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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 17, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Head moves into the clinch.
Olaer Jr is pressed up against the cage. Head has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Olaer Jr down to the mat. Olaer Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #TD#
Head scores with a takedown into Olaer Jr 's guard.
Olaer Jr wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Olaer Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Head doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Head manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Olaer Jr is pulling down on Head's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Head loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Olaer Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Head is proving a slippery customer.
#T1#
Olaer Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Head manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Olaer Jr wants to control from the top but Head keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Head holds on and takes a little breather.
Olaer Jr tries to stand but Head is controlling from the bottom. #SUB2#
Olaer Jr is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Head is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Head has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##T2#
Olaer Jr working a defensive guard but Head passes into half guard.
Olaer Jr wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olaer Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Olaer Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T3##SUB2#
Head avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Head in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olaer Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Head.
Olaer Jr working a defensive guard but Head manages to pass into side control anyway.
Head will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Head working the ground and pound from side control.
Head throwing shots but missing, from side control. #T4#
Olaer Jr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Olaer Jr is controlling Head's trapped leg to prevent Head from advancing to side control.
Olaer Jr trying to control but Head postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Head sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Olaer Jr defending well though.
Olaer Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Olaer Jr .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otha Head 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#
Head shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Olaer Jr with the counter takedown but Head avoids it easily.#TD2#
Olaer Jr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Head's guard.
Olaer Jr won't allow Head to sweep him here. #SUB#
Head escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Olaer Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Olaer Jr wants to control from the top but Head keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olaer Jr might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Head haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SU2#
Olaer Jr stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Head is defended easily by Olaer Jr .
Olaer Jr leaves Head with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otha Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Olaer Jr moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Olaer Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Olaer Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Olaer Jr lands in his opponent's guard.
Head keeping moving, preventing Olaer Jr from controlling successfully. #T2#
Olaer Jr preventing the sweep.
Olaer Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Head is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Julio Olaer Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Head tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Olaer Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Olaer Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Head swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T3#
Olaer Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Olaer Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Head keeping moving, preventing Olaer Jr from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Head shoots for a double leg takedown but Olaer Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Head's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Olaer Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Head counters with a series of strikes. Olaer Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Head tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Head gets tackled into the cage by Olaer Jr . Olaer Jr maintains the clinch.
Head is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Olaer Jr pulls Head into guard.
Olaer Jr doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#T4#
Olaer Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Head is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
Olaer Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Olaer Jr throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
#ES2#
Olaer Jr has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Head off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Olaer Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olaer Jr happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Olaer Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Olaer Jr tries to clinch but Head moves out of range. #TD2#
Olaer Jr 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.
Olaer Jr wants to control from the top but Head keeps moving.
Olaer Jr stands up out of Head's guard for a moment - Head manages to land a nice upkick.
Olaer Jr wants to control from the top but Head keeps moving.
Olaer Jr is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Olaer Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Head.
Head wants to improve his position but instead Olaer Jr has moved into half guard.
Olaer Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Olaer Jr misses with a head shot. Head uses the momentum to regain guard.
Olaer Jr is in close to Head's body, working some short punches and elbows.#ROC2#
Head is rocked!#T2#
Olaer Jr advances position into side control!
Olaer Jr controls the position from side control.
Head parries the strikes from Olaer Jr easily there. Olaer Jr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Head to escape.
Olaer Jr 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.
Olaer Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olaer Jr works to advance to full mount. Head defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #T3#
Olaer Jr avoids the attempt from Head to control.
Head is in all sorts of trouble here.
Head is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Olaer Jr has control of Head's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Head regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Olaer Jr controlling his opponent. #T4#
Head tries to lock up and control but Olaer Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Head gets back to half guard.
Olaer Jr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Olaer Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Head keeps working. #SUB2#
Olaer Jr is looking for a kimura but Head is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Olaer Jr to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Olaer Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Olaer Jr 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Olaer Jr !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Robertson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Robertson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Robertson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jones presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Robertson is trying desperately to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones controlling from the full mount. #T1#
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Robertson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones content just to control the position here. #SUB2#
Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Robertson is surviving well by controlling Jones 's body position as best he can.
Robertson is trying to escape the mount.
#T2#
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Robertson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Robertson being controlled here momentarily.
Robertson stands up over Jones , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T3#
Jones wants to improve his position but instead Robertson has moved into half guard.
#SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Robertson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Robertson eventually gives up the hold.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Robertson being controlled here momentarily. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Jones throws his legs up looking for a submission but Robertson uses it to pass to side control.
Jones tries to bench press Robertson off him but Robertson keeps the position.
Robertson working away.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Robertson gets tackled into the cage by Jones . Jones maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Robertson 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.#ES2#
Jones is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Robertson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #BC2#
Jones breaks the clinch.
Robertson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robertson shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Jones shoots in and bounces Robertson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Robertson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Robertson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T1#
Robertson wants to get back to his feet but Jones passes into half guard.
#SUB2#
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Robertson sees it coming and defends easily.
Jones is keen to just control but Robertson is a slippery customer.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robertson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #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.#SUB2#
Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Robertson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones .
Robertson is staying active underneath Jones , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Robertson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Robertson blocks nicely. #T3#
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones pushes down on Robertson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SU2#
Jones decides to stand and escape the position.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Robertson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Robertson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4##TD2#
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Robertson was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Jones clinches up with Robertson and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Robertson takes the fight into the clinch.
Robertson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robertson gets underhooks to prevent Jones 's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Robertson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robertson somewhat.#T1##TD2#
Robertson tries to sprawl but Jones drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Robertson gets back to full guard.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Robertson is striking off his back. Jones thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is stalling here. Robertson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jones seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Robertson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #T2#
Jones wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Jon Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Robertson asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T3#
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robertson tries to score with some ground and pound. Jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
What's Jones going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Robertson in side control lands a decent elbow. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Robertson working the ground and pound.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones tries to bench press Robertson off him but Robertson keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones manages to get back to half guard.
Mario Robertson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Robertson throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely. #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 fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mario Robertson.
Well Jones 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones !
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