Erceg and damage over Pantoja and stall time

[TomTomNT]

im sorry but stalling with these little stall take downs and grappling exchanges over getting busted up, multiple massive elbows that caused MULTIPLE cuts, and just over all dominance on the feet is way more important over some takedowns towards the end of the round, Pantoja looked horrible, sloppy, and should not be rewarded, but hey its MMA, so every little grappling exchange is worth 234023402304 million points, yuck

 

[Pierced7681]

I had erceg 3-2 but he fucked himself by giving away the 5th

 

[linvillegorge]

Erceg cost himself the fight shooting for takedowns in the 5th and getting reversed. It's his fault.

 

[Mackronus]

Erceg cost himself the fight shooting for takedowns in the 5th and getting reversed. It's his fault.

It’s really that simple. Championship bouts come down to that much rather often. Pantoja took advantage of a few mistakes and it cemented his win.

 

[ElLunico]

He lost because he made an idiotic stupid decision. LOW fight IQ mf

 

[FreedomCricket]

Pantoja out scrambled Steve but didn't do any damage at all.

Easily won 2,3 and 4.

 

[egk]

Erceg cost himself the fight shooting for takedowns in the 5th and getting reversed. It's his fault.

Exactly. He could have won that if he had kept it on the feet.

 

[Contempt]

As a fellow Aussie, I obviously wanted him to win but it was 2-2 going into the last and the brain fart handed it to Pantoja.

It is what it is but super impressive for his age and UFC experience level.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Pantoja out scrambled Steve but didn't do any damage at all.

Easily won 2,3 and 4.

thinking the same

 

[jeff7b9]

Erceg derped the belt away.

 

[7 others]

I just don't understand why some fighters try to engage in the opponent's strength...

Tate vs Rousey II, Strickland vs Periera, Hill vs Periera....

 

[Contempt]

Erceg derped the belt away.

Yep, had it and threw it away... going to spend the rest of is life regretting that decision.

 

[Westbrick]

49-46 Pantoja, one big Elbow ain't winning you a round.

 

[MDoza]

Pantoja wasn't the one shooting though. He was just reversing every takedown and controlling the position.

 

[TomTomNT]

49-46 Pantoja, one big Elbow ain't winning you a round.

he won every exchange on the feet, 1 big elbow was the best thing that happened in that round and it was more than 1 elbow, he landed another later on that caused another cut above the eye...glad you were watching the fight

 

[Billthebutcher]

Erceg won.
Pantoja prayed for favoritism and got it from the judges.

 

[Your Two Braincells]

49-46 Pantoja, one big Elbow ain't winning you a round.

As opposed to what? laying on someone without even attempting any subs?

 

[FreedomCricket]

49-46 Pantoja, one big Elbow ain't winning you a round.

But getting beat up on the feat and panick wrestling and literally just burying your busted up noggin in your opponents body while you lay on them will, apparently.

 

[HHJ]

I just don't understand why some fighters try to engage in the opponent's strength...

Tate vs Rousey II

Tate just is who she is. She gonna go for a takedown,even if she gonna get reversed,by god shes gonna go for one.

 

[FreedomCricket]

As opposed to what? laying on someone without even attempting any subs?

Or ground strikes. Pantoja had 8:15 of control time and landed 29 strikes. Less than 4 strikes for every 1 minute of control time. And many of those were weak knees after failed TD attempts.

Lastly, Erceg actually landed more strikes per 1 minute of control time than Pantoja did.