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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 21, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Pittman looking to score a takedown here. Morgan is defending well but Pittman drives through and ends up in Morgan's guard.
Pittman with a nice head shot there.
Morgan working a defensive guard but Pittman manages to pass into side control anyway.
Pittman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
Morgan tries to buck Pittman off but Pittman is having none of it.
Morgan struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The strikes coming from Pittman are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #SUB#
Pittman is trying to get an arm triangle but Morgan is defending well.
Pittman working the body and head with strikes. #T1#
Morgan is trying to get back to half guard.
A control attempt from Morgan but he's now mounted!
Pittman with good strikes from the mount here!#T2#
Pittman scoring with strikes but Morgan is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pittman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pittman working Morgan over with strikes here.
Pittman lands a big elbow. #SUB#
Pittman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Morgan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pittman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Morgan is avoiding damage well.
Morgan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
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!
Pittman cracks Morgan with a big right hand but Morgan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pittman scoring with punches and elbows. #T3#
Pittman taking a breather here.
Pittman is working Morgan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pittman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pittman trying to control the position but Morgan is working away.
Pittman working the ground and pound from side control.
Pittman taking a breather here.
Who's going to make the next move?#T4#
Pittman working the head with strikes.
Morgan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pittman lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Pittman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Morgan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pittman defends well and Morgan ends up having to push Pittman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pittman is looking to clinch. #TD#
Pittman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Morgan's half guard.
Morgan looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Pittman seems to be looking for submissions.
Pittman is thwarting Morgan's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Pittman is nestled in close to Morgan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Pittman.
Pittman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pittman working Morgan over with strikes.
Morgan wants to control but Pittman is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Pittman is looking for a kimura here.
Pittman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
Pittman 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.#T2##SU#
Pittman stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. #CL2#
Pittman gets tackled into the cage by Morgan. Morgan maintains the clinch.
Pittman tries to break free but Morgan pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Morgan.
#TD#
Pittman gets control of Morgan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pittman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pittman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan. #ES#
Pittman pushes Morgan off and gets back to his feet.
Erik Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD#
and Pittman counters with a shoot takedown. Morgan fights it but they end up in guard. #ES2#
Morgan pushes Pittman off and scrambles back to his feet.
Morgan is breathing heavily.#T3#
Pittman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Morgan with that takedown attempt. #TD#
Pittman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morgan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pittman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pittman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Pittman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pittman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pittman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pittman lands a couple of elbows.
Pittman is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.#SU#
Pittman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Morgan slips a jab from Pittman.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Pittman.
#CL#
Pittman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Pittman 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#
Pittman leaves Morgan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL2#
Morgan moves into range and clinches up with Pittman.#TD#
Pittman jumps into guard, dragging Morgan to the mat.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Pittman keeps moving. #SUB#
Pittman has his foot on Morgan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morgan works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Pittman.#SU2#
Morgan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pittman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Pittman shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense. #TD2#
Morgan shoots in and bounces Pittman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pittman wants to stand and escape but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB#
Pittman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T2#
Pittman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morgan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pittman keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Morgan clinches up with Pittman and pushes him back against the cage.#T3##BC2#
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hugo Pittman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Morgan has Pittman up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2#
Morgan gets control of Pittman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Morgan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pittman throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely. #SUB#
Pittman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morgan dives on top into guard.#REVB##SUB#
Morgan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morgan stays in close to Pittman's body and controls the position. #T4#
Morgan wants to control from the top but Pittman keeps moving.
Pittman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Pittman throws a big elbow that misses.
Erik Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hugo Pittman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Morgan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pittman 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Pittman!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 21, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Parks closes the distance and pushes Mahajan back into the cage.#BC2#
Mahajan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Mahajan has managed to clinch.
Parks fails to pull guard.
Parks is pressed up against the cage. Mahajan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Parks down to the mat. Parks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mahajan blocks a leg kick.
Parks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mahajan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parks seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#TD2#
Mahajan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Parks manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Parks wants to sweep here but Mahajan controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahajan wants to stand but Parks has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mahajan trying to control the position from guard on top but Parks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Mahajan working some strikes from top position.
Mahajan trying to control the position from guard on top but Parks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parks wants to sweep here but Mahajan controlling him for the moment.
Mahajan tries to free his leg and advance position but Parks is retaining full guard.
Parks trying to control the position.
#SU2#
Mahajan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mahajan shoots and misses #CL#
and Parks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parks.
