Hey guys, this will be a thread devoted to absolutely terrible media scoring as I see it, and I will keep you all up to date with awful scorecards, from the borderline indefensible to the absolutely retarded.
Today's offenders: Bloody Elbow, who found a perfectly defensible 48-47 score for Chandler like so:
Round four, that round where Chandler lay on top of Alvarez doing nothing, was a 10-8 round, while round five, where Alvarez almost finished Chandler multiple times, was a 10-10. I feel confident in speaking for everyone else in saying that no one on this forum worth listening to thinks that this scoring is not terrible.
This may actually be the worst media scoring I've ever seen.
Today's offenders: Bloody Elbow, who found a perfectly defensible 48-47 score for Chandler like so:
R1: Chandler slices in a jab. Chandler's left hook whiffs. Quick right hand lands for Alvarez. Left body kick from Chandler; Alvarez lands a jab and changes levels for a single leg but Chandler slips free. Another jab from Alvarez, who then smiles and waves Chandler in.
Chandler now lunging in with punches like in their first match. Aggressive body kick from Chandler. Alvarez using good lateral motion and angles. Alvarez snaps Chandler's head back with a jab. Chandler answers then throws a wild left hook. Chandler locks horns, slips to Alvarez's back and locks in a choke that looks tight. Eddie twists his head to breathe and eventually slips his head free. I had Alvarez by a close margin on the feet until that sub attempt. 10-9 Chandler.
R2: Stiff jab from Chandler. Two big right hands from Chandler as Alvarez answers with one of his own. Chandler walking Alvarez down and cutting off the cage, forcing him to stay busy with movement. Clean jab by Alvarez. Alvarez doubles up on his jab and then stuffs a takedown attempt. More jabs from Alvarez. Chandler throws a body kick and transitions to a body lock takedown, then hits another with the waist lock.
Chandler stays connected while Alvarez fires short elbows to the head on one knee. Alvarez stands up and circles out, then pings a nice one-two that lands with dual thuds. Chandler's eye is looking swollen and bloody, but he manages a late takedown. 10-9 Alvarez.
R3: Alvarez counters Chandler's kick with a blistering flurry. Alvarez stuffs a takedown and snaps a clean jab. Chandler is looking rough with swelling and damage to both eyes. Chandler shoots again but can't get it. Chandler lazily pursues a single leg that's easily defended -- the champ might be losing some steam here. Another sloppy shot from Chandler.
Alvarez lands a double jab and then slips to the rear waist lock. Chandler is definitely gassing and now has a bloody nose to match both eyes. He digs deep and half-secures a takedown but ends up holding Alvarez on the fence and willing his way into a takedown with 20-seconds left. 10-9 Alvarez.
R4: The cage-side doc gives a quick look at Chandler's left eye, which is nearly swollen shut. The round begins with a role reversal, as Alvarez is walking Chandler into a corner. Chandler explodes into a leaping knee that clips Alvarez on the chin and dazes him. Eddie staggers backwards and Chandler pounces with a double leg, putting Alvarez flat on his back for the first time.
Alvarez is soaked with blood from Chandler. Chandler postures up and rains down some serious punches and elbows. Chandler just pounding away with right hands. Alvarez stays flat on his back and tries to return fire from there, but Chandler is relentless with control and legit ground-and-pound. 10-8 Chandler for dazing Alvarez and then dominating him for the rest of the round.
R5: Chandler tries a duck-under double leg. Both men are moving slower in the final round. Chandler gets inside on a takedown and again takes the back of Alvarez and works a neck crank. Eddie spins out and stands back up, sneaking around to the rear waist lock. Chandler rolls out but Alvarez stays on him. Chandler escapes. Both men are exhausted and fighting on heart alone, but still getting after it.
Alvarez Eddie takes Chandler's back on a scramble and locks up a rear-naked choke. Chandler hand-fights it off and Alvarez resets and cinches on another that's tighter. Chandler slips out again, then spins quickly into Alvarez's guard. Alvarez fights back to his feet but Chandler powers him back down. Wow. Another amazing fight and display of heart by both competitors. 10-10. I have it 48-47 for Chandler.
Chandler now lunging in with punches like in their first match. Aggressive body kick from Chandler. Alvarez using good lateral motion and angles. Alvarez snaps Chandler's head back with a jab. Chandler answers then throws a wild left hook. Chandler locks horns, slips to Alvarez's back and locks in a choke that looks tight. Eddie twists his head to breathe and eventually slips his head free. I had Alvarez by a close margin on the feet until that sub attempt. 10-9 Chandler.
R2: Stiff jab from Chandler. Two big right hands from Chandler as Alvarez answers with one of his own. Chandler walking Alvarez down and cutting off the cage, forcing him to stay busy with movement. Clean jab by Alvarez. Alvarez doubles up on his jab and then stuffs a takedown attempt. More jabs from Alvarez. Chandler throws a body kick and transitions to a body lock takedown, then hits another with the waist lock.
Chandler stays connected while Alvarez fires short elbows to the head on one knee. Alvarez stands up and circles out, then pings a nice one-two that lands with dual thuds. Chandler's eye is looking swollen and bloody, but he manages a late takedown. 10-9 Alvarez.
R3: Alvarez counters Chandler's kick with a blistering flurry. Alvarez stuffs a takedown and snaps a clean jab. Chandler is looking rough with swelling and damage to both eyes. Chandler shoots again but can't get it. Chandler lazily pursues a single leg that's easily defended -- the champ might be losing some steam here. Another sloppy shot from Chandler.
Alvarez lands a double jab and then slips to the rear waist lock. Chandler is definitely gassing and now has a bloody nose to match both eyes. He digs deep and half-secures a takedown but ends up holding Alvarez on the fence and willing his way into a takedown with 20-seconds left. 10-9 Alvarez.
R4: The cage-side doc gives a quick look at Chandler's left eye, which is nearly swollen shut. The round begins with a role reversal, as Alvarez is walking Chandler into a corner. Chandler explodes into a leaping knee that clips Alvarez on the chin and dazes him. Eddie staggers backwards and Chandler pounces with a double leg, putting Alvarez flat on his back for the first time.
Alvarez is soaked with blood from Chandler. Chandler postures up and rains down some serious punches and elbows. Chandler just pounding away with right hands. Alvarez stays flat on his back and tries to return fire from there, but Chandler is relentless with control and legit ground-and-pound. 10-8 Chandler for dazing Alvarez and then dominating him for the rest of the round.
R5: Chandler tries a duck-under double leg. Both men are moving slower in the final round. Chandler gets inside on a takedown and again takes the back of Alvarez and works a neck crank. Eddie spins out and stands back up, sneaking around to the rear waist lock. Chandler rolls out but Alvarez stays on him. Chandler escapes. Both men are exhausted and fighting on heart alone, but still getting after it.
Alvarez Eddie takes Chandler's back on a scramble and locks up a rear-naked choke. Chandler hand-fights it off and Alvarez resets and cinches on another that's tighter. Chandler slips out again, then spins quickly into Alvarez's guard. Alvarez fights back to his feet but Chandler powers him back down. Wow. Another amazing fight and display of heart by both competitors. 10-10. I have it 48-47 for Chandler.
This may actually be the worst media scoring I've ever seen.
