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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 29, 2020 |
#R1##CL2#
Finney closes the distance and clinches.
Finney jumps guard but Ciechan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ciechan stalling in the clinch.
Ciechan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ciechan tries for a takedown but Finney manages to get underhooks.
Finney tries to pull guard but Ciechan holds him up against the cage and eventually Finney drops back down to his feet.
Finney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Finney drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matthew Ciechan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Finney.
Finney jumps guard but Ciechan stands there with Finney around his waist. Finney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finney is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ciechan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ciechan tries to land a knee to the head but Finney blocks with his arms.
#BC#
Ciechan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1##CL2#
Finney has Ciechan up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ciechan.
Finney can't break the clinch.
Ciechan lands a nice knee to the body.
Finney is trying to break the clinch but Ciechan has him pressed against the cage.
Ciechan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finney blocks it with crossed arms.
Finney tries to circle away but Ciechan has him pinned against the cage.
Finney tries to pull guard but Ciechan holds him up against the cage and eventually Finney drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ciechan.
#BC#
Ciechan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Finney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T2#
Finney tries to pull guard but Ciechan holds him up against the cage and eventually Finney drops back down to his feet.
#BC#
Ciechan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dave Finney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finney tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ciechan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Finney somewhat.#CL#
Ciechan clinches.
Ciechan misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Finney letting Ciechan take a breather here.#BC#
Ciechan breaks the clinch.
#T3#
Finney closes the distance and clinches up with Ciechan, looking for a takedown. Finney pushes Ciechan against the cage but Ciechan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL2#
Finney forces Ciechan back against the cage and clinches.
Finney being controlled against the cage.#TD2#
Finney jumps into guard, dragging Ciechan to the mat.
Finney working a defensive guard but Ciechan passes into half guard.
Finney is looking to control Ciechan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Finney avoid being mounted?#SU#
Ciechan decides to stand and escape the position. #CL#
Ciechan pushes Finney up against the cage in a clinch.#T4#
Finney is trying to break the clinch but Ciechan has him pressed against the cage.
Ciechan stalling.
Finney is trying to pull guard but Ciechan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Finney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Finney wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Ciechan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finney shoots in but no luck this time. #CL#
Ciechan drives through and clinches with Finney against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ciechan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT#
It looks like Dave Finney has been cut.
Ciechan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Finney looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciechan has Finney pressed against the cage, preventing Finney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Finney trying to control the position but instead, Ciechan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Finney into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Ciechan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Finney's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Nice takedown defense from Ciechan. No joy for Finney on that attempt.
Ciechan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Finney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ciechan as he avoids it easily.
Ciechan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Finney avoids it.
Finney has a takedown stuffed.
Matthew Ciechan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Finney.#CL#
Ciechan has closed the distance and engaged Finney in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciechan obliges.
Finney is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Ciechan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Ciechan instigates a clinch.
Finney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ciechan has him pressed against the cage.
Ciechan stops a takedown attempt from Finney.
#T1##TD#
Ciechan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ciechan manages to end up in side control.
Ciechan cracks Finney with a big elbow.
Ciechan happy to just control the position for now.
Ciechan tries to score with some ground and pound. Finney controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee asks Ciechan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ciechan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Finney looks to move to half guard but instead Ciechan has passed into mount! Damn!
Ciechan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ciechan throws a wild left hand from mount and Finney manages to wriggle his way back to half guard. #T2#
Well, if Ciechan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ciechan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Finney for as long as he can get away with.
Ciechan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SU#
Ciechan decides to stand up. #T3#
Finney is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ciechan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL#
Ciechan moves into the clinch.
Ciechan stalling the fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Finney 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.
Ciechan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ciechan stops a takedown attempt from Finney.
#BC#
Ciechan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Ciechan closes the distance and pushes Finney back into the cage.
Ciechan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ciechan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Finney is looking to control Ciechan's arms but Ciechan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Finney has his back to the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciechan obliges.#T4#
Ciechan is struggling to control the position.
Ciechan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ciechan wants a takedown but no success here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Finney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ciechan wants a takedown.
Ciechan with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC#
Ciechan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Ciechan clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Ciechan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Finney's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Ciechan darts in and clinches Finney up against the cage.
Finney trying to control the position but instead, Ciechan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Finney into the cage.
Finney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ciechan crunches a lovely knee into Finney's ribcage.
Ciechan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ciechan throws an elbow that misses.
Ciechan prevents a body shot from Finney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Ciechan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finney lands with a nice combination. Ciechan backs away looking to recover.#CL2#
Finney forces Ciechan back against the cage and clinches.
Ciechan stalling against the cage.
#T1#
Finney prevents the takedown attempt.
#BC#
Ciechan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Ciechan closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciechan obliges.
Ciechan with a knee to the head.
Finney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A knee to the head by Ciechan.
Ciechan wants to take the fight to the mat but Finney manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Finney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ciechan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL#
Ciechan has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T2#
Finney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ciechan just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC#
Ciechan breaks the clinch.
Ciechan tries to clinch but Finney is having none of it.
Finney feints a counter leg kick.
Finney dives in and grabs Ciechan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ciechan pushes down on Finney's head and hops out.
Matthew Ciechan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Finney.
Ciechan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finney.
Ciechan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ciechan tries to counter by clinching up but Finney breaks away and moves out of range.
