PBP DWCS 2021 Week 1, Aug. 31, 8 PM ET/5 PM PT PBP Discussion Thread

[Kryptt]

Jus a lil rules breakdown...

https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021...-won-despite-committing-fight-ending-eye-poke

Brito was warned on more than one occasion by referee Chris Tognoni throughout the fight to stop poking his opponent and to keep his fingers straight up or his fist closed completely. A point was taken from Brito after Lopes was determined to be unable to continue in the third round, but why was a point taken after the fight was already called off? More importantly, why was Brito declared victorious after essentially fouling his way to a win?

This is where the rules of the technical decision come into play. If a fight enters the third round or later and is stopped by an unintentional foul, the incomplete round will be scored as if it were completed, and the fight will go to the scorecards. If the referee decides to take a point, they may do so before the scores are tallied.

The keyword here is “unintentional” because if the foul was deemed intentional, the result would be a disqualification. Also, if the situation occurred before the completion of the second round, the fight would be declared a no-contest for an unintentional foul.

 

[The_Renaissance]

Jus a lil rules breakdown...

https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021...-won-despite-committing-fight-ending-eye-poke

Brito was warned on more than one occasion by referee Chris Tognoni throughout the fight to stop poking his opponent and to keep his fingers straight up or his fist closed completely. A point was taken from Brito after Lopes was determined to be unable to continue in the third round, but why was a point taken after the fight was already called off? More importantly, why was Brito declared victorious after essentially fouling his way to a win?

This is where the rules of the technical decision come into play. If a fight enters the third round or later and is stopped by an unintentional foul, the incomplete round will be scored as if it were completed, and the fight will go to the scorecards. If the referee decides to take a point, they may do so before the scores are tallied.

The keyword here is “unintentional” because if the foul was deemed intentional, the result would be a disqualification. Also, if the situation occurred before the completion of the second round, the fight would be declared a no-contest for an unintentional foul.

Have to agree to be fair. I'd have given Lopes the fight via DQ, he was down 2 rounds but still.

 

[Deleted member 465145]

It is so stupid that we’re signing four fighters each week based entirely and only on whether they finished some can in one fight one night. What a terrible way to pretend you’re signing the best young talent.

 

[Post 2 Decision]

I just watched

I'm assuming round 3 of Brito/Lopes was a 10-10, so 10-9 Lopes due to the point deduction?