Mahajan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Parks is defending well.
Stacey Parks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suraj Mahajan.#BC2#
Mahajan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parks darts in trying to clinch
and Mahajan counters with a thumping low kick.
Parks checks a leg kick.
Parks swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahajan.
Mahajan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #TD#
and Parks counters with a shoot takedown. Mahajan fights it but they end up in guard.
Mahajan is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Parks dives into side control.
#T3##REVB#
You can see the frustration on Mahajan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Parks grinds an elbow into Mahajan's temple.
Parks lands an elbow.
Parks scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mahajan gets back to half guard.
Parks working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
Mahajan wants to control but Parks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Parks is nestled in close to Mahajan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mahajan trying to hold on to Parks's head to control him but Parks postures up.
Parks lands strikes from half guard.
Parks could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Parks blocks the strikes from Mahajan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahajan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Parks is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahajan wants to sweep but Parks has passed to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stacey Parks 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#
Mahajan pushes Parks up against the cage in a clinch.
Parks blocks an elbow strike from Mahajan.
Parks trying to control the position but instead, Mahajan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Parks into the cage.
A short right from Mahajan. #CUT2#
It looks like Stacey Parks has been cut.
Parks is trying to break the clinch but Mahajan is controlling him.
Parks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mahajan after a bit of a struggle.
Parks scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks stops a takedown attempt from Mahajan.
Parks misses with a knee strike.
#BC#
Parks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suraj Mahajan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahajan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parks circles away.
Mahajan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parks. #T1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Parks or perhaps it was just good defense by Mahajan, which made it look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Mahajan as Parks shoots in.
And Mahajan tries to counter it with a takedown but Parks pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stacey Parks. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Parks pushes Mahajan up against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Mahajan pulls guard successfully.
Parks with a nice head shot there.#SU#
Parks stands up and waves to Mahajan to follow him.
Parks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahajan.#T2##CL2#
Mahajan clinches with his opponent.
Mahajan wants a takedown but no success here.
Mahajan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mahajan lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parks. #BC#
Parks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahajan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mahajan cracks Parks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!#TD2#
Mahajan shoots in and gets a takedown into Parks's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Parks is working an open guard so Mahajan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL2#
Mahajan instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Mahajan breaks the clinch.
#T3#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mahajan.
Mahajan is breathing heavily.
Mahajan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Parks was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mahajan.
Mahajan throws a lazy head kick #TD#
and Parks counters with a shoot takedown. Mahajan fights it but they end up in guard.
Parks is standing up over Mahajan. Mahajan looks to escape but Parks dives into side control.
#REVB##SUB#
Parks is trying to get an arm triangle but Mahajan is defending well.
Mahajan looking for a sweep but Parks has passed into full mount! Oh no!#T4#
Parks lands a couple of good shots and Mahajan has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Parks is trying to stick to Mahajan's back but Mahajan is turning into Parks. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Parks's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mahajan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahajan wants to control from the top but Parks keeps moving. #SU2#
Mahajan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mahajan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Suraj Mahajan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stacey Parks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Parks misses with a low kick.
Mahajan tries to clinch there but Parks circles away.
#TD2#
Mahajan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Parks looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SUB2#
Mahajan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Parks rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mahajan's guard! Nice work there by Parks!
Parks lands a couple of elbows.
Parks chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mahajan has momentary wrist control but Parks slips an elbow through the middle.
Mahajan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T1#
Parks cracks Mahajan with a solid left hand.
Mahajan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mahajan's head.
Mahajan working a defensive guard but Parks manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mahajan is trying to work for a sweep but Parks has mounted him!
Mahajan wants to control but Parks is having none of it.
Parks landing strikes from the mount and Mahajan is in trouble! #T2##SUB#
Parks has control of Mahajan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mahajan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mahajan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mahajan throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Parks manages to pass to side control.
Mahajan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Parks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T3#
Mahajan tries to control but Parks manages to take his back.
The referee is taking a good look at Mahajan as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Parks!
Mahajan trying to get back to his feet but Parks is in full control for now.
Parks 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.
Parks lands shots from the back.
Mahajan rolls, trying to escape but Parks keeps control of the position.
#T4#
Mahajan is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Parks gets his hands free as Mahajan looks to control. #SUB#
Parks is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Mahajan trying to control the action but Parks just sinks the hooks in.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Parks is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stacey Parks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parks 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stacey Parks!
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