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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 08, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Michael feints and as Kinney raises his hands in defense, Michael changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Michael is looking to work some ground and pound but Kinney has wrist control.
Michael trying to control but Kinney is working from the bottom.
Michael working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Michael wants to control from the top but Kinney keeps moving.
Kinney pulls Michael in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael wants to control from the top but Kinney keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Michael postures up.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Michael clinches up with Kinney and pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
Kinney is stalling here.
Kinney slows down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kinney trying to stall but Michael improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Israel Kinney.#CL2#
Michael takes the fight into the clinch.
Kinney controlling the action here for a moment.
Kinney will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Michael up against the cage.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kinney stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kinney is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #TD2#
Michael pulls Kinney into guard.
Michael trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Michael is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kinney is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Michael trying to keep a closed guard but Kinney is proving a slippery customer.
Kinney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T3#
Michael wants to stand up but Kinney is controlling him.
Michael controls Kinney momentarily but Kinney frees himself. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Michael shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kinney is staying active underneath Michael, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T4#
Kinney has his hands clasped together around Michael's back. He's all about the action.
Michael is looking to take a break and control but Kinney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kinney trying to control here.
Michael tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kinney knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michael prevents Kinney from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Michael dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL2#
Michael takes the fight into the clinch.
Kinney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Michael fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Michael tries to bum rush Kinney with a series of wild strikes but Kinney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michael throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kinney shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD#
Michael tries to sprawl but Kinney drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Kinney wants to work for an arm triangle but Michael is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Michael wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Kinney is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T1#
Michael wants to get back to his feet.
Michael is trying to control but can't.
#SUB#
Kinney seems to be working for a kimura but Michael defends the submission attempt.
Michael keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kinney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Michael is defending against the submission attempts here by Kinney.
#SUB#
Kinney looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Michael keeping hold of Kinney's head, controlling as best he can.
Let's hope that Michael has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SUB#
Kinney is working for a kimura but Michael is defending it quite comfortably.
#T3#
Michael misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Michael gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kinney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Michael trying to keep a closed guard but Kinney is proving a slippery customer.
Kinney trying to control but Michael is working from the bottom. #T4#
Michael trying to keep a closed guard but Kinney is proving a slippery customer.
Kinney keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Michael's head.
Michael is trying to keep Kinney in close.
Michael looking to control but Kinney passes into half guard.
Kinney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Kinney trying to work for an americana but Michael has managed to regain full guard.
Michael controls Kinney momentarily but Kinney frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Kinney dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Michael drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michael accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Kinney looking for subs off his back but Michael has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kinney tries to get to full guard but Michael has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU2#
Michael decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Michael throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kinney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T1#
Michael lands a head kick!
#CUT2#
It looks like Israel Kinney has been cut.#TD2#
Michael scores with a takedown into Kinney's guard.
Kinney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Michael is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kinney trying to control the position.
Michael has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kinney has control of Michael's left arm, preventing Michael from doing any damage. #T2#
Kinney can't keep his opponent in guard - Michael advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kinney trying to control from the bottom.
Michael thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinney's head.
Michael wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kinney keeps working.
Michael thows a huge punch but Kinney dodges it nicely.
Kinney wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinney trying to control here.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kinney enables Michael to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kinney manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kinney can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Michael controls the pace.
Kinney striking off his back but it's not causing Michael any problems.
Kinney trying to control the position.
Michael has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kinney is proving hard to escape from. #SU2#
Kinney is working an open guard so Michael takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#TD2#
Michael looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kinney!
Kinney manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kinney flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Michael moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Kinney.
#SU2#
Michael stands up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Michael clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Michael comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Michael has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Michael!
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