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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1085 Round 1
Date: Jan 27, 2022 |
#R1#
Allouiette throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and Benedict Miller counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Allouiette!
Benedict Miller controlling the position from side mount.
Allouiette stops Benedict Miller from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benedict Miller taking a breather here.
Benedict Miller fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedict Miller staying calm.#T1#
Allouiette wants to get back to his feet.
Allouiette is trying to escape the position but Benedict Miller is controlling the position.
Benedict Miller throws a strike aimed at the side of Allouiette's head but Allouiette avoids it well.
Allouiette is trying to escape the position but Benedict Miller is controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Benedict Miller moves into full mount!
Allouiette is squirming around, avoiding Benedict Miller's attempts to control the action. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Benedict Miller content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Benedict Miller has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Allouiette's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. #T3#
Benedict Miller misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Benedict Miller looking to control but Allouiette is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Benedict Miller controlling from the full mount.
Allouiette is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Benedict Miller has taken his back!
Benedict Miller is riding his opponent, not letting Allouiette buck him off. #T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benedict Miller 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.
Benedict Miller's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Allouiette is trying to get back to his feet but Benedict Miller has full control of the position and if anything, Allouiette has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
McDonell Benedict Miller dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Allouiette misses with a double jab
and Benedict Miller counters with a right hand to the body.
Allouiette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedict Miller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Benedict Miller slips a jab and a cross from Allouiette.
Some wild striking there from Allouiette.
Allouiette tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benedict Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benedict Miller thuds a left hand into Allouiette's body.
Benedict Miller throws a body punch but Allouiette moves out of range. #KD2#
Benedict Miller cracks Allouiette with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Allouiette looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Benedict Miller finish him?
#CUT2#It looks like Moses Allouiette has been cut.
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!
Benedict Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Allouiette swivels and escapes.
Benedict Miller stuns Allouiette with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benedict Miller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Allouiette looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benedict Miller scores with a hook to the body. Allouiette takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Allouiette on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T1#
Benedict Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
#KD2#
Benedict Miller cracks Allouiette with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Benedict Miller has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Allouiette to stand back up!#ROC2#Allouiette is rocked!
Benedict Miller throws a series of punches but Allouiette avoids them all with ease.
Oh Allouiette is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benedict Miller closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Allouiette! Benedict Miller dives in looking to finish! Allouiette is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). McDonell Benedict Miller! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 19, 2022 |
#R1#
Mendez throws a body punch but Dorothy moves out of range. #TD#
Mendez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mendez lands in his opponent's guard.
Mendez stays in close to Dorothy's body and controls the position.
Mendez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dorothy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mendez manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Mendez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dorothy with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez is trying to keep Dorothy in close.
Dorothy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dorothy throwing strikes from guard but Mendez blocks nicely. #T1#
Dorothy wants to pass the guard but Mendez is keeping the position.
Mendez working a defensive guard but Dorothy manages to pass into side control anyway.
Dorothy 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.#SUB2#
Dorothy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dorothy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendez keeps working.
Mendez is looking to regain half guard here but Dorothy keeps moving and retains side control.
Dorothy prevents Mendez from escaping the position.#SUB2#
Dorothy swings around for an armbar but Mendez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dorothy's guard.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dorothy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Dorothy is pulling down on Mendez's head. It's preventing any offense from Mendez, at least for the moment.
Mendez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dorothy has control of Mendez's left arm, preventing Mendez from doing any damage.
Mendez trying to control but Dorothy is working from the bottom.
Dorothy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendez is one step ahead there. #T3#
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dorothy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez won't allow Dorothy to sweep him here.
Mendez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dorothy is proving hard to escape from.
Mendez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dorothy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Dorothy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dorothy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dorothy stopping the sweep attempt from Mendez.#T4#
Dorothy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mendez has control of Dorothy's left arm, preventing Dorothy from doing any damage.
Dorothy trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dorothy shoots in for a double leg but Mendez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD#
Mendez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dorothy wriggles free and stands up. #TD2#
Dorothy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mendez has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dorothy is on him like a limpet, forcing Mendez back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drew Dorothy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Dorothy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mendez circles away.
Dorothy misses with a takedown attempt - Mendez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD2#
Dorothy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mendez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dorothy working the ground and pound.
