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Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 11, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Fletcher gets tackled into the cage by Guy. Guy maintains the clinch. #BC#
Fletcher breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Guy misses #TD#
and Fletcher counters with a single leg into guard. Guy didn't expect that.
Fletcher seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fletcher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fletcher's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fletcher postures up in Guy's guard and throws a big left but Guy blocks it.
Fletcher throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fletcher controlling from the top position.
Fletcher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fletcher postures up and lands a big shot to Guy's brow.
Fletcher postures up.
Fletcher scoring with punches to the head and body. #T1#
Fletcher seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB#
Fletcher drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Guy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fletcher has Guy in his guard.#REVB#
Fletcher wants to sweep but no luck.
Guy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fletcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Fletcher, not yet.
Guy wants to control from the top but Fletcher keeps moving.
Guy tries to stand but Fletcher is controlling from the bottom. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fletcher keeping moving, preventing Guy from controlling successfully.
Guy is looking to stand up but Fletcher won't let him.
Guy passes Fletcher's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Guy is looking to stall here but Fletcher recovers full guard.
Fletcher keeping moving, preventing Guy from controlling successfully. #T3#
Guy is looking to stand up but Fletcher won't let him.
Guy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fletcher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fletcher wants to sweep here but Guy controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fletcher throws a head kick that misses.
Guy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fletcher defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guy.#TD#
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fletcher was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Guy is trying to get back to half guard.
Guy is letting Fletcher control him for a moment. #T4#
Guy is looking to regain half guard here but Fletcher keeps moving and retains side control.
Guy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Guy tries to bench press Fletcher off him but Fletcher keeps the position.
Guy is trying to control Fletcher's posture but Fletcher avoids it.
Fletcher is putting a hurting on Guy here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Guy's face as Fletcher controls the position.
Guy is trying to control Fletcher's posture but Fletcher avoids it.
Fletcher slows the pace down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Fletcher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whitney Fletcher dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guy.
Whitney Fletcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Guy. That snapped Fletcher's head back.
#TD#
Fletcher closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Guy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fletcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guy can do to turn this around?
Guy wants to get back to his feet.
Guy struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fletcher controls the position.
Fletcher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guy on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Guy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T1#
Fletcher controls the position.#SUB#
Fletcher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Guy wants to get back to his feet.
Fletcher slows the pace down.
Guy is looking to reverse the position.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fletcher scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Fletcher is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Guy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Guy is looking for a sweep.
Guy struggling a bit here.
Guy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fletcher asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Fletcher.
Fletcher content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Guy struggling a bit here.#T3#
Guy tries to bench press Fletcher off him but Fletcher keeps the position.
Whitney Fletcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fletcher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fletcher scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB#
Fletcher is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Fletcher is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fletcher in particular looking to stall.
Guy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Guy manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T4#
Guy looking to control.
Guy tries to strike from the bottom.
Fletcher controls from within his opponent's guard.
Guy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fletcher's guard. #REVB#
Guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Fletcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guy tries to stand but Fletcher is controlling from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fletcher pulls Guy in close to his closed guard and prevents Guy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fletcher keeping full guard, as Guy tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whitney Fletcher dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Guy has closed the distance and engaged Fletcher in a clinch.
#BC#
Fletcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Guy clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Fletcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guy misses with a takedown #CL#
and Fletcher counters by moving into the clinch.
Guy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fletcher walks away with a smile on his face. Guy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Guy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fletcher is fending him off so far but Guy persists. Nope, Fletcher circles away and we're back to standing.
Whitney Fletcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Guy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Guy pushes Fletcher up against the cage in a clinch.
Fletcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC#
Fletcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guy misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Fletcher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Guy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fletcher has him pressed against the cage.#T1#
Fletcher scores with a hook to the body.#BC#
Fletcher breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Guy moves into the clinch.#BC#
Fletcher manages to break the clinch.
Guy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Guy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fletcher avoids it really well and circles away.#TD#
Fletcher looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fletcher showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T2#
Guy trying to keep a closed guard but Fletcher is proving a slippery customer.
Guy wants to stand and escape but Fletcher is having none of it.
Fletcher lands a couple of digs.
Fletcher scoring with some ground and pound.
Fletcher distracts Guy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Guy has momentary wrist control but Fletcher slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fletcher's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Guy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fletcher lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB#
Fletcher is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fletcher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T3#
Fletcher throws a big elbow that misses.
Guy trying to keep a closed guard but Fletcher is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
Guy has his foot on Fletcher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fletcher works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Fletcher thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Guy working a defensive guard here.
Guy has momentary wrist control but Fletcher slips an elbow through the middle.
Fletcher lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fletcher's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fletcher content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Guy being controlled here, momentarily. #T4#
Fletcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fletcher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guy wants to sweep here but Fletcher controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Fletcher drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fletcher jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fletcher landing some decent shots from guard.
Fletcher scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fletcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SUB#
Fletcher is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Frank Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitney Fletcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB2#
Guy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whitney Fletcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fletcher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whitney Fletcher!
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