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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 11, 2018 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Pierce misses.
As Pierce tries to get set, Eaton tries to push him back and clinch up but Pierce manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
Eaton takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Eaton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pierce misses with the combination.
#CL#
Pierce gets tackled into the cage by Eaton. Eaton maintains the clinch. #BC#
Eaton breaks from the clinch.
#TD#
Eaton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eaton showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Eaton there.
Pierce trying to hold on to Eaton's head to control him but Eaton postures up.
Pierce wants to stand back up but Eaton manages to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eaton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#T1#
Pierce is trying to get back to his feet.
Pierce striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Pierce throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Pierce misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Eaton cracks Pierce with a big right hand but Pierce just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Eaton is chipping away with strikes.
Pierce takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Eaton landing strikes.
Pierce is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pierce pushes Eaton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Eaton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#ES2#
Pierce sneaks out the side door and pushes Eaton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#T2#
Eaton fails to land the takedown.
Pierce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eaton circles away quickly and effectively.
Eaton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pierce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierce tries to clinch but Eaton moves out of range. #CL2#
Pierce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eaton, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Eaton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eaton fails with a takedown attempt.
Mark Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Pierce drives through and clinches with Eaton against the cage.
#T3#
Pierce dodges an elbow strike from Eaton.
Eaton is trying to drag Pierce to the mat but Pierce just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Eaton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierce scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Ray Eaton has been cut.
Pierce looking to throw knees to the head but Eaton is blocking nicely.
Pierce lands a shoulder strike.
Eaton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pierce after a bit of a struggle. #BC#
Eaton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Pierce darts in and clinches Eaton up against the cage.#BC#
Eaton breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Pierce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Eaton manages to break the clinch.
Pierce closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eaton circles away.#T4#
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch but Eaton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Pierce clinches with his opponent.
Pierce misses with a knee to the head.
Pierce lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Pierce manages to break the clinch.
Pierce leaves Eaton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL2#
Pierce has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Eaton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pierce shoots in and drives through. Eaton sprawls well.
Pierce moves in looking to clinch but Eaton pushes him off.
Eaton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Eaton tries for a takedown but Pierce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Pierce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ray Eaton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Eaton moves into the clinch.#BC#
Eaton breaks from the clinch.
Pierce throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
Pierce gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Eaton breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Eaton or perhaps it was just good defense by Pierce, which made it look bad.
Pierce throws a series of punches but Eaton avoids them all with ease.
As Pierce looks to move away, Eaton throws a big counter combo but Pierce just gets out of the way.
Mark Pierce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pierce shoots in for a double leg but Eaton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eaton throws a big counter combination but Pierce scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch but Eaton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Pierce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1##BC#
Eaton manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Pierce clinches up with Eaton and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Eaton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Eaton takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Eaton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Eaton rushes Pierce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Eaton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Pierce rushes Eaton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Eaton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Pierce clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Eaton manages to break the clinch.
Pierce fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eaton avoids it really well and circles away.
Eaton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T2#
Pierce slaps away a takedown attempt from Eaton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Eaton. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Eaton closes the distance and pushes Pierce back into the cage.#BC2#
Pierce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pierce closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eaton circles away.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch but Eaton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Pierce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Eaton breaks the clinch.
Pierce is looking to clinch but Eaton is avoiding it.
#T3#
Pierce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eaton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Pierce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pierce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eaton backwards. #BC#
Eaton breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Pierce closes the distance and clinches.
Eaton working aggressively here.
#BC#
Eaton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eaton fails with a takedown attempt.
Pierce looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pierce stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pierce wants it to stay on the feet.#CL2#
Pierce darts in and clinches Eaton up against the cage.
Pierce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eaton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T4##BC#
Eaton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Pierce moves into the clinch.
Pierce tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Eaton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eaton tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pierce manages to circle out of the way.
Pierce with a hook.
Pierce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eaton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Pierce rushes Eaton and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Eaton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #KD2#
Pierce lands a left and a right that send Eaton crashing to the mat, dazed. Pierce thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Eaton is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Pierce shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Pierce slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Pierce lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Mark Pierce!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Zimmerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gdsd swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Zimmerman enables Gdsd to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zimmerman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gdsd 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.
Zimmerman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gdsd is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Gdsd got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zimmerman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gdsd has managed to get both his arms back between Zimmerman's legs - danger averted.
