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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Man shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Man keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL#
Man pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man as Smith tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Man is keeping busy.#T1##BC#
Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#TD#
Man jumps guard.
Man bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard. #REVR#
Man's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Man with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
Man wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
Man seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Smith for as long as he can get away with.#T3#
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Man throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Man's guard. Nice move by Smith!#REVB#
Man bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard. #REVR#
Man won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Man is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T4#
Man has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SU#
Smith is working an open guard so Man takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sam Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Man instigates a clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jezus Man dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
Man pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Man goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Man.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jezus Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man tries for a takedown. No joy.
#T1#
Man tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Man slips a straight right by Smith.
Man throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL#
Man moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith taking a breather. #T2##TD#
Man jumps guard and drags Smith to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Man has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Man holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #ES#
Man manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
A big left from Smith misses. #T3#
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Man seems unphased.
#CUT2#
It looks like Jezus Man has been cut.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
As Smith tries to get set, Man tries to push him back and clinch up but Smith manages to avoid the attempt.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
#CL#
Man drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Man improves position. #T4#
Man is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Man wants a takedown but no success here.
#TD#
Man drags the fight down to the ground.
Man bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard. #REVR#
Man throws a big right hand that misses.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Man is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jezus Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jezus Man's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Smith tries to get set, Man tries to push him back and clinch up but Smith manages to avoid the attempt.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Smith.#CL#
Man drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
#BC#
Man breaks the clinch.
Man shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Man avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Man connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sam Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Man clinches with his opponent.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Man defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Smith misses with a hook.
Jezus Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Man moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Man goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jezus Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man closes the distance but Smith moves to the side #KD2#
and Smith counters with a left and a right that hurts Man! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Smith jumps into full mount! #ROC2#
Man is rocked!
Smith working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Man slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Oh Man is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Man throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Man seems to have got his legs back now.#T2##SUB#
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Man pulls Smith in to control the position.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Man had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Man managing to control the position. #T3#
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.#TD#
Man closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Smith quickly recovers to half guard.
Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Man content to control rather than advance.
Sam Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith wants to get back to full guard but Man has mounted him!#T4#
Man throws some wild stikes that Smith manages to avoid easily.
Man thowing shots but they're missing.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Man throws some wild stikes that Smith manages to avoid easily.
Man controlling his opponent.
Jezus Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man blocks Smith's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Smith.
I think Man has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jezus Man!
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