 |
Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Valentine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Valentine. Pumpum shrugs it off though.
Pumpum is breathing heavily.
Valentine tries for a takedown but Pumpum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valentine fails with the takedown.
Carl Pumpum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Valentine.
Valentine fails with a takedown attempt.
Valentine tries to clinch there but Pumpum circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine closes the distance and clinches up with Pumpum, looking for a takedown. Valentine pushes Pumpum against the cage but Pumpum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valentine dives in for a single leg takedown but Pumpum sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD2#
Valentine feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Pumpum keeps moving. #T1#
Valentine connects with a couple of short punches.
Pumpum looking to control.
Valentine wants to stand but Pumpum is controlling his posture from full guard.
Valentine tries to free his leg and advance position but Pumpum is retaining full guard.
Valentine with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Valentine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Valentine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Valentine trying to control but Pumpum is working from the bottom. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Pumpum had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Valentine defends it easily.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Valentine darts in looking for a takedown but Pumpum gets double underhooks and turns Valentine into the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Pumpum misses the target.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pumpum missing with a left hand there. Valentine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentine fails with a takedown attempt.
Valentine scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Carl Pumpum has been cut.
Pumpum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Pumpum misses the target.
Pumpum displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Valentine.
Pumpum is looking to counter punch.#T3#
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Valentine tries to clinch but Pumpum is having none of it.
Pumpum swats away the attempt to clinch by Valentine.
Pumpum takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentine.
Valentine dives in and grabs Pumpum's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pumpum pushes down on Valentine's head and hops out.#CL2#
Valentine closes the distance and clinches.
Pumpum struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
#T4#
Valentine is trying to break free.
Valentine goes for a takedown attempt but Pumpum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Valentine tries for a takedown but Pumpum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valentine shoots in for a double leg but Pumpum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An attempted straight right counter from Pumpum misses the target.
Valentine misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Valentine's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Valentine duly obliges. #CL2#
Valentine drives through and clinches with Pumpum against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pumpum can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pumpum takes an elbow to the temple.
Pumpum trying to control the position but instead, Valentine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pumpum into the cage.
Valentine lands an elbow just above Pumpum 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Valentine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Pumpum's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Horrible takedown attempt by Valentine or perhaps it was just good defense by Pumpum, which made it look bad.
Pumpum throws a right hand that misses
and Valentine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Pumpum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pumpum swats away the attempt to clinch by Valentine.
Pumpum keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine shoots in and drives through. Pumpum sprawls well.
Carl Pumpum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Valentine.
Valentine dives in and grabs Pumpum's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pumpum pushes down on Valentine's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valentine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pumpum pinned against the cage. Pumpum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pumpum has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#T1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valentine is defended easily by Pumpum.
Carl Pumpum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine throws a leg kick which misses Pumpum's front leg but catches the back leg as Pumpum tries to avoid it.
Luke Valentine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pumpum throws a poor cross that misses
and Valentine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Valentine tries to clinch there but Pumpum circles away.
Valentine scores with a body shot.
Valentine shoots for a takedown but Pumpum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Valentine wants to clinch.#T2#
Pumpum stuffs the takedown.#CL2#
Valentine instigates a clinch.
Valentine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valentine is looking for a takedown.
Valentine avoids the elbow strike from Pumpum, against the cage.
Valentine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pumpum smiles and moves away.
A solid body kick from Valentine.
Valentine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pumpum defends it nicely.#T3##TD2#
Valentine closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pumpum did well to prevent Valentine getting side control.
Well, if Valentine 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.
Valentine really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pumpum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pumpum trying to control here.
#T4#
Valentine looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pumpum trying to control here.
Valentine performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valentine is continuing to stall.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Valentine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carl Pumpum's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Horrible takedown attempt by Valentine or perhaps it was just good defense by Pumpum, which made it look bad.
Valentine lands with a slapping head kick. #TD2#
Valentine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB2#
Valentine is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Valentine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valentine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pumpum wants to control but Valentine is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pumpum moves into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valentine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pumpum is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Valentine trying to control the position from guard on top but Pumpum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pumpum can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Valentine controls the pace.
Valentine sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pumpum's guard.
Valentine content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Valentine is pressing down on Pumpum's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pumpum is holding on for now. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Valentine wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Valentine.
Valentine wants to control but Pumpum is keeping him busy.
Valentine tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pumpum knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
Valentine 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.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pumpum misses with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentine scoring well with a low kick there.
Valentine shoots in and drives through. Pumpum sprawls well.
Carl Pumpum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Valentine.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but Pumpum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Valentine misses with a takedown attempt - Pumpum sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Valentine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Pumpum keeps the fight on the outside.
Valentine tries to clinch but Pumpum moves out of range.
Valentine doesn't manage to clinch there - Pumpum circles away.
Valentine doesn't manage to clinch there - Pumpum circles away.
Pumpum displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Valentine.
Pumpum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valentine.
Pumpum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valentine.
Pumpum misses with a looping right.
Luke Valentine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valentine throws a series of strikes that have Pumpum backpedaling.
Carl Pumpum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luke Valentine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine shoots in but no luck this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Valentine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Valentine 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Valentine!
In his post fight interview, Luke Valentine started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
