|
Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 09, 2018 |
#R1# Baird gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Baird tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Sama is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Baird buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Baird!! Baird is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Sama throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Escanor Sama! Post fight, Escanor Sama took to the microphone: 'My mighty attacks cannot reach thee? And who decided that? My blazing sun was extinguished by a speck of darkness? And who decided that? The only one who gets to decide such things is ME!!'.
|
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 02, 2018 |
#R1##CL2# Silver moves into the clinch. Silver misses with a knee strike.
Silver misses with a knee to the head. Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baird could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Silver connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT2# Moises Baird's cut is getting worse. Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Baird blocks with his arms.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Baird blocks it.
Silver landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Baird blocks it.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Baird is blocking nicely.
Silver looks winded! A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Silver misses with a knee to the head. Baird throws an elbow but it misses.
#TD# Baird drags the fight down to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silver throws a big right hand that misses. Silver won't allow Baird to sweep him here. Baird knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silver on the ground. Silver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SU2# Silver gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T1##CL2# Silver moves into the clinch successfully.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baird blocks it with crossed arms. Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baird jumps guard but Silver turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Silver landing knees to the head.
Baird looking for a takedown. Baird wants to stall.
Silver blocks the elbow strike.
Baird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver connects with a knee to the head.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Baird is blocking nicely.
Baird tries to pull guard but Silver forces him back to his feet, against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moises Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him. Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baird's face.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Baird looking to stall.
#TD# Baird manages to pull guard.
#T2# Silver throws a big right hand that misses. Silver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Baird is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Silver gets full guard. Baird stops Silver from standing up. Baird throws a big right hand that misses. Silver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2# Baird got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silver has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Baird has managed to get both his arms back between Silver's legs - danger averted.#SUB2# Silver is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Baird has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Baird works over Silver with some ground and pound from guard. Silver looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Baird might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Baird in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Baird working some strikes from top position.#T3# Silver looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Silver not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Baird's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Baird working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Baird postures up in Silver's guard and throws a big left but Silver blocks it. Baird distracts Silver with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2# Silver kicks Baird off and gets to his feet. #CL2# Silver has closed the distance and engaged Baird in a clinch.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
Silver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baird's face.
Baird wants to stall.
Baird swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it. Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baird swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it. Baird tries to pull guard but Silver won't allow it.
#T4# Baird fails to pull guard.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Baird is trying to pull guard but Silver has him pressed against the cage. Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silver is pressed up against the cage. Baird has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silver down to the mat. Silver avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2# Silver closes the distance and clinches. Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Baird blocks with his arms.
Baird digs a right hand into Silver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silver's gas tank. Baird has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baird is trying to maintain a safe position but Silver gets an underhook and turns Baird into the cage. Baird is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Baird can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight. Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Baird blocks with his arms.
Baird looks to throw an elbow but misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gold Silver dominated that round. The cut man is working on Moises Baird's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2##CL2# Silver rushes Baird and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Baird tries to pull guard but Silver forces him back to his feet, against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver. Baird struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver scores with a knee to the head.
Baird swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it. Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baird jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silver walks away with a smile on his face. Baird gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2# Silver clinches up with Baird and pushes him back against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A battle for position here, against the cage. Silver is breathing heavily. Silver landing knees to the head.
Baird lands a hook to the side of the head. Baird unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silver lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Baird tries to score a body lock takedown but Silver shows good agility there to stay on his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moises Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him. Silver with a knee to the head.
#T1# Silver tries a knee to the head but Baird blocks it.
Silver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2# Moises Baird's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baird is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silver is keeping busy. Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baird blocks it with crossed arms. Baird tries to pull guard but Silver forces him back to his feet, against the cage. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Baird trying to stall but Silver improves his position.
Baird taking a breather. Gold Silver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Silver tries a knee to the head but Baird blocks it.
Silver misses with a knee to the head. Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baird blocks it with crossed arms. Baird wants to stall.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T2# Baird misses with an elbow over the top. Baird misses with a short punch on the inside. Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baird lands with a short shot to the head. Baird lands an elbow inside. Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baird blocks it with crossed arms. Baird jumps guard but Silver stands there with Baird around his waist. Baird gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Baird blocks it.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Baird. Baird scores with an uppercut up the middle. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silver misses with a knee strike.
Baird misses with an elbow over the top. Silver tries a knee to the head but Baird blocks it.
Baird tries to pull guard but Silver forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Baird tries to pull guard but Silver won't allow it.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T3# Silver blocks an elbow strike from Baird.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baird misses with some punches.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Baird is blocking nicely.
