's guard - Ventura perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD#
Dastardly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dastardly tries to move to mount but Ventura blocks the move with his legs. #SUB#
Dastardly working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dastardly prevents Ventura from escaping the position.
Ventura struggling a bit here.#T2#
Ventura is pushing Dastardly's head away, looking to escape. Dastardly manages to hold on to the position though.
Dastardly landing a few strikes.
Ventura is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB#
Dastardly is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ventura knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ventura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ventura struggling a bit here.
Ventura wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#T3#
Dastardly trying to control the action but Ventura is working from the bottom.
Dastardly in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ventura is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dastardly off and has taken his back!
Dastardly tries to escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ventura controlling the positon.
Dastardly looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Dastardly is breathing heavily.#T4#
Ventura biding his time, controlling Dastardly. #SUB2#
Ventura looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dastardly is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quentin Ventura dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Ventura works the jab nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Ventura.
Dastardly tries to clinch
and Ventura counters with a stiff right hand. #TD#
Dastardly drives through with a takedown into guard. #SUB2#
Ventura is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dastardly defends well.
Quentin Ventura has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Ventura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dastardly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've been informed that Ventura has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#SUB2#
Ventura is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dastardly defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#ES2#
Ventura is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dastardly presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #T1##BC2#
Ventura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Dastardly looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES2#
Ventura manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dastardly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ventura counters with a straight right hand.
Dastardly looks to clinch
and Ventura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD#
Dastardly gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#ES2#
Ventura has one foot on Dastardly's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
Dastardly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dastardly throws a head kick that misses
and Ventura counters with a stiff right hand.
Dastardly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ventura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD#
Dastardly closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ventura quickly recovers to half guard.#ES2#
Ventura makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A left and a right from Ventura both land. Nice combination.
Ventura throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dastardly's waist but Dastardly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ventura off to one side. #T3##TD#
Ventura tries to sprawl but Dastardly drives through with a takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Ventura pushes Dastardly off and gets back to his feet.
Ventura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ventura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ventura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ventura throws a combination. Dastardly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Ventura throws a series of strikes that have Dastardly backpedaling.
Ventura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dastardly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ventura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dastardly momentarily.
#T4##TD#
Dastardly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#ES2#
Ventura bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ventura with a hook.
Ventura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ventura changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dastardly tries to avoid it but Ventura manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dastardly to the ground. Dastardly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dick Dastardly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quentin Ventura.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#TD#
Dastardly is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ventura's half guard.
Ventura is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quentin Ventura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nice body punch from Ventura. #TD#
Dastardly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ventura is trying to stand back up but Dastardly is controlling him
Ventura trying to hold on to Dastardly's head to control him but Dastardly postures up.
#ES2#
Ventura kicks off Dastardly and gets to his feet.
Dastardly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dastardly wants to clinch but Ventura slips to the side
and Ventura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
Dastardly shoots in and gets a takedown into Ventura's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Ventura has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Dastardly should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Ventura has tightened it up now! Dastardly should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Quentin Ventura!
After the big win, Quentin Ventura made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
DCF Fight Night #12
Date: Apr 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Krete lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bobby Krete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Krete shoots in and bounces Gattis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Krete throwing strikes but missing.
Krete stopping the sweep attempt from Gattis.
Krete really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gattis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Krete 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.
Gattis wants to stand up but Krete is controlling him.
Krete must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krete wants to get up but he can't break Gattis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T1#
Gattis wants to sweep here but Krete controlling him for the moment.
Krete is fighting to break Gattis's control of his arms but Gattis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gattis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gattis wants to stand and escape but Krete is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gattis wants to clinch.
Gattis leaves Krete with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gattis throws a big counter combination but Krete scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Krete closes the distance and pushes Gattis back into the cage.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Krete is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gattis to keep the fight standing.
A short left from Krete.
Gattis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#TD#
Gattis is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Krete can't fight it off and eventually Gattis manages to take the fight to the floor. Krete looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gattis stays in close to Krete's body and controls the position.
Gattis looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Gattis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krete has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gattis has managed to get both his arms back between Krete's legs - danger averted.#T3#
Gattis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SU#
Gattis stands up from Krete's guard - Gattis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gattis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krete defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krete is defended easily by Gattis.
James Gattis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Krete.
Krete tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD#
and Gattis counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES2#
Krete is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T4#
Gattis just leaning against Krete, taking a breather.
Krete fails to pull guard.
Gattis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gattis trying to land knees to the body.
Gattis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krete in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattis throws an elbow that misses.
Gattis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Krete leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gattis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Krete will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
A head kick misses from Gattis. #TD2#
Gattis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Krete to score an easy takedown into full guard.#ES#
Gattis has his feet on Krete's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #TD2#
Krete gets the takedown into side control. #ES#
Gattis throws Krete to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krete is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Gattis. No joy for Krete on that attempt. #TD#
Gattis gets a takedown into half guard.
Gattis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Krete does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T1##SUB#
Gattis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Krete is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gattis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Krete wants to control but Gattis is keeping busy.
Krete is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
James Gattis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Gattis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Krete is trying to maintain the position but Gattis is very close to passing his half guard.#T3#
Gattis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krete keeps working.
Gattis working Krete over with strikes. #SU#
Gattis stands up and beckons Krete to join him on the feet. #CL#
Gattis clinches. #TD#
Gattis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Krete regains guard immediately. #ES2#
Krete has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gattis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Krete scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T4##TD#
Gattis scores with a takedown into Krete's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gattis lands a couple of digs.
Krete wants to get back to his feet but Gattis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gattis trying to control the position from guard on top but Krete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Gattis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krete has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gattis has managed to get both his arms back between Krete's legs - danger averted.
Gattis wants to control from the top but Krete keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Gattis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Gattis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krete is trying to defend but Gattis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Krete avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gattis.
Gattis slips a nice elbow through Krete's hands, connecting with Krete's forehead.
Gattis trying to control the action but Krete is working from the bottom.
Gattis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krete blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gattis.
Gattis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krete keeps working. #SU#
Gattis decides to stand and escape the position. #T1#
Krete fails to land the takedown.#TD2#
Krete throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gattis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Krete is in Gattis's guard.#ES#
Gattis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Krete misses with a head kick.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Krete tries to circle away but Gattis has him pinned against the cage.
Krete tries to pull guard but Gattis won't allow it.
#TD#
Gattis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Krete uses from the top position. #T2#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gattis holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB#
Krete is posturing up here but Gattis has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Krete tries to roll out but it's too tight and Krete has to tap! Slick submission there by Gattis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Gattis!
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