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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 24, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Porter closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Decker's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Decker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Decker pulls Porter in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Decker keeping full guard, as Porter tries to pass.
Decker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Decker keeping moving, preventing Porter from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T1#
Porter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Porter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Decker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SU2#
Porter decides to stand up, so the ref orders Decker to his feet.
Porter with a hook.
Porter takes a swing at Decker's ribcage but misses. #TD2#
Porter shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Decker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Porter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T2#
Decker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Porter.
Porter throwing strikes but missing.
Porter looking to pass the guard.
Decker looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Porter 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.
Porter wants to control from the top but Decker keeps moving.
Porter wants to stand and escape but instead Decker has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Decker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Decker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Porter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T4#
Decker is in close to Porter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Decker chips away with some ground and pound.
Decker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Decker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Decker connects with a couple of short punches.
Porter tries to strike from the bottom.
Decker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Porter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Decker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Decker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Decker 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Decker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Porter's head.
Decker throwing strikes but missing.
Decker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Porter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##TD2#
Porter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Porter showed some decent athleticism there.
Porter trying to control from half guard but Decker is working away.
Decker holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Porter throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Decker to regain full guard.
Porter 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.
Porter wants to stand but Decker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Decker has control of Porter's left arm, preventing Porter from doing any damage. #T1#
Decker keeping moving, preventing Porter from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#SUB2#
Porter has gone for a leg lock! Decker slips out almost immediately though and dives into Porter's guard.#REVR#
Decker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Decker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Decker distracts Porter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Decker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Decker with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Porter has his foot on Decker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Decker works his way back into a safe position though.#T2##SUB2#
Porter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Decker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Porter is breathing heavily.
Decker landing some decent shots from guard.
Porter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Decker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Porter working a defensive guard here.
Decker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Decker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Porter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Porter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Decker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T3#
Decker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Decker postures up and lands a big shot to Porter's brow.
Decker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Decker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Decker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Decker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Decker working some strikes from top position.
Decker is working Porter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Decker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Decker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Decker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Decker is in close to Porter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Decker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
Decker lands a couple of digs.
Porter is trying to keep Decker in close.
Decker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Decker connects with a couple of short punches.
Decker chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decker working some strikes from top position.
Decker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Decker lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porter wants to hit a switch here but Decker passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Porter there!
Decker looking to finish Porter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Porter!#ROC#
Porter is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jere Decker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Decker connects with the punch.#CL2#
Porter moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Porter as Decker tries to tie him up. #TD2#
Porter gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Porter trying to control the action but Decker is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decker manages to get to full guard.
Decker has his hands on Porter's head, controlling the position. #T1#
Decker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Decker pulls Porter in close to prevent any damage.
Porter wants to control from the top but Decker keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Decker tries to clinch up.#CL#
Decker gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Porter lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
#T2#
Porter misses with a head shot. Decker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Porter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Decker is pulling down on Porter's head to control his posture.
Porter trying to control but Decker is working from the bottom.
Decker is controlling Porter's posture.
Decker keeping moving, preventing Porter from controlling successfully. #T3#
Porter is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Decker has his hands on Porter's head, controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Porter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Porter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Decker keeps working. #T4#
Decker holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Decker gets full guard.
Decker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Porter throws an elbow that misses. Decker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Porter's guard. Nice move by Decker!#REVR#
Decker connects with a couple of short punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Decker scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Decker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jere Decker.
I think Decker 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jere Decker!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Talley tries for a takedown but Porter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Porter misses #CL#
and Talley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Porter scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Talley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Porter closes the distance and clinches.
Talley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#BC#
Talley manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Porter has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Porter breaks the clinch.
#TD2#
Porter closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Talley quickly recovers to half guard.
Talley gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talley wants to sweep here but Porter controlling him for the moment.
Porter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1##SU2#
Porter stands up from Talley's guard - Porter perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD2#
Talley gets caught napping as Porter dives in and scores a takedown. Talley manages to retain guard.