#TD# Baird turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Baird manages to end up in side control.#ES2# Silver sneaks out the side door and pushes Baird away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#CL2# Silver moves into the clinch. Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Baird is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Baird trying to stall but Silver improves his position.
Baird goes for a takedown attempt but Silver pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2# Silver moves into the clinch. A knee to the head by Silver.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baird.
Baird looks to throw an elbow but misses. Silver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4# Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baird blocks it with crossed arms. A head punch on the inside from Baird fails to land. Baird makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Silver misses with a knee to the head. Baird jumps guard but Silver turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baird tries to pull guard but Silver won't allow it.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baird tries to score a body lock takedown but Silver shows good agility there to stay on his feet. A knee to the head by Silver.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baird tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silver smiles and moves away.
#CL2# Silver moves into the clinch successfully.
Silver lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gold Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Moises Baird'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. This is the final round! #R3# Baird darts in looking for a takedown but Silver gets double underhooks and turns Baird into the cage. Silver throws a big counter head kick but Baird avoids it with no problem.#CL2# Silver drives through and clinches with Baird against the cage.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baird tries to pull guard but Silver holds him up against the cage and eventually Baird drops back down to his feet.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Baird blocks it.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baird tries to pull guard but Silver forces him back to his feet, against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moises Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him. Silver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baird's face.
Baird is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silver to keep the fight standing. Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baird wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Baird scores with an uppercut up the middle. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Silver is pressed up against the cage. Baird has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silver down to the mat. Silver avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2# Baird gets tackled into the cage by Silver. Silver maintains the clinch. A knee to the head by Silver.
#T1# Silver tries a knee to the head but Baird blocks it.
Baird is looking to control Silver's arms but Silver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baird has his back to the cage. Silver misses with a knee to the head. Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silver blocking some punches.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
Baird stalling in the clinch but Silver improves position. Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baird is trying to pull guard but Silver has him pressed against the cage. Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baird is trying to pull guard but Silver has him pressed against the cage. Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silver scores with a knee to the head.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baird holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silver with a knee to the head.
#T2# Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baird is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Baird drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silver pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2# Baird gets tackled into the cage by Silver. Silver maintains the clinch. Silver misses with a knee strike.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Baird looking to stall.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baird blocks it with crossed arms. A short right from Baird on the inside. Baird wants to take the fight to the mat but Silver manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Baird blocks with his arms.
#T3# Baird is trying to stall.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Baird blocks with his arms.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Baird is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silver as Baird tries to tie him up. Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baird blocks it with crossed arms. Baird goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silver prevents it.
Baird is looking to control Silver's arms but Silver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baird has his back to the cage. Baird takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baird tries to pull guard but Silver forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Silver scores with a knee to the head.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silver landing knees to the head.
Baird trying to control the position but instead, Silver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baird into the cage.#T4# Silver misses with a knee to the head. Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Baird is trying to stall.
Silver connects with a knee to the head.
Baird working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Baird is blocking nicely.
Baird trying to stall but Silver improves his position.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baird trying to stall but Silver improves his position.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silver landing knees to the head.
Moises Baird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Gold Silver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Baird is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight! Gold Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Silver 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gold Silver!
|
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 27, 2018 |
#R1##CL2# Sten pushes Baird up against the cage in a clinch. Baird working aggressively here.
Sten stalling against the cage.
Baird throws a head punch that misses. Sten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#TD2# Sten pulls guard successfully.
Baird postures up in Sten's guard and throws a big left but Sten blocks it. Baird throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sten works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2# Sten had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baird defends it easily. Sten manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baird manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB# Sten stopping the sweep attempt from Baird. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sten wants to control from the top but Baird keeps moving. Baird really is a fat lump. Baird looking for a sweep. Not yet Baird, not yet. Baird bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sten's guard. #REVR##T1# A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baird accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Baird with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Baird throws a big right hand that misses. Baird postures up.
Baird throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sten works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Sten manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baird manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB# Baird avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Baird might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Baird tries to land a sweep but no joy. Sten trying to control but Baird is working from the bottom. Sten looking to pass the guard. Baird wants to improve his position but instead Sten has moved into half guard.
#SU2# Sten decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #T2##CL2# Sten moves into range and clinches up with Baird. A head punch on the inside from Baird fails to land. Sten lands a knee to the body.
