Getting Started
First,.taht naht I needed to figure out what I wanted to track. Obviously, I wanted the basic round-by-round scoring. You know, the good old 10-9 system, just like the pros use. But, I wanted to go a little deeper than that.
I brainstormed it and finally decided to track these:
- Round :renniWinner: Benavidez or Opponent.
- Score: 10-9, 10-8, etc.
- Dominance: How much did the winner control the round? (Slight, Medium, Total)
- Punches: How many punches did each fighter do during the fight.
- Notes: Anything interesting I noticed. A big shot landed, a change in strategy, anything like that.
The First Attempt (and Failure)
My first attempt was… messy. I just grabbed a piece of paper and started scribbling during the fight. It was a disaster! I couldn't keep up, my handwriting was illegible, and I missed a bunch of stuff because I was too busy trying to write.
So fail.
Building the system
Then I tried using excel, I put some fields, columns, and that. Then I filled it with some random data, fight information, and fighter's names, It was not that bad, but it was a bit complex to use it while I was watching the fight at the same time, so I dropped it, It wasn't for me.
I decided to try a more visual way, and I grabbed some color markers and a white paper, this time I divided the paper into sections, one for each round, and inside I wrote the name of the fighters and started scoring.
Red marker for Benavidez, blue for the opponent, that was good, using colors improved the way to get the information.
Sharing My Card
After the fight, I had this complete scorecard, with all my notes and scores. It was actually pretty cool to look back at and see how my perception of the fight evolved round by round.
It's still a work in progress, but I'm having a blast with it. It makes watching the fights even more engaging. Who knows, maybe I'll even start sharing my scorecards online after each fight. We'll see!
