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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 07, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Matthews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Jeremy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Jeremy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Matthews did well to prevent Jeremy getting side control.
Matthews gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeremy stopping the sweep attempt from Matthews.
Jeremy wants to stand but Matthews is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jeremy chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeremy connects with a couple of short punches.
Jeremy trying to control but Matthews is working from the bottom.
Matthews tries to strike from the bottom.
#T1#
Jeremy trying to control but Matthews is working from the bottom.
Jeremy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jeremy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Matthews really is a fat lump.
Jeremy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matthews looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matthews working a defensive guard here.
#SUB#
Matthews working for a triangle but Jeremy defends it easily.
Matthews might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jeremy tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Matthews is controlling Jeremy's posture.
Jeremy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jeremy postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Matthews pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jeremy is out of range and Matthews settles back down.
Matthews keeps the fight on the outside.
Jeremy moves in looking to clinch but Matthews pushes him off.#TD2#
Jeremy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Matthews on his heels. He'll look to pass Matthews's guard now, I'm sure.
Jeremy wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving. #T3#
Jeremy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jeremy wants to take a breather but Matthews is having none of it.
Matthews slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jeremy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matthews is keeping the position for now.
Matthews trying to keep a closed guard but Jeremy is proving a slippery customer.
Jeremy looking to pass the guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jeremy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jeremy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Matthews looking for a sweep. Not yet Matthews, not yet.
Matthews lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matthews wants to get up but he can't break Jeremy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2#
Jeremy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Matthews is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ron Jeremy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD2#
Jeremy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Matthews napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Matthews gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jeremy is trying to control the action in half guard but Matthews is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Matthews tries to roll over but Jeremy keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews is working hard here to advance position.
Jeremy is stalling here. Matthews is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jeremy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Matthews has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #T1#
Jeremy is looking to regain half guard here but Matthews keeps moving and retains side control.
Jeremy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matthews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Matthews thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Matthews working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Jeremy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Matthews cracks Jeremy with an elbow. That is naaassty.#SU#
Matthews stands up. #TD2#
Matthews gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jeremy to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T2#
Matthews is looking to stand up but Jeremy isn't so interested in that idea.
Jeremy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Matthews wants to sweep here but Jeremy controlling him for the moment.
Jeremy trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jeremy preventing the sweep. #T3#
Jeremy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matthews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matthews manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jeremy manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##SUB2#
Jeremy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jeremy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jeremy looking for a sweep. Not yet Jeremy, not yet. #SUB2#
Jeremy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SU#
Matthews gets to his feet. Jeremy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T4#
Jeremy tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD2#
Matthews gets caught flat footed, as Jeremy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Matthews manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#TD2#
Jeremy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews lands a couple of digs.
Matthews would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
Matthews thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Matthews is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jeremy wants to sweep here but Matthews controlling him for the moment.
Jeremy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rhett Matthews dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Jeremy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Matthews's guard.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Jeremy from controlling successfully.
Jeremy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
Matthews looking for a triangle here. Jeremy is fighting it but it looks tight! Matthews pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Jeremy is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rhett Matthews!
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