Porter tries to free his leg and advance position but Talley is retaining full guard.
Talley controls Porter momentarily but Porter frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter looking to pass the guard. #SU2#
Talley is working an open guard so Porter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL2#
Porter moves into the clinch successfully.
#T2##BC2#
Porter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Porter has managed to clinch.
Talley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Porter prevents it.
Porter taking a breather.
Porter managing to block the knees to the body from Talley.
Porter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Talley backwards.
Porter keeps control of Talley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Talley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Porter after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adolph Talley. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
Talley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talley avoids the head kick by Porter.
As Porter looks to move away, Talley throws a big counter combo but Porter just gets out of the way.#TD2#
Porter drives through with a takedown into Talley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#T3#
Talley doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Porter passes Talley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Porter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talley keeps working.
Porter prevents Talley from improving his position.
Porter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Porter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Talley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Porter is trying to control the action in half guard but Talley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Porter is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Talley wants to get back to full guard.
Porter wants to take a breather but Talley is having none of it.
Talley keeping control of the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Porter stalling away here and it's allowed Talley to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Porter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Porter dominated that round.
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#
Porter rushes Talley and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Talley breaks from the clinch.
#TD2#
Porter gets the takedown into side control. #ROC2#
Talley is rocked!
Talley is being controlled here.
Oh Talley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zachary Porter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Porter moves into full mount!
Porter controlling the position easily from mount.
Talley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Porter is in the full mount, landing strikes. #SUB2#
Porter has control of Talley's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Talley regains control of the situation pretty easily.
#SUB2#
Porter looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Porter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Talley's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talley tries to hold on but Porter pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Porter looking to secure an arm triangle but Talley defends it well.
Porter lands a couple of good shots and Talley has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Talley is trying to break free.
Porter is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Talley. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Porter struggling to keep hold of the position.
#SUB2#
Porter is looking for the choke from the back position but Talley is controlling his hands well.
Porter is breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Porter working for the choke.
Talley is trying to break free.
Porter trying to control.
Porter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Talley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB2#
Talley preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Porter. #T1##SUB2#
Talley 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 Porter gets his way!
#SUB2#
Porter patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Talley trying to control the hands but Porter won't let him.
Porter is hanging on to Talley's back as he tries to escape.
Porter misses with punches from the back. #SUB2#
Talley preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Porter.
Porter throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Talley tries to roll but Porter sticks to his back.
Talley has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Porter.
Porter has the hooks in. Talley is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Talley staying busy and making it hard for Porter to control.
Porter loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Talley hold on?
Talley staying busy and making it hard for Porter to control.
Porter struggling to land strikes to the head as Talley covers up.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Porter controlling the positon.
Porter misses with an elbow to the head.
The referee is taking a good look at Talley as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Porter!
Talley covering up well under a series of strikes from Porter.
Talley tries to roll but Porter sticks to his back.
I would not like to be Talley right now.
Porter is punishing Talley with some ground and pound.
Talley trying to control the action but Porter just sinks the hooks in. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Porter is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
#SUB2#
Porter is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Talley has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB2#
Porter is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Talley is defending well though. Porter let's go of the attempt for now.
Porter scores with punches and elbows.
Porter lands a shot to the head.
Porter really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Talley.
Talley takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Talley rolls, trying to escape but Porter keeps control of the position.
Porter is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Porter gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Porter gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Porter apologises and we restart here on the feet.
#TD2#
Porter drives through with a takedown into guard. #SU2#
Porter stands up and waves to Talley to follow him.
Talley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Porter.
Adolph Talley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Porter shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Talley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Porter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Talley seems to have got his legs back now.
Porter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Talley is pulling down on Porter's head to control his posture. #T3#
Porter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Porter trying to control but Talley is working from the bottom.
Talley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Talley keeping moving, preventing Porter from controlling successfully. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Porter has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Talley to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Porter is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Talley pulls down on the head and he's put Porter to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Adolph Talley!
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