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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 30, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Thomas clinches up with Yodachai and pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yodachai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thomas is trying to pull guard but Yodachai turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yodachai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thomas avoids a wild elbow strike from Yodachai.
Yodachai missing with knees to the body.
Thomas avoids a wild elbow strike from Yodachai.
Thomas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yodachai just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#
It looks like Sean Thomas has been cut.
Yodachai landing knees to the body.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike.
Yodachai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Yodachai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T1#
Yodachai lands a nice elbow.
Yodachai misses with an elbow strike.
Thomas is trying to pull guard but Yodachai turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yodachai lands a damaging elbow.
Yodachai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yodachai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yodachai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Yodachai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yodachai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike.
Yodachai with a knee to the head.
#TD#
Thomas manages to pull guard.
#T2#
Thomas keeping full guard, as Yodachai tries to pass.
Yodachai wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas working a defensive guard here.
#SUB#
Thomas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yodachai wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Yodachai stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.#T3#
Yodachai tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Yodachai is still trying to improve position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Yodachai slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yodachai is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Yodachai is controlling well.
#SUB#
Thomas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thomas trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
#T4#
Thomas wants to hold on but Yodachai pushes him away.#SUB2#
Yodachai jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Thomas manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Thomas is not content to let Yodachai control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yodachai controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyo Yodachai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Yodachai tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yodachai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Yodachai has managed to clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yodachai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas can't get the takedown.
Thomas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yodachai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yodachai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Yodachai scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yodachai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Yodachai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yodachai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas is trying to pull guard but Yodachai turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Yodachai tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yodachai throws an elbow but misses.
Yodachai lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.
Yodachai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yodachai misses with an elbow strike.
Yodachai lands a nice elbow.
Yodachai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yodachai lands an elbow inside. #BC#
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Yodachai clinches up with Thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Yodachai has the dominant position.#TD#
Thomas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thomas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #T2#
Yodachai trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yodachai pushing down on Thomas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Thomas is trying to maintain the position but Yodachai is very close to passing his half guard.
Thomas is not content to let Yodachai control the position.
Thomas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Yodachai controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yodachai wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving. #T3#
Yodachai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
Yodachai postures up.
#SUB#
Thomas has his foot on Yodachai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yodachai works his way back into a safe position though.
Yodachai slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB2#
Yodachai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thomas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yodachai wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T4##SUB2#
Yodachai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thomas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thomas is trying to control Yodachai's posture but Yodachai avoids it.
Thomas is not content to let Yodachai control the position.
Yodachai tries to advance to mount but Thomas denies him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyo Yodachai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Yodachai tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Yodachai tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD#
and Thomas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yodachai's guard.
Thomas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thomas pushes down on Yodachai's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yodachai is refusing to be controlled, as Thomas sits in half guard.
Yodachai is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas controlling the action here. #T1#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but Yodachai defending well.
Yodachai moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thomas is looking to work some ground and pound but Yodachai has wrist control.#SU#
Thomas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yodachai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yodachai tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Yodachai. Yodachai maintains the clinch.
Yodachai tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body. #TD#
Thomas decides to pull guard.
Thomas controls Yodachai momentarily but Yodachai frees himself. #SUB#
Thomas isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Yodachai stacks Thomas on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Yodachai!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Yodachai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thomas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yodachai tries to move to mount but Thomas blocks the move with his legs. #T3#
Thomas is trying to control Yodachai's posture but Yodachai avoids it.
Thomas is looking to reverse the position.#SUB2#
Yodachai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yodachai wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thomas tries to buck Yodachai off but Yodachai is having none of it.
Yodachai wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Yodachai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yodachai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thomas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yodachai wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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 Sean Thomas.
I think Yodachai 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyo Yodachai!
A very excited looking Kyo Yodachai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #TD2#
Thomas manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Murphy on his heels. He'll look to pass Murphy's guard now, I'm sure.
Thomas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Murphy has a closed guard, preventing Thomas from standing up.
Thomas is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas pushes down on Murphy's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T1#
Thomas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thomas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Murphy!
Thomas landing strikes from the mount and Murphy is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas thowing shots but they're missing.
Thomas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2#
Murphy is bucking up trying to escape but Thomas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thomas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thomas with the ground and pound from mount.
Thomas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murphy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thomas controlling his opponent. #T3##SUB2#
Murphy is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Thomas locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Murphy is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean Thomas!
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