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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 28, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Sims gets caught flat footed, as Weldon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Weldon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sims works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sims really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sims has a closed guard, preventing Weldon from standing up.
Sims seems keen to control Weldon's posture.
Weldon throws a big elbow that misses.
Weldon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sims throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Weldon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sims is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sims has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Sims throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Weldon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sims wants to get up but he can't break Weldon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2#
Weldon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sims uses it to pass to side control.
Sims lands an elbow.
Weldon wants to control but Sims postures up.#SUB#
Sims tries for a kimura but Weldon is defending well. #SUB#
Sims thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T2#
Weldon is looking to regain half guard here but Sims keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Sims tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sims in side control lands a decent elbow. #T3#
Weldon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sims scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sims seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sims prevents Weldon from improving his position.#SUB#
Sims is working for a submission of some sort.
Weldon is looking to control Sims's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Weldon avoid being mounted?#T4#
Sims working Weldon over with strikes. #SUB#
Sims is looking for a kimura here.
Sims scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Weldon tries to get to full guard but Sims has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Sims dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Weldon has Sims up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2#
Weldon has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sims regains guard immediately.
Weldon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Weldon is looking to stand up but Sims won't let him.
Weldon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB2#
Weldon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sims is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sims has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Sims avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T1#
Sims won't allow Weldon to sweep him here.
Sims prevents Weldon from getting back to his feet.
Sims keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Weldon's head.
Weldon wants to hit a switch here but Sims passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Weldon there!
Sims lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sims has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Sims looking to secure an arm triangle but Weldon defends it well. #T2#
Sims lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#SUB#
Sims goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Weldon is on top in guard.
#SUB#
Sims working for a triangle but Weldon defends it easily.
Sims is pulling down on Weldon's head. It's preventing any offense from Weldon, at least for the moment.#T3##SUB2#
Weldon drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sims dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Sims postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sims will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sims working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Weldon's head.#SU#
Sims gets to his feet. Weldon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #TD2#
Weldon gets a double leg takedown into Sims's guard.
Weldon is breathing heavily.
Weldon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sims is keeping the position for now. #T4#
Sims pulls Weldon in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weldon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sims is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Sims has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Weldon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Sims is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Weldon is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Sims looking for a guillotine here but Weldon defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Sims dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Sims checks a low kick from Weldon.
Weldon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sims counters with a nice body shot. #CL2#
Weldon closes the distance and clinches.
Sims 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.#TD2#
Weldon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#SUB2#
Weldon goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sims has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Weldon but great work by Sims.
Weldon wants to get back to his feet.
Sims cracks Weldon with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Weldon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Weldon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weldon taking punishment in the form of punches.
#T1##SUB#
Sims is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Weldon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Sims tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sims has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Sims thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Weldon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sims off and has taken his back!#T2##SUB2#
Weldon is persistently looking for the submission but Sims is defending it well.
Sims just trying to survive but Weldon is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Sims is trying to break free.
#T3##SUB2#
Weldon has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
A lull in the action here.
Sims rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
#ES#
Sims makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A looping hook to the body misses from Weldon. Sims does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Weldon has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T4#
Sims is trying to pull guard but Weldon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Sims jumps guard.
Sims lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Sims stopping the sweep attempt from Weldon.
Weldon working a defensive guard but Sims manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sims is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weldon can do to turn this around?
Weldon can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sims looks up at the clock and then as Weldon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sims smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Sims showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sims, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Sims!
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