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Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 771 Round 4
Date: Jul 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Pack thows a leg kick but Menhadenburnsch checks it #TD#
so Menhadenburnsch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Menhadenburnsch pushing down on Pack's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pack makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pack.
Pack is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Pack wants to take a breather but Menhadenburnsch is having none of it.
Pack passes to full mount!
Pack with good strikes from the mount here!#CUT2#
It looks like Trent Menhadenburnsch has been cut.
Menhadenburnsch tries to hold on but Pack postures up.
Menhadenburnsch tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T1#
Pack connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#ROC2#
Menhadenburnsch is rocked!#CUT2#
Trent Menhadenburnsch's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Trent Menhadenburnsch's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stewart Pack!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 771 Round 3
Date: Jul 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Menhadenburnsch leaves Moore with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Moore dives in for a single leg takedown but Menhadenburnsch sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Menhadenburnsch is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Menhadenburnsch.
Moore punishes Menhadenburnsch's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Menhadenburnsch misses.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Menhadenburnsch throws out the jab.
Menhadenburnsch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#TD#
Moore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Moore misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Menhadenburnsch is looking to reverse the position.
Menhadenburnsch prevents Moore from improving position.
Menhadenburnsch gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T1#
Menhadenburnsch won't allow Moore to pass to mount.
Moore lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Menhadenburnsch is looking to control Moore's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Menhadenburnsch avoid being mounted?
Menhadenburnsch is pressing down on Moore's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Menhadenburnsch wants to sweep here but Moore controlling him for the moment.
Moore controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Menhadenburnsch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Menhadenburnsch is still trying to improve position.
Menhadenburnsch can't keep his opponent in guard - Moore advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Menhadenburnsch taking some punishment here, with Moore in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Moore.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore wants to take a breather but Menhadenburnsch is having none of it.
Menhadenburnsch slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moore lands a couple of digs.#T3#
Menhadenburnsch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moore's guard. #REVB#
Menhadenburnsch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moore is keeping the position for now.
Menhadenburnsch won't allow Moore to sweep him here.
Moore manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Menhadenburnsch manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Menhadenburnsch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Menhadenburnsch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Menhadenburnsch.
Menhadenburnsch is looking to take a break and control but Moore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
Moore wants to improve his position but Menhadenburnsch is controlling well.
Moore slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moore is trying to control the position but Menhadenburnsch postures up.
Moore looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Menhadenburnsch landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Les Moore dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Moore works the jab nicely.
Moore shoots in and drives through. Menhadenburnsch sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Menhadenburnsch throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Moore counters with a nice double leg into side control. Menhadenburnsch won't be happy with that.
Moore cracks Menhadenburnsch with a big elbow.
Menhadenburnsch is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Moore off and has taken his back!
Moore rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore tries to roll over but Menhadenburnsch keeps him under control.
Menhadenburnsch working the head and body with strikes.
Moore trying to control but Menhadenburnsch postures up.
Menhadenburnsch tries to pass to full mount but Moore defends it. #T1#
Moore tries to get to full guard but Menhadenburnsch has control of the leg.
Moore has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Menhadenburnsch is working away from the top position though.
Menhadenburnsch trying to control from half guard but Moore is working away.
Menhadenburnsch is pressing down on Moore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moore is holding on for now.
Menhadenburnsch is keen to just control but Moore is a slippery customer.
Les Moore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moore is pressing down on Menhadenburnsch's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Moore will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Menhadenburnsch wants to pass the guard but Moore is keeping the position.
Menhadenburnsch landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB#
Moore has his foot on Menhadenburnsch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Menhadenburnsch works his way back into a safe position though.
Moore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Menhadenburnsch from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Moore throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Menhadenburnsch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #T3#
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Menhadenburnsch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Moore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Menhadenburnsch is one step ahead there.
Menhadenburnsch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Menhadenburnsch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Menhadenburnsch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moore's head.
Moore trying to keep a closed guard but Menhadenburnsch is proving a slippery customer.
Menhadenburnsch is looking to pass into half guard but Moore pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Moore is in guard.#REVR##T4#
Moore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moore content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Menhadenburnsch looking for a sweep. Not yet Menhadenburnsch, not yet.
Menhadenburnsch keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Menhadenburnsch is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Moore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Menhadenburnsch working some strikes from top position.
Menhadenburnsch trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trent Menhadenburnsch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Menhadenburnsch closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Moore to the mat! Moore manages to get full guard.
Menhadenburnsch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Menhadenburnsch postures up in Moore's guard and throws a big left but Moore blocks it.
Moore looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Menhadenburnsch puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Moore tries to roll over but Menhadenburnsch keeps him under control.
Moore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Menhadenburnsch.
Menhadenburnsch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menhadenburnsch is stalling here. Moore is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Menhadenburnsch seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Moore has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Moore grinds an elbow into Menhadenburnsch's temple.
Menhadenburnsch is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Moore off and has taken his back!#T1#
Menhadenburnsch is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Menhadenburnsch gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Menhadenburnsch gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Menhadenburnsch apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Menhadenburnsch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Moore attempts a counter takedown but Menhadenburnsch avoids it well and moves away.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt - Menhadenburnsch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Menhadenburnsch circles away.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Menhadenburnsch enables Moore to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Menhadenburnsch manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Menhadenburnsch lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Menhadenburnsch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Menhadenburnsch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Menhadenburnsch cracks Moore with a solid left hand.
Menhadenburnsch trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom. #T2#
Moore wants to sweep here but Menhadenburnsch controlling him for the moment.
Moore is trying to keep Menhadenburnsch in close.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Menhadenburnsch from controlling successfully.
Menhadenburnsch advances position into side control!
Moore is looking for a sweep.
Menhadenburnsch connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Moore some visible discomfort.