#BC2# Sten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2# Sten scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #ES# Baird kicks Sten off and gets back to his feet. Baird is breathing heavily. This has been an exciting period of action! Sten scores with a three punch combo!
#CUT2# Moises Baird's cut is getting worse. Baird misses with a takedown attempt and Sten counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#KD2# Sten drops Baird with a left right combo! Sten follows him down to the ground into side control.
#ROC2# Baird is rocked! Baird looks to move to half guard but instead Sten has passed into mount! Damn! Oh Baird is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Baird takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Baird avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sten.
#T3# The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Baird is working to get back to half guard.
Sten lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sten with good strikes from the mount here! Sten prevents Baird from getting the reversal. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sten lands a heavy elbow. Sten takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Sten postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Baird looks a forlorn figure.
Baird can't escape the position.
Sten throws some wild stikes that Baird manages to avoid easily.
Sten unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Baird wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Sten celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anders Sten!
|
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 21, 2018 |
#R1##TD# Baird closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Voevodin did well to prevent Baird getting side control. Voevodin trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Baird throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Baird knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Voevodin on the ground. Baird thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Voevodin's head. #SU# Baird decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #TD2# Voevodin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Baird manages to get to full guard.
Voevodin trying to control the position from guard on top but Baird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Voevodin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Voevodin stopping the sweep attempt from Baird. Baird has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Voevodin has passed into side control.
Baird is not in a great position here, taking some shots. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1# Voevodin trying to control the position but Baird is working away. #SUB2# Voevodin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Voevodin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Baird tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Voevodin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Baird is trying to work for a sweep but Voevodin has mounted him! Baird is wriggling around trying to escape.
Baird tries to hold on but Voevodin postures up. Voevodin wants to control the pace but Baird is squirming around nicely. #T2# Voevodin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Baird?
#CUT2# It looks like Moises Baird has been cut. Baird tries to reverse the position but Voevodin maintains control. Voevodin tries to control but Baird wriggling away. Baird is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Voevodin trying to control but Baird is having none of it. #SUB2# Voevodin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Voevodin working the ground and pound effectively.
Voevodin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baird is looking to escape. #T3# Baird is trying to escape the mount.
Voevodin tries to control but Baird wriggling away. Baird tries to hold on but Voevodin pushes him away. Baird is working to get back to half guard.
Baird could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Voevodin looking to control but Baird is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Baird working to try and regain half guard.
Baird tries to lock up and control but Voevodin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Voevodin wants to control the pace but Baird is squirming around nicely. Baird tries to get back to half guard but can't. Baird might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Baird swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Voevodin landing strikes, looking to finish! #CUT2# Moises Baird's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Moises Baird's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oleg Voevodin!
|
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 07, 2018 |
#R1# Baird has his takedown stuffed and Langfinger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2# It looks like Moises Baird has been cut. Langfinger throws a body shot but no joy. Baird blocks a head kick by Langfinger.
Baird jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Baird misses with a takedown letting Langfinger counter with a right hand. Baird shoots and misses and Langfinger scores with a counter punch that sends Baird to the canvas! Langfinger smells blood - he's punishing Baird with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Baird has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesper Langfinger! Our winner, Jesper Langfinger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 01, 2018 |
#R1# Baird looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Baird fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reigns is looking to chop away at Baird's legs. Baird shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reigns but Reigns pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL# Baird gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Reigns blocks an elbow strike. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2# Reigns breaks the clinch.
Reigns has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Baird is landing a low percentage of strikes. Baird goes for a double leg but Reigns avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reigns continues to drive forward. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moises Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him. Baird tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reigns swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1# Baird wants to clinch.#TD# Baird closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Baird lands in his opponent's guard. Baird wants to stand but Reigns has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Baird throws a big elbow that misses. Baird keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reigns's head. Baird throwing strikes from guard but Reigns blocks nicely. #SUB2# Reigns escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Baird gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Reigns looks winded!#T2# Reigns throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Baird throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Baird throwing strikes from guard but Reigns blocks nicely. Reigns has momentary wrist control but Baird slips an elbow through the middle. Reigns wants to stand but Baird is controlling the position. Baird could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Reigns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB2# Reigns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baird is in close to Reigns's body, working some short punches and elbows. Baird loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T3# Baird throws a big right hand that misses. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Baird works over Reigns with some ground and pound from guard. Baird postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Baird missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Baird keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reigns's head. Baird works over Reigns with some ground and pound from guard. Reigns has momentary wrist control but Baird slips an elbow through the middle. Baird loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Baird throws a big elbow that misses. Baird throwing strikes from guard but Reigns blocks nicely. Baird chips away with some ground and pound. Baird throwing strikes but missing. #SUB2# Reigns is looking for a triangle but Baird pushes his legs off easily.
