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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 28, 2016 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.#CL#
Goodwin instigates a clinch.
Rahman keeps control of Goodwin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goodwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goodwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Goodwin breaks the clinch.
Goodwin throws a body kick that misses.
And Rahman tries to counter it with a takedown but Goodwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Goodwin tried to score with a low kick but Rahman checks it.
Rahman wants to counter with a clinch but Goodwin pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Goodwin drives through and clinches with Rahman against the cage.
#BC#
Goodwin breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Goodwin has closed the distance and engaged Rahman in a clinch.
#T1#
Rahman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Goodwin prevents it.
Rahman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Goodwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Goodwin closes the distance and pushes Rahman back into the cage.#BC#
Goodwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Goodwin clinches up against the cage.
Goodwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman avoiding damage as Goodwin throws knees to the body.
#T2#
Rahman blocks a body shot from Goodwin. #TD2#
Rahman has picked Goodwin up - he's going for a ride! Rahman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#SUB2#
Rahman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Goodwin is doing well to control the position and prevent Rahman from advancing to side control.#SUB2#
Rahman is working for a kimura but Goodwin is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2#
Rahman seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Rahman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Goodwin is just riding it out for now. Rahman eventually gives up the hold.
Goodwin has his hands clasped together around Rahman's back. He's all about the action.#T3##SUB#
Goodwin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Goodwin controlling the position well.
Goodwin is trying to stand back up but Rahman is controlling him
#SUB2#
Rahman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Goodwin defends it well. #SUB2#
Rahman seems to be looking for submissions.
Rahman looks winded!#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rahman trying to mount his opponent but Goodwin defends it.
Goodwin gets full guard.
Goodwin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Rahman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Goodwin dives on top into guard.#REVR##SU#
Goodwin stands up from Rahman's guard - Goodwin perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Goodwin instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arden Goodwin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Goodwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rahman is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC#
Goodwin manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Goodwin moves into the clinch.#BC#
Goodwin manages to break the clinch.
Arden Goodwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Goodwin clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Goodwin breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Goodwin clinches up with Rahman and pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
Goodwin can't find room to land a body shot as Rahman controls the action.
Goodwin is trying to break the clinch but Rahman is controlling him.
Rahman blocks an uppercut.
Rahman blocks an uppercut.
Arden Goodwin has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Goodwin breaks from the clinch.
Goodwin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Arden Goodwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Goodwin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rahman keeps control of Goodwin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goodwin tries to land knees in the clinch but Rahman avoids the damage to the body.
Rahman tries to score a body lock takedown but Goodwin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T2##TD2#
Rahman lands a takedown into guard.
#SUB2#
Rahman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Goodwin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rahman, into his guard. #REVR#
Rahman is breathing heavily.
Goodwin works over Rahman with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goodwin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goodwin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goodwin is in close to Rahman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodwin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Arden Goodwin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rahman is trying to keep Goodwin in close.
#T3#
Goodwin distracts Rahman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Goodwin postures up and lands a big shot to Rahman's brow.
Goodwin tries to stand but Rahman is controlling from the bottom.
Goodwin connects with a couple of short punches.
Goodwin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rahman's guard.#SU#
Goodwin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Goodwin misses with a head kick.
Rahman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Goodwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rahman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rahman checks a low kick from Goodwin.
Rahman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Some wild striking there from Goodwin.
Goodwin sets himself, and Rahman steps forward looking for the clinch! Goodwin avoids it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Goodwin clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arden Goodwin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Goodwin takes the fight into the clinch.
Rahman wants a takedown but no success here.
Rahman wants a takedown but no success here.
Rahman avoiding damage as Goodwin throws knees to the body.
Goodwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rahman can do to turn this around?
Rahman has Goodwin pressed against the cage, preventing Goodwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Goodwin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rahman.
Arden Goodwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Imaad Rahman.
Goodwin can't break the clinch.
Rahman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Goodwin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Arden Goodwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Goodwin clinches with his opponent.
