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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 15, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adkins, pushing him back against the cage.
Davis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adkins up against the cage.#BC#
Adkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#CL#
Adkins has managed to clinch.
Davis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adkins prevents it.
Adkins jumps guard but Davis stands there with Adkins around his waist. Adkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T1##TD2#
Davis gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Davis throwing shots but Adkins is blocking nicely.
Adkins is trying to stand back up but Davis is controlling him
Adkins could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#ES#
Adkins pushes Davis off and gets back to his feet.
Adkins shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.#CL#
Adkins pushes Davis up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adkins stuffs the takedown.
Davis throws a series of punches but Adkins avoids them all with ease. #T2#
Adkins misses with a takedown attempt
and Davis counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnathon Adkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Adkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis fails to pull guard.
Adkins tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
Adkins is pressed up against the cage. Davis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adkins down to the mat. Adkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Adkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davis as he jumps to the side. #T3#
A combination from Davis does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adkins is defended easily by Davis.#TD#
Adkins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Davis is wriggling around but Adkins manages to pass to half guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Adkins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Adkins stops Davis from getting back to his feet.
#SUB#
Adkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis trying to hold on to Adkins's head to control him but Adkins postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wylson Davis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Adkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Adkins rushes Davis and presses him up against the cage.
Adkins is trying to pull guard but Davis has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Adkins jumps into guard, dragging Davis to the mat.
#SU2#
Davis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Davis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT2#
It looks like Johnathon Adkins has been cut.
Johnathon Adkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Adkins moves into the clinch.
Adkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Adkins throws a quick counter head kick but Davis was just out of range.#T1##CL#
Adkins moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
Davis can't break the clinch.
#BC2#
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adkins avoids the head kick by Davis.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Adkins moves out of range easily.
Adkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Adkins avoids it.#TD#
Adkins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Davis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Adkins is dominant here and he's now got Davis's back!#T2##SUB#
Davis is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Adkins gets his way!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Adkins is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Davis knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Davis for a finish.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davis trying to control the hands but Adkins breaks the grip.
Adkins keeps control of the position as Davis tries to break free.
Adkins has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Davis's body.
#T3#
Adkins throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Davis!
#SUB#
Adkins is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Davis is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johnathon Adkins!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 12, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Strongo clinches. #BC2#
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor tests Strongo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor jabs at Strongo's body.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Strongo on the side of the head.
Taylor cracks Strongo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Strongo moves forwards but Taylor connects with a nice, crisp jab.#TD#
Strongo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Taylor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor tries to improve position but can't.
Strongo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Strongo 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. #T1#
Taylor pushes Strongo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Strongo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Strongo controlling the position.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strongo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taylor is trying to control Strongo's posture but Strongo avoids it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taylor lands a head shot.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strongo takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Marcus Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strongo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Strongo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#ROC2#
Strongo is rocked!
Taylor darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Strongo's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Taylor before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Taylor!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 12, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Davis clinches up with Boyer and pushes him back against the cage.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Boyer.
Boyer takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#
It looks like Omer Boyer has been cut.#TD2#
Davis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Boyer regains guard.
Davis wants to get up but he can't break Boyer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boyer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Boyer looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Davis has picked Boyer up and slammed him! Boyer can't keep hold of the triangle and Davis manages to pass to side control!#SUB2#
Davis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Boyer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boyer manages to get back to half guard.
Boyer is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boyer moves into full guard.
#SUB#
Boyer is looking to cinch up a triangle. Davis throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Boyer's body to avoid the submission. Boyer has instead reached around Davis's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Boyer arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Omer Boyer!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 12, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Blasterbeast closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fitzpatrick did well to prevent Blasterbeast getting side control.
Blasterbeast trying to control from Fitzpatrick's half guard. Fitzpatrick has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fitzpatrick will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fitzpatrick is wriggling around but Blasterbeast manages to pass to half guard.
Fitzpatrick flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
#SUB2#
Blasterbeast is trying to work for a kimura but Fitzpatrick is defending well.
Blasterbeast is keen to just control but Fitzpatrick is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick moves into full guard.
#T1#
Fitzpatrick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blasterbeast is controlling him.
Blasterbeast sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fitzpatrick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fitzpatrick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Fitzpatrick won't allow Blasterbeast to sweep him here.
Blasterbeast controls Fitzpatrick momentarily but Fitzpatrick frees himself.
Fitzpatrick working some strikes from top position.#T2#
Fitzpatrick lands a couple of elbows.
Fitzpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fitzpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fitzpatrick controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Blasterbeast is working from the bottom.
Fitzpatrick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fitzpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Blasterbeast looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fitzpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick throwing strikes from guard but Blasterbeast blocks nicely.
Fitzpatrick is in close to Blasterbeast's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T3#
Fitzpatrick wants to control from the top but Blasterbeast keeps moving. #SUB2#
Blasterbeast looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Blasterbeast is working from the bottom.
Blasterbeast striking off his back but it's not causing Fitzpatrick any problems.
Fitzpatrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Blasterbeast is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fitzpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fitzpatrick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fitzpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fitzpatrick distracts Blasterbeast with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fitzpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blasterbeast has momentary wrist control but Fitzpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fitzpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T4#
Blasterbeast is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fitzpatrick stands up over Blasterbeast, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fitzpatrick could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Blasterbeast looks winded!
Blasterbeast is trying to keep Fitzpatrick in close.
Blasterbeast wants to sweep but no luck.
Fitzpatrick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Blasterbeast is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blasterbeast trying to keep a closed guard but Fitzpatrick is proving a slippery customer.
Fitzpatrick passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Fitzpatrick dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Blasterbeast blocks a head kick by Fitzpatrick.
#TD2#
Blasterbeast scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fitzpatrick bucks up and tries to throw Blasterbeast off but instead Blasterbeast has got his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitzpatrick tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Blasterbeast punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blasterbeast throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.#SUB2#
Blasterbeast jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Fitzpatrick is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Fitzpatrick and Blasterbeast has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Fitzpatrick tries to strike but it doesn't land. #T1#
Blasterbeast working away.
Fitzpatrick wants to get back to his feet but Blasterbeast drags him back down.#SU2#
Blasterbeast decides to take the fight back to the feet. #CL2#
Blasterbeast closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Blasterbeast ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blasterbeast no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Blasterbeast can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fitzpatrick controls the pace.#SUB2#
Blasterbeast is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fitzpatrick defends well.
Blasterbeast is breathing heavily.
Fitzpatrick stays in close to Blasterbeast's body and controls the position. #T2#
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Blasterbeast is working from the bottom.
Martin Fitzpatrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fitzpatrick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fitzpatrick is looking to work some ground and pound but Blasterbeast has wrist control.
Blasterbeast is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fitzpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
Blasterbeast keeping moving, preventing Fitzpatrick from controlling successfully.
Fitzpatrick working some strikes from top position.#T3#
Blasterbeast controlling the position.
Blasterbeast is trying to keep Fitzpatrick in close.
Fitzpatrick 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.
Fitzpatrick stopping the sweep attempt from Blasterbeast.
Fitzpatrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Blasterbeast is working from the bottom.
Fitzpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Fitzpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Blasterbeast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fitzpatrick distracts Blasterbeast with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fitzpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick lands a couple of elbows.#T4#
Fitzpatrick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fitzpatrick controlling from the top position.
Fitzpatrick wants to control from the top but Blasterbeast keeps moving.
Fitzpatrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blasterbeast can do to turn this around?
Fitzpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blasterbeast keeping moving, preventing Fitzpatrick from controlling successfully.
Fitzpatrick working some strikes from top position.
Fitzpatrick works over Blasterbeast with some ground and pound from guard.
Fitzpatrick throwing strikes from guard but Blasterbeast blocks nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Blasterbeast is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fitzpatrick defends well.
Blasterbeast wants to sweep here but Fitzpatrick controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Martin Fitzpatrick will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Blasterbeast 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.
Blasterbeast prevents Fitzpatrick from getting back to his feet.
Fitzpatrick controls Blasterbeast momentarily but Blasterbeast frees himself.
Blasterbeast with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasterbeast trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fitzpatrick's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzpatrick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Fitzpatrick throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Blasterbeast shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Blasterbeast was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fitzpatrick is looking to reverse the position.
Fitzpatrick tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Fitzpatrick is looking to regain half guard here but Blasterbeast keeps moving and retains side control.
Fitzpatrick throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Fitzpatrick 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.#T2#
Fitzpatrick is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Fitzpatrick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fitzpatrick manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Blasterbeast is looking to improve his position.
Blasterbeast wants to control but Fitzpatrick is keeping busy.
Blasterbeast takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blasterbeast is staying active underneath Fitzpatrick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Fitzpatrick seems content to control.
Blasterbeast avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fitzpatrick. #T3#
Fitzpatrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fitzpatrick prevents Blasterbeast from improving his position.
Blasterbeast is trying to stand up here but Fitzpatrick is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fitzpatrick connects with a nice short shot to Blasterbeast's temple.
Fitzpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fitzpatrick slips a nice elbow through Blasterbeast's hands, connecting with Blasterbeast's forehead.
Fitzpatrick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fitzpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fitzpatrick working the head and body with strikes.
Fitzpatrick prevents Blasterbeast from standing back up.
Fitzpatrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Fitzpatrick there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fitzpatrick connects with a nice short shot to Blasterbeast's temple.
Fitzpatrick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T4#
Blasterbeast tries to roll over but Fitzpatrick keeps him under control.
Fitzpatrick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fitzpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fitzpatrick takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fitzpatrick wants to take a breather but Blasterbeast is having none of it.
Fitzpatrick working the head and body with strikes.
Fitzpatrick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fitzpatrick in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fitzpatrick is trying to control. Blasterbeast wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Michele Blasterbeast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin Fitzpatrick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fitzpatrick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick drops an elbow to the side of Blasterbeast's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Fitzpatrick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fitzpatrick, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Fitzpatrick!
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