#T4# Reigns wants to stand and escape but Baird is having none of it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Baird working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reigns's head. Baird is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Baird throws a big elbow that misses. Reigns looking to control.
Baird throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Reigns controls Baird momentarily but Baird frees himself. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Baird shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Horrible takedown attempt by Baird or perhaps it was just good defense by Reigns, which made it look bad. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Reigns defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baird. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moises Baird dominated that round. 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# Reigns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baird. Reigns takes a swing at Baird's ribcage but misses. Nice sprawl there from Reigns as Baird shoots in. Baird tries for a takedown but Reigns sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moises Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him. Reigns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD2# Reigns shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Baird 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. Baird keeping moving, preventing Reigns from controlling successfully. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Reigns postures up.
#T1# Baird looking for a sweep. Not yet Baird, not yet. #SUB2# Reigns drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Reigns jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Reigns postures up and lands a big shot to Baird's brow. Baird wants to improve his position but instead Reigns has moved into half guard.
Reigns lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Reigns is trying to control the action in half guard but Baird is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Reigns prevents Baird from improving his position. Reigns wants to take a breather but Baird is having none of it. #T2# Reigns throwing shots but Baird is blocking nicely. Baird is looking for a sweep. Reigns is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Reigns in particular looking to stall. Baird tries to get to full guard but Reigns has control of the leg. Reigns content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. The fight stays on the outside here - Baird looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Baird tries to clinch but Reigns is having none of it. Baird shoots for a double leg takedown but Reigns sprawls well. He's pushed Baird's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. And Reigns tries to counter it with a takedown but Baird pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T3##CL2# Reigns moves into range and clinches up with Baird. Baird changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reigns fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reigns throws a series of punches but Baird moves out of range. Baird shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reigns but Reigns pushes him off and we're back to square one. Roman Reigns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2# Reigns drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Baird is looking to stand back up but Reigns counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Baird. #REVR# Reigns has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Baird tries to roll over but Reigns keeps him under control.#T4# Reigns trying to control from half guard but Baird is working away. Reigns tries to stand but can't do so whilst Baird controls his leg. Baird tries to roll over but Reigns keeps him under control. Reigns is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Baird wants to improve his position but Reigns is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Reigns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round! #R3##CL2# Reigns has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2# Reigns manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SU# Baird gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Reigns stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reigns wants it to stay on the feet. Baird fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Reigns looks like he wants to counter punch here. Reigns stuffs the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moises Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Baird tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reigns paws at him with a jab and circles away. Baird fails with a takedown attempt. Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1# Baird darts in looking for a takedown but Reigns gets double underhooks and turns Baird into the cage. A countering left hand to the body from Reigns misses.#TD2# Reigns shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Baird is trying to defend but Reigns finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Baird is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reigns scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB2# Reigns seems to be working for a kimura but Baird defends the submission attempt. Baird won't allow Reigns to pass to mount. Baird wants to get back to full guard.#T2# Reigns wants to pass to mount but Baird is defending the position. Reigns wants to take a breather but Baird is having none of it. Baird tries to get to full guard but Reigns has control of the leg. Reigns throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Baird trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB2# Reigns 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.
Baird is trying to get back to full guard.#T3# Baird wants to get back to full guard but Reigns has passed into side control. Baird is looking to reverse the position. Reigns scoring with punches from side control. Baird regains half guard.#T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Baird tries to roll over but Reigns keeps him under control. Baird has a hand on Reigns's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Reigns takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Reigns lands a nice shot to the head. Baird is wriggling around trying to escape.
#SUB2# Reigns with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Baird is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Baird might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Reigns sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight! Roman Reigns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Reigns 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Reigns!
|
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 22, 2018 |
#R1# Baird fails with a takedown attempt. Stevens wants to counter the offense by Baird and move into the clinch position.#TD# Stevens gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2# Stevens pushes Baird off and scrambles back to his feet.
Stevens throws a half hearted mid kick.#TD2# Stevens looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Baird wants to improve his position but Stevens is controlling well.
