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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 14, 2024 |
#R1#
White looks to land a body kick but Shonen moved away.
Shonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#TD#
White looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SUB#
White is working for a kimura but Shonen is defending it quite comfortably.
Shonen wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shonen is still trying to improve position.#SUB2#
Shonen looking for subs from the bottom but White mounts him!#T1#
White lands a heavy elbow.
White controlling the position easily from mount.
White in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
White tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shonen working to try and regain half guard.
White landing punches.
White controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
White landing strikes, looking to finish!
White is landing with some decent strikes but Shonen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shonen wants to control but White is having none of it.
Shonen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
White avoids the attempt from Shonen to control.
White controlling his opponent.
White lands a couple of good shots and Shonen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#T3#
White slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Shonen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Shonen's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Shonen keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
White is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Shonen knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Shonen for a finish.
White controlling the position well here. Shonen rolled but White kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#T4#
Shonen can't escape the position.
Shonen is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by White.
Oooh a big shot gets through from White. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Shonen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of White's arms.
Shonen can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack White dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A low kick from Shonen misses #CL#
and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shonen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Shonen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chael Shonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shonen fails with a takedown attempt.
As Shonen tries to get set, White tries to push him back and clinch up but Shonen manages to avoid the attempt.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shonen can do to turn this around?#CL#
White drives through and clinches with Shonen against the cage.
#TD#
White jumps into guard, dragging Shonen to the mat.
White seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shonen wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shonen's guard. #REVR#
White stands and throws Shonen's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T1#
Shonen wants to control but White postures up.
Shonen is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Shonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SU#
White decides to take the fight back to the feet.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shonen manages to avoid it.
Shonen misses with a combination
and White counters with a one-two to the body.
Jack White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
White shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shonen napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SU#
White stands up. #TD#
White closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shonen did well to prevent White getting side control.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shonen is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from White there.
White is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #T3#
White sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
White avoids the attempt from Shonen to control.
White tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
White landing punches.
White controlling from mount. #T4#
Shonen is in a horrible position here. White smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shonen wants to control but White is having none of it.
White blocks Shonen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Shonen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shonen hang on?
White lands a nice shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack White dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
White closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shonen is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as White stalls from top position.
Shonen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but White wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
White scores with punches from side control.
Shonen is being controlled here.
Shonen is trying to control White's posture but White avoids it. #SUB#
White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
White looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shonen manages to get back to half guard.
White stalling.
Shonen wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it.
White takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
Shonen looking for submissions off his back.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shonen shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Shonen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Shonen looks to move away, White throws a big counter combo but Shonen just gets out of the way.
Shonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Shonen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shonen gets slowly back to his feet.
White cracks Shonen with an open hand slap.
Shonen shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jack White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Shonen.
Shonen has a takedown stuffed.
White lands an overhand right.#T4##TD#
Shonen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
White seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
White lands a couple of decent looking shots.
White is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jack White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SU#
White gets to his feet. Shonen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shonen moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
Shonen throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Chael Shonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CL#
White drives through and clinches with Shonen against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack White!
Chael Shonen spoke after the fight, saying 'all the respect to the winner he deserves the win'. |
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