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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
UnderGround FC 23
Date: Jul 31, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Smit bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sundin is looking to regain half guard here but Smit keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Smit tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smit working the ground and pound but Sundin is defending the strikes. #SUB#
Smit working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smit wants to control but Sundin is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Smit tries for a kimura but Sundin is defending well. #T1##SUB#
Smit goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sundin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Smit's guard! Nice work there by Sundin! #SUB#
Sundin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sundin controlling from the top position.
Sundin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Smit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Sundin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sundin has managed to get both his arms back between Smit's legs - danger averted.#T2#
Sundin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB#
Smit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sundin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sundin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smit swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Smit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sundin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sundin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Smit tries to strike from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Smit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sundin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piet Smit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Smit feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Smit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sundin has a closed guard, preventing Smit from standing up.
Smit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smit sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sundin's guard.
Sundin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Smit seems to be looking for submissions.
Smit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundin is controlling Smit's trapped leg to prevent Smit from advancing to side control.#SUB#
Smit is working for a submission of some sort.
#T1##SUB#
Smit seems to be working for a kimura but Sundin defends the submission attempt.
Smit is looking to take a break and control but Sundin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Smit seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Smit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Sundin is defending against the submission attempts here by Smit.
#SUB#
Smit is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sundin is just riding it out for now. Smit eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Smit is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Smit is looking for a kimura but Sundin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smit to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piet Smit dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Smit fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Smit's head coaches at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL#
Sundin tries to keep at a distance but Smit has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Smit wants the takedown. Sundin is fighting it off but Smit persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sundin's guard against the cage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sundin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smit throwing strikes but missing.
Smit trying to control the position from guard on top but Sundin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sundin has a closed guard, preventing Smit from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smit throws an elbow that misses. Sundin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smit's guard. Nice move by Sundin!#REVB#
Sundin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sundin looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1#
Smit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sundin can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Smit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sundin defends it easily.#SUB#
Smit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Smit has his foot on Sundin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sundin works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Smit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sundin is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sundin forces his way into half guard.
Sundin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T2#
More stalling from Sundin.#SUB#
Smit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sundin pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Sundin seems content to control.#SUB#
Smit looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sundin in particular looking to stall.
Mats Sundin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piet Smit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smit trying to control but Sundin postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piet Smit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piet Smit!
After winning the bout, Piet Smit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Mats Sundin spoke after the fight, saying 'Javlar va fan! '.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Sundin has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson throws a right hand that Sundin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sundin also avoids with ease.
Sundin feinted with a counter takedown.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson. #T1##TD#
Sundin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES2#
Johnson kicks Sundin off and gets back to his feet.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson works over Sundin's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT2#
It looks like Mats Sundin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sundin tries to counter with a takedown but Johnson is quick to defend against it.
Sundin fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Johnson throws a head kick but Sundin moves out of range.
Sundin feinted with a counter takedown.
Sundin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Sundin persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mats Sundin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson throws a leg kick #TD#
and Sundin counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson tries to bench press Sundin off him but Sundin keeps the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB#
Sundin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Sundin working away.#SUB#
Sundin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Sundin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T3##SUB#
Sundin has an Americana. Johnson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sundin is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sundin hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mats Sundin!
A relieved looking Mats Sundin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 08, 2019 |
#R1#
Marquez dips to his left and cracks Barnes with an uppercut!
Marquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marquez lands a nice looking body shot.
Marquez connects with a body shot.
Marquez cracks Barnes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#ROC2#
Barnes is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Marquez moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Barnes! Marquez continues to tee off on Barnes, landing with a left and a right! Marquez connects with a right hand that leaves Barnes sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Marquez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Julian Marquez!
Julian Marquez looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'No bitch niggas'.
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