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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Nice body kick there by Scorpio.
Scorpio tests Mcpherson's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
Scorpio rushes Mcpherson and presses him up against the cage.
Scorpio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stalling in the clinch from Scorpio.
The crowd are getting on Scorpio's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Scorpio effectively controlling the action here.
Mcpherson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Scorpio walks away with a smile on his face. Mcpherson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Scorpio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mcpherson's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Scorpio. Those never looked like landing.
Mcpherson appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Scorpio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mcpherson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcpherson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Scorpio to keep the fight standing.
Mcpherson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Mcpherson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Mcpherson is trying to pull guard but Scorpio turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mcpherson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcpherson jumps guard but Scorpio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Scorpio stalling.
Scorpio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scorpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mcpherson blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Mcpherson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Scorpio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scorpio lands a right hand. #BC2#
Scorpio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Mcpherson moves into range and clinches up with Scorpio.
Mcpherson tries to pull guard but Scorpio won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A knee to the head by Scorpio.
#T2##BC2#
Scorpio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Scorpio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcpherson has Scorpio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Scorpio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mcpherson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Scorpio smiles and moves away.
Scorpio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL2#
Scorpio clinches up against the cage.
Scorpio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Scorpio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcpherson's efforts to push away.
Mcpherson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Scorpio slowing the pace effectively.
Mcpherson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Scorpio to keep the fight standing.#T3#
Mcpherson jumps guard but Scorpio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Scorpio pressing his opponent against the cage.
Scorpio lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Boris Mcpherson has been cut.#TD#
Mcpherson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Scorpio regains guard.
#ES2#
Scorpio has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Mcpherson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Mcpherson is breathing heavily.
Mcpherson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mcpherson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scorpio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mcpherson fails to pull guard.
Scorpio pushes Mcpherson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scorpio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Scorpio lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcpherson won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scorpio scores a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Scorpio.
#T4#
Scorpio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcpherson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scorpio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Scorpio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scorpio lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcpherson won't want to take too many of those.
Scorpio lands a nice knee to the body.
Scorpio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcpherson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Scorpio landing knees to the body.
Scorpio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcpherson's defenses.
Scorpio scores with a knee to the head.
Scorpio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Scorpio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scorpio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mcpherson takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Scorpio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Mcpherson'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#
Scorpio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mcpherson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Scorpio lands a left hand.
Scorpio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Still in the clinch, Scorpio scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC2#
Mcpherson is rocked!
Scorpio lands a big right hand that drops Mcpherson! The killer instinct kicks in and Scorpio finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Scorpio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Scorpio!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 27, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jay.
Jay working away.#SUB#
Jay working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SU#
Jay stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD#
Jay gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Harpik is looking to improve his position.
Harpik is pressing down on Jay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harpik has his hands on Jay's head, controlling the position.
Harpik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jay is one step ahead there. #T1#
Jay has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harpik is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jay trying to control but Harpik is working from the bottom.
Harpik looking for a sweep. Not yet Harpik, not yet.
Jay postures up and lands a big shot to Harpik's brow.
Harpik has control of Jay's left arm, preventing Jay from doing any damage.
Jay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harpik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jay's guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harpik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Harpik connects with a couple of short punches.
Jay 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.
Harpik works over Jay with some ground and pound from guard.
Harpik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jay is looking to stand up but Harpik isn't so interested in that idea.
Jay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harpik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harpik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harpik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harpik with a nice head shot there.
Harpik throwing strikes from guard but Jay blocks nicely.
Harpik stands up over Jay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harpik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harpik cracks Jay with a solid left hand.
Harpik lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Harpik trying to control but Jay is working from the bottom.
Harpik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harpik connects with a couple of short punches.
Harpik scoring with some ground and pound.
Harpik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jay is breathing heavily.
Harpik is working Jay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harpik throwing strikes but missing.
Harpik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harpik working some strikes from top position.
Harpik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harpik is working Jay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harpik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T4#
Harpik wants to control from the top but Jay keeps moving.
Harpik working some strikes from top position.
Harpik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harpik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harpik not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harpik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harpik scoring with some ground and pound.
Harpik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harpik is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harpik is in close to Jay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harpik working some strikes from top position.
Jay is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harpik is controlling him.
Jay might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harpik is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Harpik dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD#
Jay shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harpik manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jay's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harpik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jay preventing the sweep.
Harpik thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Harpik is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay tries to free his leg and advance position but Harpik is retaining full guard.
Harpik working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Harpik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jay's guard. #REVB#
Harpik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harpik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harpik is in close to Jay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harpik looking to sit in guard and control but Jay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Jay stopping the sweep attempt from Harpik.
Harpik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harpik trying to control the position.
Jay won't allow Harpik to sweep him here.
Jay is stalling in the full guard.
Harpik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harpik managing to control the position. #T2#
Harpik keeping moving, preventing Jay from controlling successfully.
Jay won't allow Harpik to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harpik is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Harpik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harpik is in close to Jay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harpik stopping the sweep attempt from Jay.
Harpik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harpik working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Harpik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harpik chips away with some ground and pound.
Harpik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harpik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harpik scoring with some ground and pound.
Harpik is in close to Jay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harpik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harpik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harpik content to stall in guard here.
Harpik wants to pass the guard but Jay is keeping the position.
Harpik connects with a couple of short punches.
Harpik landing with the ground and pound. #T4#
Jay being controlled here, momentarily.
Harpik wants to control from the top but Jay keeps moving.
Jay looking to control.
Harpik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harpik lands a couple of digs.
Harpik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harpik distracts Jay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harpik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harpik controlling from the top position.
Harpik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Harpik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Jay drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harpik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harpik is pulling down on Jay's head to control his posture.
Harpik 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.
Harpik thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jay wants to control from the top but Harpik keeps moving.
Jay won't allow Harpik to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harpik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jay manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Jay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harpik scoring with punches to the head and body. #T1#
Harpik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harpik sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harpik is working Jay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jay can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harpik controls the pace.
Harpik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB#
Jay looking for a guillotine here but Harpik defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harpik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harpik postures up and lands a big shot to Jay's brow.
Harpik is in close to Jay's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
Harpik looking to sit in guard and control but Jay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Jay trying to control the position from guard on top but Harpik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harpik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jay is one step ahead there.
Harpik lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Harpik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harpik is in close to Jay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harpik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harpik postures up and lands a big shot to Jay's brow.
Harpik stands up over Jay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harpik is working Jay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harpik scoring with some ground and pound.
Harpik lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Harpik working some strikes from top position.
Harpik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harpik working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jay's head.
Harpik lands a couple of digs.
Harpik with a nice head shot there.
Harpik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harpik scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harpik chips away with some ground and pound.
Harpik stands up over Jay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harpik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harpik controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stefan Harpik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harpik postures up and lands a big shot to Jay's brow.
Harpik preventing the sweep. #T4#
Harpik distracts Jay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harpik landing with the ground and pound.
Harpik not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harpik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harpik controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harpik is working Jay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harpik works over Jay with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harpik with a nice head shot there.
Harpik is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harpik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Harpik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harpik has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Harpik!
An out of breath Stefan Harpik thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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