I did 2 loads of laundry and painted my back porch before this match ended. 😂

Fix loses in the finals again for doing nothing during the match, who saw that coming?

Daton Fix is the Bills of the 90's

In 4 NCAA finals, Daton Fix has not scored a single offense point, only escapes, stalling points, and penalty points. 2019 vs Suriano, 2 escapes. 2021 vs RBY, 2 stalling points. 2022 vs RBY, 2 escapes. 2024 vs Vito 2 escapes and 1 penalty point.

Vito wrestled to win. Fix wrestled not to lose. That's always a hard task to pull off.

I hope fix doesn’t get confused when ppl hate on him. He stands for everything wrestlers hate, quit stalling and wrestle!!!

I like how Vito's father backs away from the interview to ensure his son is front-and-center. He did that last year, also.

Just love the "STALLING!" chants. Fix deserved those 110%. He has showed ZERO evolution since 2019.

I think everyone can agree these reviews are taking WAY too long. 22 minute match? Ridiculous.

Vito, much respect man. You simply have grit. Champions take the gold, you simply took it from both Crookham and Fix. Much deserved gold medal 🏅

DC: "Fix wrestles like a heavyweight". 🤣🤣🤣 @18:22

Glad Fix lost. Does nothing but stall the whole match. Wants blood time to take a breather bc he doesn’t have the cardio. Vito deserved that win

The reviews and the blood time were next level, but I found it a very compelling match anyway.

Refs tried taking away this match from Vito

In Fix’s 4 NCAA championship appearances (2019 vs Suriano, 2021 vs RBY, 2022 vs RBY, and 2024 vs Vito) he has only ever scored points for escapes, stalling, and locked hands. Never once had he gotten a takedown, reversal, riding time, or back points in his 4 championship matches. Might be the least offensive wrestler in D1 History

It’s beating a dead horse at this point, but it’s true. Daton is a stall merchant. He just doesn’t get to his offense and it bites him in big matches.

NCAA NEEDS TO INCORPORATE FREESTYLE RULE OF STEPPING OUT OF BOUNDS FOR 1 POINT, THIS WILL ELIMINATE EDGE OF MAT STALLING

I don't understand how Daton hasn't developed a better offensive wrestling system for himself yet. He deserves to lose

How can a ref count ankles without giving a takedown?! Vito got screwed multiple times and still won. Vito is a wrestler fix is a staller

He only took one shot and it was at the end of the match when he had no other choice. What’s wrong with that dude?

Vito looking like Vito again

Dam vito was on fire the past few days, feel bad for fix but good to see Vito become a champion again

Great way for Vito to close his collegiate chapter, now it’s time to take on the Globe! Section 8 Represent.

Fix losing at his 10th NCAA final.

John Smith is an all time great but he didnt push Daton to evolve his game at all. He had 0 takedowns in 4 finals appearances.

Thank goodness I could fast forward watching here; but anyway, wasn't even close -- Vito's all heart, drive and enthusiasm. The look on his face beginning the third period left zero doubt to me, he's gonna win.

Sad that either of these grapplers has to miss out on the victory. 4 Silver Medals(aka NCAA Runner up’s) nothing to be ashamed of. As the commentators noted, we are witnessing “very high level wrestling”. Go Big Red!

Vito!! What a wild match!

Fix always has some of the longest ncaa championship matches

DC needs to watch his mouth accusing Vito of head budding Fix. Poor commentary from DC.

The crowd was not booing Daton Fix. They were booing the bad calls in the quarter-finals that gave Daton the win. They were booing the bad calls in the semi-finals that gave Daton the win. They were booing in the finals because it was happening again.

Only thing I love more than watching daton choke is Vito win! Lets go babayyyy!!!!

i love vito such an inspo

Why do they let DC terrorize two sports commentaries?

