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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 03, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dalebout.
Wo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dalebout defends it well.
Dalebout shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD2#
Wo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dalebout's half guard.#SUB2#
Wo seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Dalebout looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalebout tries to roll over but Wo keeps him under control.#T1#
Dalebout won't allow Wo to pass to mount.
Wo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dalebout knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dalebout is trying to stand.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dalebout misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dalebout misses with a body kick.
Wo throws a body kick that misses. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#CL2#
Wo has closed the distance and engaged Dalebout in a clinch.
Dalebout tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wo smiles and moves away.
Dalebout is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wo.
Wo fails with the takedown.
Dalebout drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wo sprawls and moves away.
Dalebout throws a head kick but Wo moves out of range.
Dalebout could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dalebout tries to clinch but Wo moves out of range.
Wo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wo shoots for a takedown but Dalebout saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#T3#
Wo looks for a takedown but Dalebout sprawls well.
Tyler Dalebout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tai Wo.
Dalebout goes for a double leg but Wo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wo continues to drive forward.
Wo shoots for a takedown but Dalebout saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dalebout fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wo avoids it really well and circles away.
Dalebout shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wo sprawls well. Wo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dalebout gets slowly back to his feet.
Wo shoots in and drives through. Dalebout sprawls well.#T4#
Dalebout shoots for a takedown but Wo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dalebout is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Wo closes the distance and clinches.
Dalebout stops a takedown attempt from Wo.
Wo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wo is pressed up against the cage. Dalebout has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wo down to the mat. Wo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck for Wo with that takedown attempt.
As Wo tries to get set, Dalebout tries to push him back and clinch up but Wo manages to avoid the attempt.#CL2#
Wo moves into range and clinches up with Dalebout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wo prevents a takedown attempt there.
#BC2#
Wo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tai Wo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Dalebout misses with a two punch combination.
Dalebout takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dalebout tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wo defends well and Dalebout ends up having to push Wo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dalebout on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dalebout throws a right and a left that Wo avoids nicely.
Wo is looking for the big counter here.
Dalebout changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wo tries to avoid it but Dalebout manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wo to the ground. Wo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dalebout shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wo defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Dalebout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Wo has managed to clinch.
#T1#
Wo tries to score a body lock takedown but Dalebout shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dalebout is trying to pull guard but Wo has him pressed against the cage.
Wo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dalebout to keep the fight standing.
Dalebout wants to get back to striking at distance but Wo won't allow it.
#TD2#
Wo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dalebout throws a strike but Wo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Wo looking to sit in guard and control but Dalebout gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Wo wants to sweep here but Dalebout controlling him for the moment.
Dalebout controlling from the top position. #T2#
Dalebout won't allow Wo to sweep him here.
Wo looking to control.
Wo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dalebout wants to control from the top but Wo keeps moving.
Wo is adopting a defensive guard.#T3#
Dalebout trying to control but Wo is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dalebout accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wo is trying to control the position but Dalebout postures up.
Dalebout throwing strikes from guard but Wo blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wo shoots in for a double leg but Dalebout sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wo tries to clinch but Dalebout is having none of it.
Dalebout went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wo blocks a head kick by Dalebout.
Tyler Dalebout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dalebout fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wo tries to clinch up.#CL#
Dalebout moves into the clinch successfully.
Wo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dalebout gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dalebout tries to land knees in the clinch but Wo avoids the damage to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dalebout is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dalebout lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tai Wo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Dalebout looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dalebout blocks a head kick by Wo.
Dalebout fails with a takedown attempt.
Wo tries to clinch up but Dalebout circles away and keeps his distance.
Tai Wo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Wo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Wo jumps into guard, dragging Dalebout to the mat.
Dalebout missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dalebout trying to control the position from guard on top but Wo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Wo trying to keep a closed guard but Dalebout is proving a slippery customer.
Dalebout throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Wo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dalebout doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dalebout manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wo working a defensive guard here.
Wo keeping moving, preventing Dalebout from controlling successfully.
Wo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dalebout's guard. #REVB##T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#ES#
Dalebout uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dalebout avoids it really well and circles away.
Dalebout appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dalebout cracks Wo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dalebout fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wo avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Dalebout. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Sloppy strikes from Dalebout. Those never looked like landing.
Dalebout looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wo throws a counter combo.
Wo fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Dalebout, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Wo misses.
Wo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dalebout defends well and Wo ends up having to push Dalebout into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dalebout backs up against the cage.
#CL#
Dalebout pushes Wo up against the cage in a clinch.
Wo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#TD#
Dalebout pulls Wo into guard.
#T4#
Wo wants to control from the top but Dalebout keeps moving.
Wo wants to pass the guard but Dalebout is keeping the position.
Wo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalebout is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dalebout wants to get back to his feet but Wo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tyler Dalebout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tai Wo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tai Wo has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wo wants to pass the guard but Dalebout is keeping the position.
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 Tyler Dalebout.
Well Wo 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tai Wo! |
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