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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Time shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morse defends it nicely.
Morse appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Morse stuffs the takedown.
Morse looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Time is fending him off so far but Morse persists. Nope, Time circles away and we're back to standing.
Morse tries a head kick but it misses.
Time shoots in but no luck this time.
Morse wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Berry Morse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Time.
Time fails to land the takedown.
Morse appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Time gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morse is trying to pull guard but Time turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T1##TD#
Morse manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morse trying to control the position here. #SUB#
Time avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Time postures up in Morse's guard and throws a big left but Morse blocks it. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morse pulls Time in close to his closed guard and prevents Time from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Time pushes down on Morse's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Time not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morse is not content to let Time control the position.
Time trying to pass the guard but Morse defending well.
Morse has hold of Time's hands but Time slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T3#
Time takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morse is controlling Time's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Time looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Morse preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Morse is refusing to be controlled, as Time sits in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Time should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morse misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL#
Morse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morse works on Time's body with a couple of short punches.
Morse prevents the takedown attempt.
Morse is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Time to keep the fight standing.
Morse tries to pull guard but Time forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Time jumps guard but Morse stands there with Time around his waist. Time gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD#
Morse gets control of Time's arms and successfully pulls guard. Morse will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Time is looking to advance position but Morse has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berry Morse dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Time shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morse defends it nicely.
Time shoots in looking for a takedown but Morse manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Time's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Time looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morse is fending him off so far but Time persists. Nope, Morse circles away and we're back to standing.
Berry Morse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Time.#CL2#
Time has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Time's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Time dives in and grabs Morse's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morse pushes down on Time's head and hops out.#TD#
Morse looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Time has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Morse off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T1#
Morse connects with a good right hand that stumbles Time. Time circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brian Time seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Time forces Morse back against the cage and clinches.#TD#
Morse drags the fight down to the ground.
Time pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morse is keeping the position for now.
Morse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morse keeping moving, preventing Time from controlling successfully.
Morse seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2#
Time landing some decent shots from guard.
Time works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morse is not content to let Time control the position.
Morse throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
#T3#
Morse tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Time wants to control but Morse is keeping him busy.
Morse is trying is best to control the position here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick by Time misses #TD#
and Morse counters with a single leg into guard. Time didn't expect that.
Time is breathing heavily.
Morse works over Time with some ground and pound from guard.
Time working a defensive guard but Morse passes into half guard.
Morse performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Time flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
#T4#
Well, if Morse is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Morse looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Time with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SU#
Morse stands up out of the half guard.
A low kick from Time is predictable there #TD#
and Morse counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Morse lands with a punch from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morse sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Time is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morse's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morse's back!#SUB2#
Morse preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Time.
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 Berry Morse will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##CL#
Morse has closed the distance and engaged Time in a clinch.
Time fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Time fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Time is looking for a takedown.
Berry Morse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Time.
Time slows down the pace here.
#TD#
Morse pulls Time into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morse controlling Time's posture. #SUB#
Morse working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Time doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Time manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T1#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morse holds on and takes a little breather.
Morse continues to stall.
Morse keeping moving, preventing Time from controlling successfully.
Morse trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morse managing to control the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Time has closed the distance and engaged Morse in a clinch.
Morse tries to pull guard but Time holds him up against the cage and eventually Morse drops back down to his feet.
#TD#
Morse jumps guard.
Morse pulls Time in close to prevent any damage. #T3#
Time trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morse's guard.
Time looking to sit in guard and control but Morse gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Time is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morse defends well.
Time utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Time wants to stand and escape but Morse is having none of it.
Morse is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Time controls Morse momentarily but Morse frees himself.
Time takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morse stands up over Time, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morse is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morse is looking to work some ground and pound but Time has wrist control.
Morse preventing the sweep.
Morse with a nice head shot there.
Morse stands up over Time, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morse works over Time with some ground and pound from guard.
Morse connects with a couple of short punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morse keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Time's head.
Morse sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brian Time has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berry Morse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morse scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Berry Morse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morse, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Berry Morse!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 07, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Foster enables Stark to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Foster manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Foster wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Stark manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
Stark prevents Foster from improving his position.
Stark thows a huge punch but Foster dodges it nicely.
Foster is trying to stand.
Stark wants to control but Foster is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stark.
Foster is in trouble now - Stark has advanced to mount!
Stark wants to control the pace but Foster is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Foster working to try and regain half guard.
Foster could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stark looking to control but Foster is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Foster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stark on the ground.
Stark thowing shots but they're missing.
Foster tries to reverse the position but Stark maintains control.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stark raining down shots from the mount!#SUB2#
Stark is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Foster has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Foster!
Stark is trying to hold Foster in close to prevent damage but Foster has managed to pass into half guard.
Stark taking some punishment here, with Foster in his half guard.
Stark is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Foster's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Foster's back!
Foster is in bad spot here.
#T3#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster covering up well and avoiding damage. #SUB2#
Stark looking to break Foster's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Foster remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Stark will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB2#
Stark has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Foster has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Foster covering up well and avoiding damage.
I really don't envy Foster right now.
#T4#
Stark wants to control the position but Foster frees himself and scrambles - Stark manages to regain control in side control.
Stark working away.
Foster tries to buck Stark off but Stark is having none of it.#SUB2#
Stark wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Foster, who protects the arm well.
Stark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Foster keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foster tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Stark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Foster's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Stark is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Foster's half guard.#SUB2#
Stark is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Foster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stark wants to get back to his feet.
Rob Stark has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster is staying active underneath Stark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Foster avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stark. #T1#
Foster avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stark.
Stark wants to take a breather but Foster is having none of it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stark controlling the action here.
Foster wants to get back to full guard.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Stark gets the takedown into side control.
Stark tries to stand but Foster is controlling his head.
Foster is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2#
Foster is working hard here to advance position.
Stark wants to control but Foster is keeping him busy. #T3#
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Stark trying to control the action but Foster is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Stark seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stark working the ground and pound but Foster is defending the strikes.
Stark looking to control but instead Foster has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Stark is stalling here. Foster is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stark seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Foster has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Stark is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stark struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foster cracks Stark with an elbow. That is naaassty.
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 Alex Foster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Foster's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##TD#
Foster 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.
Stark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB2#
Stark has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Foster is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Stark.
Stark tries to bench press Foster off him but Foster keeps the position.
Stark manages to work his way to half guard, despite Foster's best efforts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster is thwarting Stark's attempts to control the position.#T1#
Stark is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Foster is staying active.
Stark is pressing down on Foster's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stark tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Foster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark controlling the position.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Foster working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stark's head.
Foster is working Stark over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Foster has gone for a leg lock! Stark slips out almost immediately though and dives into Foster's guard.#REVB#
Foster manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stark manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Stark working a defensive guard but Foster manages to pass into side control anyway.
Stark tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Foster presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! #T3#
Stark is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stark is desperately trying to improve his position but Foster has a good base and remains in mount.
Foster with the ground and pound from mount.
Foster controlling from mount.
Stark is trying desperately to improve position.#T4##SUB#
Foster goes for an armbar but Stark turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Stark.
Foster might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stark wants to pass the guard but Foster is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Foster has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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