Part of me feels bad or fix, but I knew and wanted vito to win

best match I've ever seen, in terms of energy, storyline,and action

One of the greatest wrestling matches I've ever watched

Daniel Cormier sure likes to hear himself talk…

The sad part is, I don’t actually think Fix has improved since his freshman year… If anything he’s gotten worse

I dont like that style of wrestling Fix, Teemer, RBY and others have. Do nothing, no offense, just wait for your opponent to shoot then react. Its boring and in the end when you need a shot, or go to move or some offense its not there. Im glad Vito showed RBY last year and Fix this year in the finals how its done.

This year's commentators talk way too much and it sounds like a circus....IMO

You kinda feel bad for the guy at this point always ending on loss for this tournament. He took 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 4th, & 2nd. Not to mention he took 2ND at senior worlds 😅. Hopefully that doesn’t get in way mentally for him moving forward tryin to make a Olympic team

Serious question: is there an interview or article I can read somewhere with daton giving his thoughts on his collegiate career? I wonder what goes through his mind in these big matches. Is it nerves, luck, is he a head case? Genuinely curious.

This match shows how challenges are being used by coaches to stop a wrestler from getting a take down. Terrible referees.

The fact Daniel Cormier sounded so savy with the headbutt term in the beginning but forgot what it’s called later in the video 😂😂😂

Hey shout out to the NCAA. Great choice of announcers. They did a great job! I think the NCAA has found the right team to announce the tournament in the future.

I saw an interview of Fix after the match, and he was smiling, and I thought "Good for him to be able to smile after the way things turned out - he must've seen the bright side." And I couldn't think of why, but I thought of the Bills documentary I saw on Netflix last month. I'd seen some, fell asleep, and woke up towards the end when the Bills interviewees each smiled for the camera - which I thought was a good thing to see, having gone through that much heartbreak. ... but when I watched the parts I missed, up through the end, I started to think that, based on the way they spoke about it, they were probably smiling for the camera to a large extent. Watching Fix speak, it felt similar. And then I finally realized why I thought of the 90's Bills when seeing the thumbnail of his interview.

20+ minute match because of all the blood time and challenges. Vito was the aggressor and showed that sitting back and playing defensive can burn you. Shout out to the 4x’ers. It extremely rare and based on this year Mesembrink can’t join, Welsh won’t, Shapiro can’t, Kasak (who did a hell of a job running off 7 straight on the back side) won’t. Just shows how hard this thing is. Kasak wrestled up at 149 due to Van Ness’ injury. Since the 2021 year is not counted Kasak can redshirt and come back at 141 in 2025-2026. Penn St is going to have a log jam of wrestlers who can start anywhere except there

These announcers, especially the one that accused Vito of head butting was so stupid 🤦 dude shut up. Also so glad “StallFix” lost 😂

Kerk at HWT scored more offensive points in the first period of the NCAA finals against Davidson, than Fix did in all his Finals matches combined.

The best match in the world

Daton Fix fleeing the mat at 16:46

Fix is the best second best athlete I’ve ever watch and I couldn’t be happier

I think is the outstanding wrestler of the tourney!!

I cannot believe daton fix really didn’t even try to win his 4 ncaa title appearances. Crazy. Buffalo bills of college wrestling

Satisfying

Fix is a lifetime student at this point, so he will have many more chances for that ncaa title

Fix was wrestling when i was in college back in 2017

28 minute video for one match is crazy

4 finals, 0 wins. That's gotta sting man.

21:54 is the biggest “ball don’t lie” moment in wrestling history

4x………runner up

I love watching Vito's dad on the sidelines go crazy during the match. He was so animated! Same the David Carr's dad during his Big 12 champioship match with Keegan O'Toole. He was going crazy on the sidelines.

Interesting names of these lads

Daton Fix is the NCAA Finals gatekeeper Goat 😂

Congrats to Vito. Dayton just did not have the offense to overcome Vito’s defense. And eventually Vito’s constant pressure proved too much

Fix always does nothing. He’s purely defensive, but that’s not enough against someone like Vito.

