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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Farewell Umar - Jump says Bye
Date: Jan 18, 2025 |
#R1##CL# Dijk closes the distance and clinches. #TD2# Price tightens his grip and picks Dijk up, before dumping him to the ground. Dijk manages to land in guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dijk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SUB2# Price drops back looking for a leg! Dijk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dijk manages to kick Price off! Price jumps back into Dijk's guard. Dijk is looking to stand up but Price isn't so interested in that idea. #SUB2# Price thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dijk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Price is controlling him. #T1##SUB2# Price drops back looking for a leg! Dijk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dijk manages to kick Price off! Price jumps back into Dijk's guard. Price passes Dijk's left leg - he's now in half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2# Price seems to be working for a kimura but Dijk defends the submission attempt.#SUB2# Dijk is defending against the submission attempts here by Price.
Dijk tries to kick Price off but Price keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T2##SUB2# Price maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dijk could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Price has cracked it and Dijk is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Price!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chad Price! Chad Price decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
JF 47 - Jun vs the Joker
Date: Jan 08, 2025 |
#R1##CL# Dijk moves into the clinch successfully.
#TD# Dijk jumps guard.
Yoo stands and throws Dijk's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB2# Yoo tries for a kimura but Dijk is defending well. #SUB2# Yoo is trying to get an arm triangle but Dijk is defending well. Dijk wants to get back to his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2# Yoo swings around for an armbar but Dijk sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Yoo's guard.#ES2# Yoo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#CL# Dijk rushes Yoo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T1# Yoo is working for takedown but Dijk is calmly controlling the position for now. Yoo has Dijk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dijk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Dijk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#TD# Dijk has clasped his hands together around Yoo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Yoo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! Dijk dives in for a single leg takedown but Yoo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Yoo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pieter Dijk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joo Sang Yoo. Yoo tries to pull guard but Dijk won't allow it.
#BC# Dijk breaks the clinch.
Yoo scores with a head kick.
#ROC2#Dijk is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action!#CL# Dijk moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoo is trying to break the clinch but Dijk has him pressed against the cage. #T2# Dijk keeps control of Yoo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dijk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Yoo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dijk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#TD# Dijk lands a takedown into guard.
Dijk wants to control from the top but Yoo keeps moving. Dijk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Dijk trying to move into half guard but instead Yoo has managed to sweep!#REVB##SU2# Yoo stands and steps away. Dijk gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Dijk wants to clinch but Yoo slips to the side and Yoo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Dijk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T3##CL# Dijk clinches with his opponent.
Dijk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yoo after a bit of a struggle. Dijk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yoo tries to circle away but Dijk has him pinned against the cage. Yoo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC# Dijk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Dijk tries to clinch there but Yoo circles away.
Dijk misses with a takedown and Yoo counters with a nice uppercut. Dijk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Dijk wants to clinch but Yoo slips to the side and Yoo counters with a straight right hand. Dijk misses with a takedown and Yoo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Oh Dijk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4# Dijk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dijk seems to have got his legs back now.#CL# Dijk takes the fight into the clinch. Yoo is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD2# Yoo pulls guard successfully.
Yoo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Dijk trying to control but Yoo is working from the bottom. Yoo pulls Dijk in to control the position. Dijk throwing strikes but missing. Dijk trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Yoo trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joo Sang Yoo dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2# Dijk looks to clinch and Yoo counters with a lovely straight right hand! Yoo throws a looping overhand right but Dijk ducks down to avoid it. Dijk misses with a takedown and Yoo counters with a straight right hand. Dijk misses with a two punch combination.
Dijk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dijk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yoo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Dijk wants to clinch and Dijk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dijk has his takedown stuffed enabling Yoo to counter with a crisp jab. Dijk doesn't succeed with the takedown and Yoo counters with a huge left! Dijk is in big trouble! He's backing up but Yoo isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dijk from any more damage. A dominating finish by Yoo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joo Sang Yoo! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 27, 2024 |
#R1# Dijk shoots in and drives through. Blake sprawls well. Dijk tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blake defends well and Dijk ends up having to push Blake into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Blake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blake is defending well against a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pieter Dijk. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dijk tries to score a body lock takedown but Blake shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Blake prevents a body shot from Dijk. Blake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dijk.
Dijk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#TD2# Blake gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #ES# The fighters are working up against the cage. Dijk manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage. Blake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dijk is working for takedown but Blake is calmly controlling the position for now. Blake tries to land a knee to the head but Dijk blocks with his arms.
Blake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dijk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blake gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD# Dijk lands a takedown into guard.
Blake wants to stand but Dijk is controlling the position. Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Dijk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T1##SUB2# Dijk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blake has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dijk has managed to get both his arms back between Blake's legs - danger averted. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2# Blake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dijk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Dijk looking to sit in guard and control but Blake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB2# Blake drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dijk dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2# Blake is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dijk is aware though and is defending well. Blake has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dijk's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T2# Dijk stops Blake from standing up. Blake is trying to keep Dijk in close.
Dijk postures up in Blake's guard and throws a big left but Blake blocks it. Blake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dijk is controlling him. Dijk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Dijk won't allow Blake to sweep him here. Dijk chips away with some ground and pound. Blake looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Blake looking to control.
Blake has momentary wrist control but Dijk slips an elbow through the middle. Blake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3# Blake wants to stand up but Dijk is controlling him. Blake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2# Blake working for a triangle but Dijk defends it easily.
Dijk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blake's head.#SUB2# Blake working for a triangle but Dijk defends it easily.
Dijk works over Blake with some ground and pound from guard.#T4# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Blake wants to stand but Dijk is controlling the position. Blake pulls Dijk in close to prevent any damage. Blake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Dijk scoring with punches to the head and body. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dijk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Dijk lands a couple of digs. Blake is trying to keep Dijk in close.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blake can do anything to dispel that myth. Blake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dijk is controlling him. #SUB2# Blake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dijk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pieter Dijk will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!#R2# Dijk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Blake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dijk closes the distance and lands a one-two.#ROC#Blake is rocked!#CL# Dijk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Dijk finish him?#TD# Dijk pulls Blake into guard.
Dijk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Dijk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blake can do to turn this around?#ES# Dijk has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Blake has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage. Blake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dijk wants to take the fight to the mat but Blake manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#BC# Dijk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD# Dijk lands a huge takedown. Blake is out but the ref is slow to react and Dijk lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Blake lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pieter Dijk! |
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