#T1##SU2# Stevens escapes and gets back to his feet. #TD2# Stevens drives through with a takedown into guard. #ES# Baird uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#TD2# Stevens looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Baird! Baird tries to improve position but can't. Stevens looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Baird is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Baird tries to buck Stevens off but Stevens is having none of it.#SUB2# Stevens tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Baird defending against the ground and pound. #T2# Baird tries to bench press Stevens off him but Stevens keeps the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The strikes coming from Stevens are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Baird is looking to reverse the position. Baird tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Stevens presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Baird is working to get back to half guard.
Baird is breathing heavily. Baird bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Baird has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Baird scoring with punches to the head and body. Baird with a nice head shot there.#SUB2# Baird got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stevens has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Baird has managed to get both his arms back between Stevens's legs - danger averted. Baird postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T3##SUB2# Stevens is looking for a triangle but Baird pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2# Stevens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baird defends it easily. Baird distracts Stevens with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Stevens pulls Baird in to control the position. Baird loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Baird throws a big right hand that misses. Stevens looking to control.
Baird with a nice head shot there.#SUB2# Stevens looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Baird postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Baird really is a fat lump.#T4# Stevens pulls Baird in close to his closed guard and prevents Baird from doing any damage or advancing position. Baird throws a big right hand that misses. Baird in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Baird throwing strikes from guard but Stevens blocks nicely. Baird working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Stevens looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Stevens stuffs the takedown attempt from Baird. Baird gets slowly back to his feet. #CL2# Stevens gets a clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jamal Stevens will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2##TD2# Stevens drives through with a takedown into Baird's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Stevens makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SU2# Baird is working an open guard so Stevens takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#TD2# Stevens looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Baird! Stevens has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Baird dodges the ground and pound from Stevens. Baird tries to get back to half guard but can't. Baird being controlled for a moment. Baird is trying to control Stevens's posture but Stevens avoids it. Stevens looks up at the clock and then as Baird takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stevens smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#T1# Baird is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Stevens is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Baird can't escape the position.
Stevens punching from mount but Baird doing a good job of avoiding damage. Baird is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stevens controlling his opponent. Baird is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Stevens throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
#SU2# Stevens gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks! Baird shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevens but Stevens pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T2# Baird looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Stevens throws a head kick that misses. #TD2# A momentary lapse in concentration from Baird enables Stevens to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Baird manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Stevens sitting in guard, not really doing much. Stevens's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#SU2# Stevens decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #T3##CL2# Baird gets tackled into the cage by Stevens. Stevens maintains the clinch. Baird tries to pull guard but Stevens holds him up against the cage and eventually Baird drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moises Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him. Baird looking to stall.
#TD2# Stevens gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Baird wants to hit a switch here but Stevens passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Baird there! Stevens controlling his opponent. Baird tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T4# Baird is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
#SUB2# Stevens has hold of Baird's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Baird manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
#SUB2# Stevens is working for a guillotine from mount but Baird frees his head quite easily.
Stevens controlling the pace for now. Baird might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2# Stevens with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
#SUB2# Stevens jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Baird manages to avoid the submission attempt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# The fight stays on the outside here - Baird looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Stevens misses with a low kick.#TD2# Stevens fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Baird to the ground. Stevens is now in Baird's guard. Stevens stays in close to Baird's body and controls the position. Baird looking for a sweep. Not yet Baird, not yet. Baird working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Stevens's corner is telling him to maintain position. Baird looking for a sweep. Not yet Baird, not yet. Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1# Stevens tries to free his leg and advance position but Baird is retaining full guard. #SU2# Baird is working an open guard so Stevens takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#TD2# Baird gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Stevens stopping the sweep attempt from Baird. Stevens wants to control from the top but Baird keeps moving. #SUB# Stevens avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stevens not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T2# Stevens preventing the sweep. Baird is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB# Baird is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB2# Stevens looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T3# Stevens wants to improve his position but Baird is controlling well.
Stevens has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baird is working away from the top position though. Stevens is pressing down on Baird's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Baird scoring with punches to the head and body. Baird with a flurry of punches that miss. Stevens wants to stand and escape but Baird is having none of it. Stevens controls Baird momentarily but Baird frees himself. Stevens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baird. #SUB2# Stevens working for a triangle but Baird defends it easily.
#T4# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Baird postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Baird working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Baird throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Baird postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Stevens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baird is one step ahead there. Baird scoring with some ground and pound. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Stevens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baird accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Moises Baird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jamal Stevens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#CL2# Stevens has Baird up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Jamal Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Stevens 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Stevens!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|