If you have sleeping problems watch a Daton Fix match

Wow who saw that coming

Daton is retiring now at 65 years old and will start collecting Social Security.

Even John Smith knew Fix was not going to win. Fix, is purely defensive and reactive, does not initiate. It is almost like he’s scared to initiate and end up in a situation he’s uncomfortable in. Can’t win the Big stage like that.

Fix should have wrestled the first two periods with the same intensity he had in the last 15 seconds. It kind of breaks my heart because he had the potential to win this thing. Nothing against Vito. He's the real deal. It's just hard to see fix not wrestle to his potential.

21:48 crazy how after that long break from the challenge Vito instantly proves he’s better than fix in every single way by taking him down

22 min match. Insane.

Fix is literally 40 yrs old still wrestling and has no title

Daton Fix looking like Ben Askrin

Has Fix ever scored an offensive point during his ncaa career?!? Fucking ridiculous

Although nowhere close to Fix's caliber. In my minimal wrestling career, I carried more silvers than anything. My mindset was to fight to the championship but then everything fell apart for my mindset and skills. The plus side. I had a TON of medals but way too many silvers....

He wrestles not to lose and definitely one of the biggest stallers. I mean obviously he's extremely immensely talented you don't become a four-time division 1 All-American but whenever he's on that main stage semi-final or final if I was the officiating crew I'd be hitting him for stalling in the first period and could have been hit for fleeing the mat. What toys and composure veto has when you're getting screwed over and screwed out of points

By the time this match ended I graduated college, got married, and had kids

NCAA Championships used to be less than 2 hours long. This one was close to 4 hours. They need to fix that shit next year.

Congratulations Fix! You got second and you didn't even have to wrestle Crookham.

As a former wrestler it's no small feat reaching the finals in a tournament. Doing it at that level four times is admirable, five times if you count the World Championship. 5x Big 10 Champion. A great wrestler.

I didn't see a head butt.

Pretty sure Coleman Scott was a senior when Daton Fix was a freshman

Vito turns into a monster under pressure

Vito missed far ankle twice, so something to work on. Dayton's reactions very quick but good offense usually wins.

Little confused. Daton Fix is 5 times All Americans. How come he get extra year? He start in 2019. Can you tell me how? He didn't wrestle at 2020 but NCAA gave him extra year even if he didn't wrestle? 2019 - 2nd 2020 - Didn't wrestle and NCAA cancelled due of Covid 2021 - 2nd 2022 - 2nd 2023 - 4th 2024 - 2nd

This match was as long as a title fight in the UFC.

Daton “Deuce” Fix

Fix seems like a really nice guy so you have to kind of feel for him...............However.................Look at the last 15 seconds, that is too in a National Championship and he did not even shoot (other then the little fake at the whistle)! You can NOT beat high level guys with zero offense, and i saw someone else state that in four finals matches he has zero points from offense. That is crazy!!

How many attacks did vito have? Like 10 15? Fix scored a locking hands, an escape from vito cutting him, and one escape on his own...fix essentially scored one escape that match and calling for blood time the entire time and still had a chance to steal it at the end...so happy vito won, fix didn't deserve this...vito also had 2 or 3 takedowns wiped off, this easily could have been a major decision

Burroughs is calling like it should be. DC just wants to hear himself

The game plan for fix was good but you have to get a take down to win in the finals especially against a guy like vito

First 4x time runner up in history is crazy 😂 Just name the silver medal Daton Fix at this point 💀

The reality of this match is this: Daton tried to wrestle Vito straight up last year and got smoked. Daton knows Vito is the better wrestler so this year Daton decided not to wrestle. He hoped to evade, move, circle, counter, stall, look for help from the official and his coach. He lost in the worst way you can lose as a wrestler. He didn’t wrestle.

What a difference with this and Carr. IN-freaking-credible

Dayton Fix baited the lock hands call and was punished for it.

This is heartbreaking for fix.

Refs wanted Vito to lose so bad, the disrespect was blatant and the officiating was horrendous this year