#T3#
Menhadenburnsch working the ground and pound from side control.
Les Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Menhadenburnsch in side control lands a decent elbow.
Menhadenburnsch wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
Moore is looking for a sweep.
Menhadenburnsch working the head with strikes.
Moore is looking for a sweep.
Menhadenburnsch trying to control the position but Moore is working away.
Moore on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Menhadenburnsch is working Moore over with some ground and pound from side control.
Trent Menhadenburnsch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Menhadenburnsch tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Menhadenburnsch trying to control the position but Moore is working away.
Moore is being controlled here.
Moore is trying to control Menhadenburnsch's posture but Menhadenburnsch avoids it.
Menhadenburnsch lands some shots froms side control.
Moore tries to buck Menhadenburnsch off but Menhadenburnsch is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Menhadenburnsch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Menhadenburnsch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Trent Menhadenburnsch!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Trent Menhadenburnsch!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Trent Menhadenburnsch!
Trent Menhadenburnsch wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 771 Round 2
Date: Jul 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Menhadenburnsch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Menhadenburnsch there as he acknowledges the shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Trent Menhadenburnsch has been cut.
Hines Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randy Hines Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menhadenburnsch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Menhadenburnsch is looking to score with low kicks.
Hines Jr throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Menhadenburnsch counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hines Jr wants to stand back up but Menhadenburnsch manages to pass into side control.
Menhadenburnsch tries to score with some ground and pound. Hines Jr controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Menhadenburnsch is putting a hurting on Hines Jr here, landing some big shots from side control. #SUB#
Menhadenburnsch tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Menhadenburnsch wants to control but Hines Jr is keeping him busy. #T1#
Hines Jr is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hines Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Menhadenburnsch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Menhadenburnsch works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Menhadenburnsch is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hines Jr will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Menhadenburnsch scores with punches from side control.
Menhadenburnsch grinds an elbow into Hines Jr's temple.
Menhadenburnsch cracks Hines Jr with a big right hand but Hines Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hines Jr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Menhadenburnsch is controlling him well.#T2#
Hines Jr takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hines Jr looks winded!
Hines Jr trying to remain calm as Menhadenburnsch controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hines Jr is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hines Jr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Menhadenburnsch moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Check out the look on Menhadenburnsch's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hines Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#SUB#
Menhadenburnsch looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T3#
Menhadenburnsch controlling from side mount.
Menhadenburnsch lands an elbow.
Menhadenburnsch scores with punches from side control.
Menhadenburnsch is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Menhadenburnsch thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Menhadenburnsch working the head with strikes.
Menhadenburnsch scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hines Jr to see if he's OK.
Menhadenburnsch lands a few punches from side control.
Menhadenburnsch scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hines Jr is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hines Jr gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Menhadenburnsch raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Menhadenburnsch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Menhadenburnsch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Menhadenburnsch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Menhadenburnsch remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Check out the look on Menhadenburnsch's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Menhadenburnsch staying calm.
Menhadenburnsch scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hines Jr is trying to escape the position but Menhadenburnsch is controlling the position. #T1#
Hines Jr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Menhadenburnsch is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Hines Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hines Jr is breathing heavily.
Hines Jr prevents Menhadenburnsch from moving into mount.
Menhadenburnsch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hines Jr can do to turn this around?
Menhadenburnsch working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hines Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hines Jr tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Menhadenburnsch lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Menhadenburnsch is landing with some decent strikes but Hines Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Menhadenburnsch landing shots from mount.
Menhadenburnsch punishing his opponent with strikes. #T2#
Menhadenburnsch lands a big shot there that rocks Hines Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hines Jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menhadenburnsch sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Menhadenburnsch landing strikes from the mount and Hines Jr is in trouble!
Trent Menhadenburnsch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Menhadenburnsch controlling the pace for now.
Menhadenburnsch scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hines Jr?
#T3#
Menhadenburnsch looking to control and managing it successfully.
Menhadenburnsch's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Menhadenburnsch.
A nice elbow there by Menhadenburnsch.
Menhadenburnsch scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hines Jr?
Menhadenburnsch postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Hines Jr badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Menhadenburnsch around the waist but Menhadenburnsch pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Menhadenburnsch is the winner by TKO! Menhadenburnsch jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Menhadenburnsch!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 771 Round 1
Date: Jul 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Menhadenburnsch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CUT2#
It looks like Trent Menhadenburnsch has been cut.
Tchaikovsky throws a wild body kick that Menhadenburnsch sees coming a mile off.
Tchaikovsky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Menhadenburnsch but Menhadenburnsch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick misses from Tchaikovsky. #TD#
Tchaikovsky gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Menhadenburnsch to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Menhadenburnsch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Menhadenburnsch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menhadenburnsch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tchaikovsky's head.
Menhadenburnsch 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Menhadenburnsch's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T1#
Tchaikovsky trying to control the position.
Menhadenburnsch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tchaikovsky wants to control but Menhadenburnsch passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menhadenburnsch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tchaikovsky trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Menhadenburnsch there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tchaikovsky can do anything to dispel that myth.#T2#
Tchaikovsky tries to kick Menhadenburnsch off but Menhadenburnsch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Menhadenburnsch is nestled in close to Tchaikovsky, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tchaikovsky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Menhadenburnsch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tchaikovsky is looking to escape.
Menhadenburnsch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Menhadenburnsch lands strikes from half guard.
Menhadenburnsch looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Menhadenburnsch passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tchaikovsky!
Menhadenburnsch postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tchaikovsky looks a forlorn figure.
Menhadenburnsch lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#ROC#
Tchaikovsky is rocked!#T3#
Menhadenburnsch lands a big shot to the head and Tchaikovsky winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Trent Menhadenburnsch!
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