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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 31, 2022 |
#R1#
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Nolan pushes him off.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nolan dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
No luck for Nolan with that takedown attempt.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Nolan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nolan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nolan looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well. #CL2#
Nolan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson is trying to push Nolan away but Nolan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Nolan breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Nolan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roger Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Nolan.#T1#
Nolan tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nolan shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nolan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL2#
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Nolan. Nolan maintains the clinch.
Nolan has Johnson pushed against the cage.#BC2#
Nolan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL2#
and Nolan moves into the clinch.#BC#
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nolan.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Nolan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.#T2#
Nolan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Nolan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Nolan persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson throws a head kick but Nolan moves out of range.
Nolan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Nolan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL2#
Nolan rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nolan stalls.
Nolan wants a takedown but no success here.
Nolan looks winded!
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
#T3##TD2#
Nolan decides to pull guard.
Nolan has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture. #SUB2#
Nolan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Nolan pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage. #ES2#
Nolan pushes Johnson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #T4#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nolan.
Nolan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Nolan circles away.
#CL2#
Nolan moves into the clinch.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Nolan keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Nolan dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Nolan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nolan stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson goes for a double leg but Nolan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nolan continues to drive forward.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Nolan won't allow it.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Nolan is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nolan down to the mat. Nolan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Nolan moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Nolan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nolan managing to control the position.
Nolan looking for a sweep. Not yet Nolan, not yet. #T1#
Johnson wants to control from the top but Nolan keeps moving.
Nolan is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture.
Nolan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Nolan wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nolan on the ground.
Nolan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nolan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nolan controlling from the top position.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nolan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nolan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nolan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nolan passes to side control. #T3#
A lull in the action here.
Nolan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#SU2#
Nolan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nolan delivers a nice body kick.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Nolan. Nolan gets slowly back to his feet. #CL2#
Nolan rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.#T4##TD#
Johnson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nolan manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Johnson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Nolan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nolan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nolan checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nolan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Nolan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nolan throws a head kick that misses.
Nolan fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Nolan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3##CL2#
Nolan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2#
Nolan successfully pulls guard.
Johnson throws a strike but Nolan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Nolan controlling from the top position.
Nolan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nolan sitting in guard here, content to control. #T1#
Nolan trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nolan won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Nolan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SU2#
Nolan gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Nolan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson throws the left hand but Nolan avoids the punch easily.
Nolan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nolan shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense. #CL2#
Nolan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nolan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johnson is defending well.#BC2#
Nolan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3##CL2#
Nolan closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Nolan breaks the clinch.
Nolan has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson is looking for a counter combo.
Roger Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Nolan.#CL2#
Nolan has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
#TD2#
Nolan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nolan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nolan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nolan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nolan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #T4#
Johnson trying to control but Nolan is working from the bottom.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson is fighting to break Nolan's control of his arms but Nolan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SUB2#
Nolan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nolan pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roger Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conor Nolan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roger Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nolan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Nolan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nolan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Nolan! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Moss tries to clinch there but Willis circles away.
#TD2#
Moss manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Willis on his heels. He'll look to pass Willis's guard now, I'm sure.
Willis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
Willis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Willis can't keep his opponent in guard - Moss advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Willis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moss on the ground.
Willis wants to control the action here but instead Moss manages to pass to full mount!
Moss breaks from Willis's wrist control and lands an elbow. #SUB2#
Moss is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Willis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Willis shrugs it off.
Moss scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Willis?
Moss has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Willis wants to control but Moss is having none of it.
Moss postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Willis badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Moss around the waist but Moss pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Moss is the winner by TKO! Moss jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Moss!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Kinte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kinte throws a counter combo.
Kinte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moss.
Moss really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD2#
Kinte closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Moss quickly recovers to half guard.
Still in half guard, Kinte seems content to control.
Moss is refusing to be controlled, as Kinte sits in half guard.
It looks like Kinte is going to stand back up.
Moss is not content to let Kinte control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Kinte is looking for a kimura but Moss is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kinte to get the leverage. #T1#
Moss tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Moss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kinte.
Kinte passes into side control, despite Moss's attempt to control the position.
Moss tries to bench press Kinte off him but Kinte keeps the position. #SUB2#
Kinte is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moss has escaped the position, nice work there.
Moss is trying to get back to his feet.
Moss is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Kinte wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moss, who protects the arm well. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moss is looking to regain half guard here but Kinte keeps moving and retains side control.
Moss is trying to control Kinte's posture but Kinte avoids it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Moss with a poor takedown
and Kinte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD2#
Kinte drives through with a takedown into Moss's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kinte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Kinte trying to control the position from guard on top but Moss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kinte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moss. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moss looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kinte is one step ahead there.
Kinte must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kinte controls from within his opponent's guard.
Moss keeping moving, preventing Kinte from controlling successfully. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SU2#
Kinte stands up from Moss's guard - Kinte perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD2#
Kinte closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Moss tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kinte presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kinte with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Kinte looking for a guillotine from mount but Moss is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kunta Kinte dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
A low kick from Kinte misses #CL#
and Moss holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC#
Moss breaks from the clinch.
#TD#
Moss shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kinte won't allow Moss to pass to mount.
Moss is trying to control. Kinte wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Kinte looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moss seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinte has hold of Moss's hands but Moss slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB#
Moss is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kinte defends it well.
Moss is controlling the pace.
#T1#
Kinte tries to get to full guard but Moss has control of the leg.
Moss looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kinte slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kinte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kinte looking for a sweep. Not yet Kinte, not yet. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Moss working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kinte's head.
Moss postures up and lands a big shot to Kinte's brow.
Moss working some strikes from top position.
Moss passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Moss cracks Kinte with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Moss landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kunta Kinte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moss is looking to take a break and control but Kinte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Moss is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kinte knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kinte struggling a bit here.#T3##SUB#
Moss wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kinte, who protects the arm well.
Check out the look on Moss's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Moss cracks Kinte with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kinte is looking for a sweep.
Kinte wants to control but Moss postures up.#T4#
Moss trying to control the action but Kinte is working from the bottom.
Moss is chipping away with strikes.
Kinte is not content to let Moss control the position.
Kinte parries the strikes from Moss easily there. Moss is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kinte to escape.
Moss lands a nice forearm strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kinte is looking for a sweep.
Moss connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kinte some visible discomfort.
Moss postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Moss dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Kinte shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moss's guard.
Kinte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moss is keeping the position for now.
Moss looking for a sweep. Not yet Moss, not yet.
Moss keeping moving, preventing Kinte from controlling successfully.
Moss wants to stand but Kinte is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss managing to control the position.
Moss is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moss 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.#T1##SUB#
Kinte content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Moss has locked up a guillotine! Moss's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Kinte is holding on here and Moss must be using up a lot of energy. Kinte has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Moss gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Charlie Moss!
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