Matthew Ciechan is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Ciechan moves into range and clinches up with Finney.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciechan crunches a lovely knee into Finney's ribcage.
Ciechan pushes off an throws an elbow but Finney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ciechan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finney can do to turn this around?#T3#
Ciechan lands a knee to the body.
Ciechan misses with an elbow over the top.
Finney is trying to force a seperation but Ciechan has the dominant position.
Ciechan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Come on Ciechan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ciechan misses with a punch to the body.
Ciechan goes for a takedown attempt but Finney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ciechan moves out of range of the leg kick from Finney.#CL#
Ciechan forces Finney back against the cage and clinches.#T4#
Ciechan scores a nice knee to the body.
#BC#
Ciechan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Ciechan drives through and clinches with Finney against the cage.
Ciechan scores with a knee to the head.
#TD#
Ciechan jumps guard.
#ES#
Ciechan pushes Finney off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciechan tries to clinch up but Finney circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Ciechan moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ciechan.
Ciechan tries for a takedown. No joy.
#BC#
Ciechan manages to break the clinch.
Dave Finney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthew Ciechan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Ciechan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ciechan 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Ciechan!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 23, 2020 |
#R1##CL2#
Jones rushes Woodgreen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#BC#
Woodgreen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woodgreen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Woodgreen somewhat.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones misses with a body punch
#CL#
and Woodgreen counters by clinching up.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Jones presses Woodgreen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#TD2#
Jones jumps guard.
#T1#
Woodgreen throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Woodgreen's guard. Nice move by Jones!#REVB#
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Woodgreen looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Woodgreen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T2#
Woodgreen trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Woodgreen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.#SU2#
Jones gets to his feet - Woodgreen follows without any prompting. #CL#
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Woodgreen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Woodgreen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC2#
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Jones has Woodgreen up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD#
Woodgreen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #ES2#
Jones has his feet on Woodgreen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #T3#
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Danny Woodgreen has been cut.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Woodgreen got wobbled bad by a big combination! Jones presses forward with punches and knees until Woodgreen stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Woodgreen closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Jones!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 23, 2020 |
#R1##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brunson. #ES#
Peterson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brunson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Peterson shoots and misses #TD2#
and Brunson counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunson controls the position.
Peterson tries to buck Brunson off but Brunson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brunson advances to mount.
Brunson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Peterson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brunson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brunson prevents Peterson from getting the reversal.#T1#
Peterson is in a horrible position here. Brunson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brunson working the ground and pound effectively.
#SUB2#
Brunson is working for a guillotine from mount but Peterson frees his head quite easily.
Brunson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brunson takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
#T2#
Peterson trying to control but not successfully.
Brunson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brunson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Peterson breaks Brunson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
#SUB2#
Brunson is looking for a triangle but Peterson pushes his legs off easily.
Brunson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Peterson is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Brunson keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Brunson is retaining full guard.
Peterson content to stall in guard here.
Peterson looking to pass the guard. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
Brunson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Peterson defends well.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Brunson keeps moving.
Brunson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Peterson trying to control but Brunson is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Brunson gets a double leg takedown into Peterson's guard.
Peterson is looking to stand back up but Brunson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Peterson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Brunson dominated that 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.
#R2##TD2#
Brunson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Peterson quickly recovers to half guard.
Peterson tries to kick Brunson off in order to stand up. Brunson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Brunson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peterson is looking to regain half guard here but Brunson keeps moving and retains side control.
James Brunson has got the better of the ground game so far.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Brunson working away.
Peterson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brunson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunson tries to stand and escape but Peterson is controlling the position.
Brunson trying to mount his opponent but Peterson defends it. #T1#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brunson lands a nice short elbow.
Peterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peterson is doing well to control the position and prevent Brunson from advancing to side control.#SUB2#
Brunson is working for a submission of some sort.
Peterson is pressing down on Brunson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brunson stands up over Peterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peterson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peterson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Brunson stays in close to Peterson's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Peterson has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Brunson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Peterson sprawls well initially but Brunson persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #T3#
Brunson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Peterson controls his leg.
Peterson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brunson lands a nice short elbow.
Brunson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brunson wants to pass to mount but Peterson is defending the position. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Brunson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brunson wants to pass the guard but Peterson is defending well.
Peterson taking some punishment here, with Brunson in his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peterson trying to control but Brunson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Brunson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Peterson dives in for a single leg takedown but Brunson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD2#
Brunson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB2#
Brunson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Peterson being controlled for a moment. #T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Brunson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brunson controlling from side mount.
Brunson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brunson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Peterson!
Peterson tries to lock up and control but Brunson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brunson controlling from mount.
Peterson is trying to reverse the position but instead Brunson has taken his back - oops!
Brunson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Peterson's body.
Peterson is trying to break free.
#T3#
Brunson avoiding Peterson 's attempts to control his hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brunson softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Peterson trying to control the hands but Brunson breaks the grip.
Brunson doesn't have the hooks in and Peterson manages to turn into his guard.
#T4#
Brunson controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brunson is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Brunson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peterson is keeping the position for now.
Peterson trying to keep a closed guard but Brunson is proving a slippery customer.
Brunson is stalling in the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Brunson 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Brunson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brunson 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Brunson!
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