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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 18, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Janjan shoots in and gets a takedown into Jensen's guard.
Jensen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Jensen tries to free his leg and advance position but Janjan is retaining full guard.
Janjan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jensen on the ground.
Jensen content to stall in guard here.
Jensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Janjan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Janjan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Janjan tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jensen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jensen controlling from the top position.
Janjan has Jensen pulled in close to control his posture. #T1#
Jensen trying to control but Janjan is working from the bottom.
Janjan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jensen controls the pace.
Jensen passes into half guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jensen wants to control but Janjan is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Jensen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jensen trying to pass the guard but Janjan defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jensen in particular looking to stall.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Janjan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jensen pushes Janjan off and gets back to his feet.#T3#
Janjan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jensen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Jensen gets a clinch.
Jensen slowing the pace effectively.#TD#
Janjan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jensen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Janjan gets his hands free as Jensen looks to control.
Janjan lands strikes to the head.
Janjan lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK. #T4#
Jensen turns into Janjan and is now in his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU2#
Jensen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Janjan, up you get!
Jensen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#TD#
Janjan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jensen is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Janjan presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Jensen looks winded!#TD2#
Jensen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jensen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jensen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Janjan is one step ahead there.
Janjan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Janjan stands up over Jensen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Janjan trying to control but Jensen is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolaj Jensen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Jensen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Janjan circles away quickly and effectively.
Janjan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#TD#
Janjan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jensen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#TD#
Janjan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nikolaj Jensen has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Jensen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Janjan manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Jensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Janjan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Jensen is looking to work some ground and pound but Janjan has wrist control.
Jensen wants to control from the top but Janjan keeps moving. #SU2#
Jensen stands up and waves to Janjan to follow him.
Janjan keeps the fight on the outside.
Jensen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#TD#
Janjan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jensen moves into full guard.
Jensen is breathing heavily.#ES2#
Jensen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jensen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T2#
Jensen shoots in looking for a takedown but Janjan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jensen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jensen shoots in and drives through. Janjan sprawls well.#TD#
Janjan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janjan wants to control but Jensen is keeping him busy.
Janjan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Janjan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Janjan working Jensen over with strikes.
Janjan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jensen keeps working.
Janjan slips a nice elbow through Jensen's hands, connecting with Jensen's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Ground and pound from Janjan.
Janjan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Janjan trying to control from half guard but Jensen is working away.
Janjan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jensen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Janjan working Jensen over with strikes.
Janjan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jensen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Janjan slips a nice elbow through Jensen's hands, connecting with Jensen's forehead.
Janjan is trying to control the action in half guard but Jensen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Janjan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T4#
Janjan is keen to just control but Jensen is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jensen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Janjan wants to control from the top but Jensen keeps moving.
Janjan won't allow Jensen to get back to his feet.
Janjan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Janjan trying to control but Jensen is working from the bottom.
Janjan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jensen is keeping the position for now.
Janjan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Janjan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jensen's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dodong Janjan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Janjan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Janjan shoots in and drives through. Jensen sprawls well.
Janjan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Janjan shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dodong Janjan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jensen wants to clinch.
Jensen feints a jab promting Janjan to slip. Jensen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Janjan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Dodong Janjan has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Jensen. No joy for Janjan on that attempt. #CL2#
Jensen has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T1#
Stalling in the clinch from Jensen.
Jensen prevents the takedown attempt.
Janjan tries for a takedown. No joy.
#TD2#
Jensen pulls guard effortlessly.
Janjan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jensen's head.
Janjan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jensen's head.
Janjan working some strikes from top position.
Janjan trying to control but Jensen is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Jensen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jensen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
Jensen is pulling down on Janjan's head to control his posture.
Janjan postures up and lands a big shot to Jensen's brow.
Janjan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Janjan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jensen looking to control.
Janjan throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jensen is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Jensen trying to control but Janjan is working from the bottom. #T3#
Janjan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Janjan keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.
Jensen wants to get up but he can't break Janjan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Janjan wants to stand up but Jensen is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jensen goes for a double leg but Janjan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Janjan continues to drive forward.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#TD#
Janjan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Janjan is looking to take a break and control but Jensen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Janjan there.
Jensen trying to control from the bottom.
Janjan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jensen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Janjan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Janjan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikolaj Jensen.
Well Jensen 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolaj Jensen! |
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