#T1#
Goodwin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rahman backwards. #BC#
Goodwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Goodwin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rahman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goodwin's efforts to push away.
Goodwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rahman.
#T2#
Rahman avoiding damage as Goodwin throws knees to the body.
#BC#
Goodwin manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Goodwin rushes Rahman and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Goodwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Goodwin clinches with his opponent.
Rahman tries to score a body lock takedown but Goodwin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rahman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Goodwin prevents it.
Goodwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T3#
Rahman wants a takedown but no success here.
Goodwin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rahman.
#BC#
Goodwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Goodwin clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Goodwin breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Goodwin moves into the clinch.
Goodwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goodwin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Goodwin wants to break free but Rahman has control.
Goodwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rahman avoids it.#BC#
Goodwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Goodwin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goodwin tries to work over Rahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goodwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rahman avoids it.
Goodwin scores with a shot to the side of Rahman's head.
Goodwin is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rahman wants a takedown but no success here.
Goodwin can't break the clinch.
Imaad Rahman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arden Goodwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rahman misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arden Goodwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goodwin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arden Goodwin!
In defeat, Imaad Rahman stepped up to the mic, saying 'I still run this fookin' shit.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 25, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Rahman drives through with a takedown into Montgomery's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rahman passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB2#
Rahman swings around for an armbar but Montgomery sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rahman's guard.
Montgomery tries to stand but Rahman is controlling from the bottom. #SUB2#
Rahman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Montgomery escapes and throws Rahman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Montgomery sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rahman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery staying calm.
Montgomery cracks Rahman with a big right hand but Rahman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#T1##SUB#
Montgomery tries for a kimura but Rahman is defending well.
Montgomery looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rahman is avoiding damage well.
Montgomery tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Rahman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB#
Montgomery is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rahman has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Montgomery decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rahman to his feet. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#TD2#
Rahman feints and as Montgomery raises his hands in defense, Rahman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Montgomery looking for a guillotine here but Rahman defends easily.
#SUB2#
Rahman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Rahman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Montgomery has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rahman has managed to get both his arms back between Montgomery's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Rahman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Montgomery dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Rahman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3#
Montgomery slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Montgomery trying to control the position from guard on top but Rahman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rahman being controlled here, momentarily.
Montgomery has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Rahman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Montgomery defends it easily.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Rahman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Montgomery doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Montgomery manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rahman looks winded!
Montgomery wanted to stand there but Rahman had control of the position.
Montgomery controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Montgomery is looking to stand up but Rahman won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Montgomery will probably get the nod.
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##TD2#
Rahman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Rahman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Montgomery is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Rahman wants to work for an arm triangle but Montgomery is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Rahman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Montgomery is just riding it out for now. Rahman eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery manages to get to full guard.
Imaad Rahman has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1##SUB2#
Rahman drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Rahman as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Montgomery screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Rahman! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Imaad Rahman!
Imaad Rahman decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Rahman 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.
Bird wants to get back to his feet but Rahman passes into half guard.
#REVR#
Rahman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It looks like Rahman might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird wants to get back to his feet.
Rahman content to control rather than advance. #T1##T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rahman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bird defending well though.
Rahman tries to stand but his arm is trapped. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rahman shoots in for a double leg but Bird sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bird appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rahman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bird throws a series of punches but Rahman moves out of range.
Bird throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rahman's waist but Rahman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bird off to one side.
Rahman unleashes a big counter combination but Bird bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T3##CL2#
Rahman rushes Bird and presses him up against the cage.
Bird makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rahman tries to pull guard but Bird forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bird tries to pull guard but Rahman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rahman jumps guard but Bird stands there with Rahman around his waist. Rahman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Terrence Bird has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Imaad Rahman.#TD2#
Rahman gets control of Bird's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rahman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bird with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rahman pulls Bird in close to prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Bird is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Rahman has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bird is looking to defend but Rahman has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bird! Rahman pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bird taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Imaad Rahman!
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