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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 23, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Fox gets a clinch.
Mendoza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fox to keep the fight standing.
Mendoza really is a fat lump.
Mendoza has Fox pressed against the cage, preventing Fox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fox tries to pull guard but Mendoza forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fox has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mendoza avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mendoza walks away with a smile on his face. Fox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Adan Mendoza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keenan Fox .
Fox shoots in but no luck this time.
Mendoza appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendoza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mendoza tries to avoid it but Fox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mendoza to the ground. Mendoza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mendoza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox tries to clinch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Fox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mendoza tries to avoid it but Fox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mendoza to the ground. Mendoza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Mendoza misses its target.
Fox thuds a left hand into Mendoza's body.#T1#
Fox throws a body punch but Mendoza moves out of range.
As Fox looks to move away, Mendoza throws a big counter combo but Fox just gets out of the way.
Fox has a takedown stuffed.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendoza misses the target.
Fox fails with the takedown
and Mendoza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fox lands the left hand.
Fox is looking to clinch.
Fox cracks Mendoza with an open hand slap.
Mendoza moves forwards but Fox connects with a nice, crisp jab.#TD2#
Fox looking to score a takedown here. Mendoza is defending well but Fox drives through and ends up in Mendoza's guard.
Fox looks winded!#T2##SUB#
Mendoza working for a triangle but Fox defends it easily.
Fox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendoza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fox manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Mendoza's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mendoza slips nicely into half guard.
Mendoza content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB#
Mendoza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fox doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mendoza. #T3#
Fox is looking for a sweep. Mendoza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SU#
Mendoza stands up out of the half guard.
Fox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendoza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mendoza but Mendoza pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mendoza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD#
Mendoza successfully pulls guard.
Mendoza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fox must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fox looking to sit in guard and control but Mendoza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SU#
Mendoza decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendoza is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adan Mendoza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Fox swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Fox with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Mendoza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL#
Mendoza has Fox up against the cage in a clinch.
Fox drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T1#
Mendoza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fox walks away with a smile on his face. Mendoza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fox dives in for a single leg takedown but Mendoza sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Adan Mendoza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keenan Fox .
Fox misses with a takedown
and Mendoza counters with a left and a right that stings Fox .
Fox is breathing heavily.
Fox looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fox misses with a takedown attempt
letting Mendoza counter with a right hand. #CL#
Mendoza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mendoza lands a good knee to the midsection. Fox won't want to take too many of those.
Mendoza stops a takedown attempt from Fox .
#T2#
Fox wants to break free but Mendoza has control.
Mendoza lands a right hand.
Mendoza lands a nice elbow.
Mendoza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fox goes for a takedown attempt but Mendoza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fox fails with the takedown.
Mendoza appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mendoza fails to land the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox stuffs the takedown attempt from Mendoza. Mendoza gets slowly back to his feet.
As Mendoza backs off Fox throws a huge counter combo but Mendoza manages to avoid it all.#T3##TD#
Mendoza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB#
Mendoza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fox has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Mendoza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fox has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Mendoza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Mendoza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fox has escaped the position, nice work there. #T4#
Mendoza remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #SUB#
Mendoza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fox is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Mendoza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fox has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU#
Mendoza stands up and beckons Fox to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adan Mendoza dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Fox has managed to clinch.
Fox goes for a takedown attempt but Mendoza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mendoza as he jumps to the side.
Fox digs a good hook to Mendoza's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Mendoza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mendoza.
Adan Mendoza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keenan Fox .
Mendoza lands a good knee to the midsection. Fox won't want to take too many of those.#T1#
Fox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mendoza walks away with a smile on his face. Fox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice sprawl there from Mendoza as Fox shoots in.#TD2#
Fox shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mendoza is trying to defend but Fox finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mendoza is holding on to half guard well.
Mendoza trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendoza is concentrating on defense, preventing Fox from advancing position. #T2#
Mendoza misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Fox is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mendoza holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mendoza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mendoza sets himself, and Fox steps forward looking for the clinch! Mendoza avoids it this time.
Mendoza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keenan Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fox .
Mendoza seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fox closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mendoza counters with a thumping low kick.
Fox shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mendoza sprawls well. Mendoza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fox gets slowly back to his feet.
A quick step to the side and Mendoza tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#TD#
Fox gets caught napping as Mendoza dives in and scores a takedown. Fox manages to retain guard.
Fox can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mendoza controls the pace.
Mendoza preventing the sweep.
Mendoza with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendoza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fox trying to control 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 Adan Mendoza.
Well Mendoza 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adan Mendoza!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Price lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones misses with a takedown #TD#
and Price counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom.
Price is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Price is standing up over Jones. Jones looks to escape but Price dives into side control.
Price could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price staying calm.#T1#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to control but Price postures up.#SUB#
Price has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Jones is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Price yanks on the arm and Jones is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Price.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zane Price!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by David or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones, which made it look bad. #CL#
David forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. David smiles and moves away.
#TD#
David gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but David manages to mount him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
David will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1#
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
David controlling the position easily from mount.
David lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David controlling the pace for now.
Jones tries to hold on but David postures up.
David lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#T2#
David takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB#
David is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Jones is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michal David!
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