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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Dudley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Borga.
Borga misses with a takedown
and Dudley counters with a left and a right that stings Borga.
Borga keeps the fight on the outside.
Dudley shoots in and drives through. Borga sprawls well.
Borga throws a solid leg kick but Dudley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Borga.
Dudley is looking for a counter combo.#TD2#
Borga fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dudley to the ground. Borga is now in Dudley's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Borga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dudley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Borga trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Borga is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dudley trying to control the position.
Dudley tries to strike from the bottom.
Dudley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Borga controlling from the top position.
It looks like Borga might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Borga tries to clinch up.
Borga tries to clinch up.
Dudley looks to land a body kick but Borga moved away.#CL2#
Borga moves into range and clinches up with Dudley.
Borga is struggling to control the position.
Dudley is pressed up against the cage. Borga has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dudley down to the mat. Dudley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dalton Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Borga.
Borga shoots for a double leg takedown but Dudley sprawls well. He's pushed Borga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #CL2#
Borga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dudley, pushing him back against the cage.
Borga looking for a takedown.
Borga tries to score a body lock takedown but Dudley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T3##TD2#
Borga drags the fight down to the ground.
Borga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dudley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dudley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dudley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Borga's head.
Dudley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dudley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Borga on the ground.
Dudley throwing strikes from guard but Borga blocks nicely.
Borga trying to control the position.
Dudley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Borga wants to get back to his feet but Dudley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Borga is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Borga controls from within his opponent's guard. #T4#
Dudley doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Borga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dudley is keeping the position for now.
Borga postures up and lands a big shot to Dudley's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Borga lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Borga dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Dudley swats away the attempt to clinch by Borga.#TD#
Dudley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Borga to the mat! Borga manages to get full guard.
Borga has control of Dudley's left arm, preventing Dudley from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Borga looking for a guillotine here but Dudley defends easily.
#SUB2#
Borga has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Dudley doesn't defend quickly enough and Borga has managed to lock this one up! Can Dudley escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Borga on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sam Borga!
Sam Borga 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 17, 2017 |
#R1#
A combination from Rogers does no damage. #TD2#
Borga fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rogers to the ground. Borga is now in Rogers's guard.
Borga stays in close to Rogers's body and controls the position. #SUB#
Rogers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Borga defends it easily.
Borga wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borga passes Rogers's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rogers could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rogers trying to control here.
#SUB2#
Borga is working for a submission of some sort.
#T1#
Borga takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rogers tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Borga is looking to stall here but Rogers recovers full guard.
Rogers pulls Borga in to control the position. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Borga not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rogers trying to control the position.
Borga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rogers punching to the body, from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Borga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Borga wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving. #ES#
Rogers uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#T3#
Borga scores with a kick to the midsection.#TD#
Rogers closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Borga quickly recovers to half guard.
Rogers lands strikes from half guard.
Rogers sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB#
Rogers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Borga is just riding it out for now. Rogers eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Borga wants to control but Rogers is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
Rogers wants to stand but Borga has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rogers in particular looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
Rogers tries to sprawl but Borga drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Glenn Rogers will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown but Borga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rogers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Glenn Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick
and Borga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rogers looks to land a left hand but Borga moved out of range nicely.
Borga darts in trying to clinch#TD#
and Rogers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #ES2#
Borga scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Borga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Borga. #ES#
Rogers sneaks out the side door and pushes Borga away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Rogers tries to sprawl but Borga drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rogers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T1#
Rogers wants to get back to full guard.
Rogers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Borga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Borga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rogers striking off his back but it's not causing Borga any problems.
Rogers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Borga looking to sit in guard and control but Rogers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Borga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rogers is one step ahead there. #T2#
Rogers sitting in guard here, content to control.
Borga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rogers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Borga blocks nicely. #T3##SU#
Rogers stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fight stays on the outside here - Borga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogers drops down looking for a counter takedown but Borga sprawls and moves away.#TD2#
Borga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Glenn Rogers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borga tries to pass to full mount but Rogers defends it.
Rogers trying to control from the bottom.
Borga stops Rogers from getting back to his feet.
#T4#
Borga is trying to control the action in half guard but Rogers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Borga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rogers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Borga tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Rogers tries to get to full guard but Borga has control of the leg. #SUB#
Rogers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Borga looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Borga closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Borga lands in his opponent's guard.#ES#
Rogers manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Glenn Rogers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Borga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD2#
Borga drives through with a takedown into Rogers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#ES#
Rogers manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rogers throws an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Borga manages to break the clinch.
#TD2#
Borga drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borga trying to control the action but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Rogers tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Borga wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T1#
An elbow from Borga crashes against the mat.
Rogers is trying to improve his position.
Borga working the head with strikes.
Rogers tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Rogers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Borga wants to control the pace but Rogers is squirming around nicely.
Rogers is looking to improve his position but Borga isn't that keen on the idea.#T2#
Rogers avoids a series of strikes thrown by Borga.
Borga lands a nice shot to the head.
Borga tries to control but Rogers wriggling away.
Borga sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!#SU2#
Borga stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Borga is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.
Rogers fails with the takedown.#T3##TD2#
Borga drives through with a takedown into Rogers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#ES#
Rogers is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Borga presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Rogers is trying to break the clinch but Borga is controlling him.#BC#
Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Borga closes the distance and clinches.
Borga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #TD2#
Borga gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Rogers gets full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borga is looking to work some ground and pound but Rogers has wrist control.#T4#
Borga with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB#
Rogers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SU2#
Borga stands up from Rogers's guard - Borga perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD2#
Borga looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rogers!
Matt Borga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glenn Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borga fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Borga.
I think Rogers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Glenn Rogers!
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