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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Maui's jab looks to have found its range, popping McDonald under the eye.
A cross from Maui lands.
McDonald tries for a takedown but Maui circles away easily
and Maui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maui misses the shot to the body.
McDonald seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Maui scores with a crisp jab that stopped McDonald in his tracks.
McDonald doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maui counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#
It looks like Mac McDonald has been cut.
McDonald tries to clinch but Maui is having none of it.
Maui is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maui connects with a body shot.
Maui scores with a sloppy right hand. McDonald should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maui scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#KD2#
Maui drops McDonald with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but McDonald looks back up at him and smiles so Maui waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#
McDonald is rocked!
McDonald tries for a takedown but Maui circles away easily
and Maui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh McDonald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Maui fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McDonald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDonald seems to have got his legs back now.
McDonald looks for a takedown but Maui sprawls well.
Maui lands the left hand.
Maui swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonald.
Maui unleashes a big counter combination but McDonald bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maui connects with a right hand. McDonald shakes it off.
Maui moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maui fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maui lands a nice looking body shot.
Maui is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McDonald had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
Maui connects with a crisp jab. #T2#
McDonald takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Maui connects with a looping right hand.
McDonald doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL2#
Maui gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maui lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDonald.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maui.
Maui stalling in the clinch.
Maui gets through McDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Maui as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Maui.
Maui leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maui scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Maui - that landed with a thud.
#T3#
Maui lands a body punch.
Maui works on McDonald's body with a couple of short punches.
Maui presses McDonald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Maui - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Maui.
A short uppercut from Maui.
Maui lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maui.
Maui lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maui lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Maui.
Maui just leaning against McDonald, taking a breather.
Maui lands with a right to the head.
Maui lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Maui.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maui presses McDonald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Maui.
#T4#
Still in the clinch, Maui scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
Maui manages to break the clinch.
Maui catches McDonald with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maui lands with a right hand. #CL2#
Maui has McDonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Maui stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maui lands a body shot.
Maui working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Maui - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McDonald tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maui lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Maui.
McDonald's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Maui dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mac McDonald's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Maui moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Maui.
Maui lands a body punch.
McDonald misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Maui.
Maui lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maui lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maui.
A left hand lands to the body for Maui.
Maui lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maui lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maui leaning his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Maui.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDonald is trying to break free.#BC2#
Maui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Maui scores with a hook to the body. McDonald takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maui connects with a right hand. McDonald shakes it off.#KD2#
Maui cracks McDonald with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Maui has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McDonald to stand back up!#ROC2#
McDonald is rocked!
McDonald leaves his chin hanging out and Maui seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! McDonald crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chief Maui!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 17, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Reynolds looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Walsh is pressing down on Reynolds's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Walsh looking for a sweep. Not yet Walsh, not yet.
Walsh keeping full guard, as Reynolds tries to pass. #SUB#
Walsh is looking for a triangle but Reynolds pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynolds trying to control but Walsh is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Walsh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reynolds defends it easily.
Reynolds is looking to work some ground and pound but Walsh has wrist control.
Reynolds must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walsh is working hard here to advance position.
Reynolds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walsh is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Walsh wants to sweep but no luck.
Walsh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Walsh seems to be looking for submissions.
Reynolds wants to control but Walsh is keeping busy.
#SUB#
Walsh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Reynolds doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Walsh. #SUB#
Walsh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Reynolds sees it coming and defends easily.
Reynolds regains full guard. Nicely done. #T2#
Walsh lands a couple of elbows.
Reynolds working a defensive guard here.
Walsh takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Walsh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Walsh throwing strikes from guard but Reynolds blocks nicely. #ES2#
Reynolds uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#TD2#
Reynolds shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Walsh's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds trying to control the position from guard on top but Walsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynolds lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T3#
Walsh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reynolds engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Walsh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reynolds's guard. #REVR#
Walsh cracks Reynolds with a solid left hand.
Reynolds looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walsh is one step ahead there.
Walsh connects with a couple of short punches.
Reynolds working a defensive guard here.
Reynolds looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walsh is one step ahead there. #T4#
Walsh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Walsh stopping the sweep attempt from Reynolds.
Walsh stands up over Reynolds, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Walsh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reynolds's head.
Reynolds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reynolds working a defensive guard but Walsh manages to pass into side control anyway.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Walsh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reynolds has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Walsh tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Len Walsh dominated that round.
That's time! Walsh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##TD2#
Walsh gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reynolds to score an easy takedown into full guard.#ES#
Walsh kicks Reynolds off and gets to his feet. #CL#
Reynolds gets tackled into the cage by Walsh. Walsh maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Reynolds manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Walsh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reynolds looking to control.
#T1#
Walsh throwing strikes but missing.
Walsh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Walsh 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.
Walsh throws a big right hand that misses.
Walsh works over Reynolds with some ground and pound from guard.
Reynolds is trying to keep Walsh in close.
Walsh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walsh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reynolds can do to turn this around?
Reynolds not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walsh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reynolds trying to control the position.
Walsh landing some decent shots from guard. #SU#
Walsh gets to his feet - Reynolds follows without any prompting. #T2##TD2#
Reynolds closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Walsh to the mat! Walsh manages to get full guard. #SUB#
Walsh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reynolds doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reynolds manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Reynolds trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walsh's guard.#SUB#
Walsh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Walsh looking for a sweep. Not yet Walsh, not yet.
Walsh could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Reynolds stands and throws Walsh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Reynolds stands up and beckons Walsh to his feet. #T3##TD2#
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Walsh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Walsh gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Walsh wants to get back to full guard.#SU2#
Reynolds decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Reynolds drives through with a takedown into guard.
Walsh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walsh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reynolds manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Reynolds throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Len Walsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Reynolds wants to get back to his feet but Walsh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Walsh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
Walsh is looking to stand up but Reynolds won't let him.
Reynolds striking off his back but it's not causing Walsh any problems.
Walsh stands up over Reynolds, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Walsh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walsh with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Len Walsh dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Reynolds tries to clinch but Walsh is having none of it. #TD2#
Reynolds dives in and scores a takedown into Walsh's guard.#ES#
Walsh wriggles free and stands up.
Walsh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walsh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Walsh blocks a head kick by Reynolds.
Walsh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD2#
Reynolds manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Walsh on his heels. He'll look to pass Walsh's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Walsh wants to sweep here but Reynolds controlling him for the moment.
Walsh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reynolds manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T1#
Walsh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reynolds is trying to control the position but Walsh postures up.
Walsh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Walsh postures up.
Walsh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reynolds's head.
Walsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Walsh stops Reynolds from standing up.
Reynolds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walsh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reynolds's head.
Reynolds looking to control.
Walsh throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
Reynolds 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.
Walsh landing some decent shots from guard.
Reynolds looking for a sweep. Not yet Reynolds, not yet.
Walsh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Walsh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Walsh working some strikes from top position.
Reynolds has a closed guard, preventing Walsh from standing up.
Walsh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Walsh postures up and lands a big shot to Reynolds's brow.
Walsh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walsh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reynolds trying to strike off his back.
Walsh is working Reynolds over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Walsh connects with a couple of short punches.
Walsh throwing strikes but missing.
Walsh stands up over Reynolds, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Walsh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reynolds is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walsh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
Reynolds working for a triangle but Walsh defends it easily.
#T4#
Walsh landing some decent shots from guard.
Reynolds tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walsh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reynolds works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reynolds trying to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walsh scoring with some ground and pound.
Dennis Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Len Walsh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walsh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Len Walsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walsh, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Len Walsh!
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