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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
The Island Season 7, 155 lbs, Round 1
Date: Dec 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Mafaking swats away the attempt to clinch by Olive.
Olive looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mafaking is fending him off so far but Olive persists. Nope, Mafaking circles away and we're back to standing.
Mafaking half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Olive shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mafaking as he avoids it easily.
Olive shoots in looking for a takedown. Mafaking tries to sprawl out of it but Olive keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mafaking manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruce Mafaking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anet Olive.
Olive shoots in for a takedown but Mafaking shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Olive fails with a takedown attempt. #TD#
Mafaking gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mafaking looks up at the clock and then as Olive takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mafaking smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mafaking cracks Olive with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mafaking works to advance to full mount. Olive defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Mafaking lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olive is bucking up trying to escape but Mafaking cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T1##SUB#
Mafaking throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Olive has his hands clasped together but Mafaking breaks the hold and Olive is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Mafaking!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Mafaking!
Bruce Mafaking seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Olive shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Green looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Green throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and Olive counters by clinching up.
Olive taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#TD2#
Olive pulls Green into guard.
Olive is trying to control the position but Green postures up.
Olive really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Green. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Olive might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Green haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB2#
Olive has his foot on Green's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Green works his way back into a safe position though.
Olive is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olive controls Green momentarily but Green frees himself.
Green is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Green stops Olive from standing up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T1#
Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Olive's head.
Olive lands some strikes from the bottom.
Green is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olive circles away quickly and effectively.
Olive tries to score a power double leg takedown but Green sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Olive somewhat.
Olive digs a good hook to Green's body.
#T2#
Olive darts in looking for a takedown but Green gets double underhooks and turns Olive into the cage.
Rory Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anet Olive.#CL#
Olive tries to keep at a distance but Green has taken the fight into the clinch.
Olive lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Green slows down the pace here.
Olive pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Olive is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olive's elbow. #BC2#
Olive breaks the clinch.
#T3#
Olive tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Green swivels and escapes.
Green misses with the combination.
Green leaves Olive with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Green quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Green misses with a body shot.
Olive tries to counter by closing the distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Olive.
Green tries to bum rush Olive with a series of wild strikes but Olive uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Olive is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Olive fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've been told by Green's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T4#
Olive lands an overhand right.
Olive moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Olive steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Green.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olive shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Green as he jumps to the side.
Olive has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olive looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Green appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crunch! Green slams his shin into Olive's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Green dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Olive shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olive stuffs the takedown attempt from Green. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
Olive drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Green defends it well.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rory Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olive shoots in looking for a takedown but Green manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Olive's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Green is looking for a counter combo.
Olive shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Green pinned against the cage. Green gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Green wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rory Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anet Olive.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olive is trying hard to land a takedown here. Green sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Olive fails with a takedown attempt. #T1##TD2#
Olive is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Green's half guard.
Green is controlling Olive's trapped leg to prevent Olive from advancing to side control.
Olive with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Green makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Green.#T2#
Green is pulling down on Olive's head to control his posture.
Olive trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Olive throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Green tries to clinch but Olive moves out of range.
Olive tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
It looked like Green was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T3#
Olive tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Green defends well and Olive ends up having to push Green into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Anet Olive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olive fails with the takedown.#CL#
Green closes the distance and pushes Olive back into the cage.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olive can do to turn this around?#BC2#
Olive pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olive scores with a head kick.
#CL#
Green closes the distance and clinches.
Green lands with a right to the head.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T4#
Green digs a right hand into Olive's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Olive's gas tank.
Olive stalling the fight.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green slows down the pace here.
Olive has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Green after a bit of a struggle. #TD2#
Olive tightens his grip and picks Green up, before dumping him to the ground. Green manages to land in guard. #ES#
Green pushes Olive off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Green rushes Olive and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Green dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Horrible takedown attempt by Olive or perhaps it was just good defense by Green, which made it look bad.
Green tries to counter with a takedown but Olive is quick to defend against it.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olive circles away quickly and effectively.
Olive is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Olive looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Olive trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olive must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.
Green keeping moving, preventing Olive from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Olive fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olive shoots for a double leg takedown but Green sprawls well. He's pushed Olive's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Olive shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Green but Green pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Green half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rory Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anet Olive.
Olive closes the distance and clinches up with Green, looking for a takedown. Olive pushes Green against the cage but Green circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Green.
Olive has a takedown stuffed.#CL#
Green has closed the distance and engaged Olive in a clinch.
#T3#
Olive wants a takedown.
#TD#
Green gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Green is pressing down on Olive's thigh, looking to free his foot. Olive is holding on for now.
Green prevents Olive from improving his position.
Green not doing much here.
Rory Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olive flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
#T4#
Olive tries to get to full guard but Green has control of the leg.
Green trying to control the pace.
Olive trying to control from the bottom.
Anet Olive has got the better of the ground game so far.
Green slips a nice elbow through Olive's hands, connecting with Olive's forehead.
Still in half guard, Green seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Olive looks like he's trying to stand up.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Anet Olive has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olive moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Olive tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Green, 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Green!
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