Gdsd prevents Zimmerman from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gdsd throwing strikes from guard but Zimmerman blocks nicely.
Gdsd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zimmerman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Gdsd controlling the position well. #T1#
Gdsd is continuing to stall.
Zimmerman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gdsd defending well though.
Gdsd is looking for a sweep. Zimmerman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zimmerman thows a huge punch but Gdsd dodges it nicely.
Gdsd keeping hold of Zimmerman's head, controlling as best he can. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#ES2#
Gdsd manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Zimmerman misses with a few strikes there.
Zimmerman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD2#
Gdsd 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.
Gdsd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zimmerman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zimmerman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gdsd is controlling him.
Gdsd lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gdsd won't allow Zimmerman to sweep him here.
Zimmerman wants to get back to his feet but Gdsd is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T3#
Gdsd content to stall in guard here.
Gdsd trying to control the position from guard on top but Zimmerman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gdsd controlling from the top position. #ES#
Zimmerman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Zimmerman throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD2#
Gdsd throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zimmerman was covering up waiting for the punch and Gdsd finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES#
Zimmerman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #T4##TD2#
Gdsd jumps guard.
#SUB2#
Gdsd working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Zimmerman has passed into half guard!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gdsd wants to get back to full guard.
Zimmerman with the ground and pound but Gdsd uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Zimmerman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Gdsd working for submissions but it's allowed Zimmerman to get to half guard.
Gdsd trying to hold on to Zimmerman's head to control him but Zimmerman postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gilberto Zimmerman will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Gdsd drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zimmerman tries to bench press Gdsd off him but Gdsd keeps the position.
Gdsd prevents Zimmerman from escaping the position.
Gdsd taking a breather here.
Zimmerman tries to improve position but can't.
Zimmerman is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gdsd has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Zimmerman is looking to regain half guard here but Gdsd keeps moving and retains side control. #SU2#
Gdsd decides to stand back up. Gdsd steps back and let's Zimmerman get back to his feet.#T1#
Zimmerman blocks the body kick.
Gdsd moves in looking to clinch but Zimmerman pushes him off.
Gdsd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#TD2#
Gdsd closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zimmerman did well to prevent Gdsd getting side control.
Zimmerman is trying to stand back up but Gdsd is controlling him
#SUB#
Zimmerman looking for subs from the bottom but Gdsd mounts him!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zimmerman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gdsd trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gdsd controlling from mount.
Zimmerman is trying desperately to improve position.#T2#
Gdsd controlling from mount.
Zimmerman is trying to stand.
Gdsd tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gdsd landing punches.
Zimmerman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zimmerman is trying to stand.#T3#
Gdsd controlling the position easily from mount. #SUB2#
Gdsd has control of Zimmerman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Zimmerman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gdsd throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
#SUB2#
Gdsd with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gdsd thowing shots but they're missing. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gdsd controlling from the full mount.
Zimmerman regains half guard.
Zimmerman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gdsd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zimmerman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zimmerman wants to get back to his feet.
Gdsd trying to control the pace.
Gdsd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gdsd wants to pass the guard but Zimmerman is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dgs Gdsd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Zimmerman tries to close the distance and clinch but Gdsd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Zimmerman backs off Gdsd throws a huge counter combo but Zimmerman manages to avoid it all.#CL2#
Gdsd forces Zimmerman back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zimmerman trying to control the position but instead, Gdsd has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zimmerman into the cage.
Zimmerman misses with an elbow strike.
Gdsd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zimmerman avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gdsd.
Gdsd pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zimmerman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gdsd after a bit of a struggle. #T1#
Zimmerman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gdsd is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD2#
Gdsd jumps guard.
Gdsd managing to control the position.
Gdsd is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Zimmerman is looking to improve his position.
#T2#
Gdsd looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Gdsd 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.
Zimmerman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gdsd looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gdsd is looking to take a break and control but Zimmerman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gdsd is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T3#
Zimmerman wants to get back to his feet.#ES#
Zimmerman manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gdsd keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Zimmerman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gdsd to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto Zimmerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zimmerman is trying to pull guard but Gdsd has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Gdsd decides to pull guard.
Gdsd is trying to control the position but Zimmerman postures up.
Zimmerman with a nice head shot there.
Zimmerman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gdsd has Zimmerman pulled in close to control his posture. #T4#
Zimmerman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zimmerman cracks Gdsd with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dgs Gdsd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gdsd has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dgs Gdsd!
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