Dorothy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Drew Dorothy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendez can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorothy is staying tight to Mendez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dorothy wants to control but Mendez is keeping him busy.
Mendez is looking to reverse the position.#T1#
Mendez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dorothy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendez keeps working.
Mendez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dorothy on the ground.
Mendez prevents Dorothy from moving into mount.
Mendez is looking to reverse the position.
Dorothy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendez keeps working. #SUB2#
Dorothy tries for a kimura but Mendez is defending well.
Dorothy landing strikes. #T2#
Mendez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #SUB2#
Dorothy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mendez defends it well.
Dorothy is breathing heavily.
Mendez tries to roll over but Dorothy keeps him under control.
Mendez has his hands clasped together around Dorothy's back. He's all about the action.
Dorothy trying to control the pace. #SUB2#
Mendez is defending against the submission attempts here by Dorothy.
#T3#
Dorothy is thwarting Mendez's attempts to control the position.
Mendez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dorothy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet.
Mendez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Dorothy prevents Mendez from improving his position.
Dorothy trying to control from half guard but Mendez is working away. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mendez has hold of Dorothy's hands but Dorothy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mendez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dorothy is working away from the top position though.
Mendez has hold of Dorothy's hands but Dorothy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mendez wants to improve his position but Dorothy is controlling well.
Dorothy trying to control the action but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Dorothy is just content to waste time from the top position. Mendez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dorothy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dorothy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Dorothy 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! This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Dorothy scores with a takedown into Mendez's guard.
Dorothy trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Mendez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dorothy is aware though and is defending well.
Dorothy stays in close to Mendez's body and controls the position.
Dorothy landing with the ground and pound.
Dorothy tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendez is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez wants to sweep here but Dorothy controlling him for the moment.
Dorothy pushing down on Mendez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T1#
Mendez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dorothy is working away from the top position though.
Dorothy lands with a punch from half guard.
Dorothy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mendez is staying active underneath Dorothy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dorothy slows the pace down in half guard.
Mendez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dorothy stalling.
Mendez is not content to let Dorothy control the position.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mendez missing with punches from the bottom.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Mendez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mendez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dorothy is avoiding damage well.
Dorothy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mendez's best efforts.
Dorothy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dorothy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T3#
Dorothy trying to control the action but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Mendez is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendez is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Dorothy is working for a submission of some sort.
Dorothy controlling the pace.
Dorothy is nestled in close to Mendez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Dorothy is working for a submission of some sort.
Mendez trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Dorothy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mendez wants to control but Dorothy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dorothy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jose Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drew Dorothy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dorothy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Dorothy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dorothy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Dorothy! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Beneke lands a jab to the nose.
Beneke scores with a three punch combo!
Mendez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mendez tries to move into range but Beneke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mendez tries for a takedown but Beneke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Beneke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beneke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beneke keeps the fight on the outside.#TD#
Mendez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Beneke looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SU#
Mendez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Good exchange - Beneke coming out on top.#TD#
Mendez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Beneke is trying to defend but Mendez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Beneke wants to stand back up but Mendez manages to pass into side control.
Mendez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T1#
Mendez cracks Beneke with a big right hand but Beneke just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mendez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Beneke to see if he's OK.
Mendez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beneke keeps working.
Mendez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Mendez stands up.
Mark Beneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Beneke with a jab.
Beneke avoids the head kick by Mendez.
Mendez moves forwards but Beneke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendez takes one on the button.
Mendez shoots in and drives through. Beneke sprawls well.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt - Beneke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Beneke. No joy for Mendez on that attempt.
Beneke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beneke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beneke avoids the body shot from Mendez.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Beneke connects with a crisp jab.
Beneke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mendez momentarily.
Beneke connects with a right hand. Mendez shakes it off.
Beneke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beneke lands with an uppercut that bounces Mendez off the cage and back into range.#T3#
Beneke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beneke scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendez should have avoided that one. #ROC2#Mendez is rocked!
Beneke lands a jab to Mendez's midsection.
Beneke connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Mendez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beneke finds it's way round the side to connect with Mendez's head.
Mendez tries to move into range but Beneke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mendez ducks right into an uppercut from Beneke.
Beneke scores with a nice right hand.
Mendez finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Beneke's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Mendez falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Beneke!
Mark Beneke seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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