Clinch

There is some good stuff here and some bad stuff. I will get more in depth on what I see tonight, but for now, are you familiar with fatigue, and how it works?

Another note: it is very difficult to construct a fight plan that works against anything. You are best to gear your premade fight plans towards the matchup. For example, "Clincher vs Sissy" or "Clincher vs Ropist".

Those two matches will require drastically different tactics.

It is also important to define the fighter build. What you consider a clincher, I may consider a freak clincher or even a slugger.

1) 6B/6/8 (clinch);

I see this as you wanting to come out and win round one. That is ok, if you gear the rest of your plan around winning round one. However, if that is the focus, you would likely be better off just going with a 5/7/8 (clinch) or 6/6/8 (clinch). 4/8/8 is the most 'efficient' distribution of doing damage and taking damage, so straying away from there tends to lead to efficiency trouble. The problem with (clinch) is the penalty to punches thrown... so most will start with a 5B/7/8 (clinch).

#Opponent has bleeding or swelling
1) if hiscuts > 0 then 6C/6/8 (clinch);
if hiscuts > 0 and warnings = 0 then cheat;

It's good to plan for this, but an opponent won't likely bleed until later in the fight. What I might suggest is an environmental conditional at the end that can trigger if this is truly a good option... but truth told, I don't even check cuts in my fight plans. I just use the endurance advantage they give to do maximum damage and score the KO.

#Fight is Close
5) 6B/6/8 (clinch);

This confuses me. Assuming there were no cuts, then the fighter would be going 6B/6/8 (clinch) since round 1. Now, with the fight being close (but score not being checked?) we change nothing? Perhaps better is:

5) if score < -1 then 6/7/7 (clinch)

Targetting body does more damage, but scores worse. No target will allow the better scoring, and the 7 power will keep some pressure on damage-wise. Another option?

5) if score < -1 and endurance_percent > 90 then 5H/10/5 (inside)

If you are a freak clincher with 1 AGL or taking on a KP fighter, you don't want to go this route. But if you can get a stun, you will win the round. By checking the endurance percent... at round 5, if you have taken only 10% damage, you're likely facing a sissy/slapper. They are likely winning rounds with 5/1/14, 6/1/13, and such. Make them pay! My favorite thing in this game is to throw a 5B/10!/5 (allout) to the body of a sissy. I find that after the first few hundred IP's that you deal them, sissies start ducking you

The key is using the conditional to realize what the opponent is doing. If they aren't slapping, you may not want to risk using (inside). But if the opponent is 5/1/14 (outside) the entire fight, you will be hard pressed to win unless you open up and do some damage.

#Fighter is Winning
5) if score > 1 then 6B/6/8 (clinch);

Same thing, no change?

#Fighter is Losing
5) if score < -1 then 6/6/8 (clinch);

Perhaps better to gauge where you are with more than one.

If score >= 0 then 5B/7/8 (clinch)
if score = -1 then 6B/7/7 (clinch)
if score = -2 then 6/7/7 (clinch)
if score <= -3 then 5H/10/5 (inside)

#Fighter is Tired
5) if endurance_percent < 100 - 5 * round then 6/6/6 (clinch);

#Fighter is Exhausted
5) if endurance_percent < 100 - 10 * round then 6/6/6 (clinch);

Common new player mistake -- don't rest only a few points. Pick 1-2 rounds, and just rest.

8) if endurance_percent < 65 and score >=0 then 1/1/8 (clinch)

2 points allocated to rest effectively does absolutely nothing. Remember fatigue? 6 AGG + 6 POW * .5 = 9 fatigue. Assuming 14 CON, at most, you can absorb 7 -- leaving two endurance points of damage on your rest?

#Opponent is Tired
5) if opponent = tired and endurance_percent > 67 then 6B/8/6 (clinch);

I like where you're going with this... but 6B/8/6 isn't ideal. If you want to drop to 6 DEF, I would recommend 5B/9/6 (clinch).

#Opponent is Bleeding Badly
5) if 2 * hiscuts > round then 6C/8/6 (inside);
if 2 * hiscuts > round and warnings = 0 then cheat;

Once again, not my cup of tea, but to each their own. Whereas cuts can win you a fight, they are unpredictable. Endurance and score are finite.

#Knockout Opportunity
5) if opponent = weak and endurance_percent > 50 then 6H/8/6 (inside);

Better, 5H/10/5 (inside), or 5H/9/6 (inside)

#Fight is Still Close
9) 6/6/8 (clinch);

Don't forget stuns, especially late in the game. If you have attained an endurance advantage, stuns should be no problem at this point.

#Winning by a comfortable margin
9) if score > 12 - round then 6/6/8 (clinch);

What is the thought behind this? If the fight is all but locked up, I would stick to the body, and be efficient. 5B/7/8. Just in case he pulls something crazy out of his ass -- if you can keep an endurance advantage, his desperation in the endgame will likely lead to a KO in your favor.

#Decision is locked up
9) if decision_won = true then 2/9/9 (clinch);

I see where you're going with this... but 4/7/9 is actually more effective.

#Losing on points
9) if score < 0 then 6H/8/6 (inside);
if score < 0 and warnings = 0 then cheat;

#Probably going to lose a decision
9) if 12 - round + score < 0 then 6H/8/6 (inside);

Similar to prior discussion -- 5H/10/5 is likely better.

#Need a knockout to win
9) if decision_lost = true then 5H/10/5 (allout);
if decision_lost = true and warnings = 0 then cheat;

Very common new player error. Allout will not win you any fights unless:

1) You have KP.
or
2) You are (allout)ing the body of a fighter that is slapping instead of adding any power.

There is the odd chance that you could allout and catch them in a 1/1/8 rest round -- which does happen -- but not likely in rounds 9-12.

#Knockout Opportunity
9) if opponent = weak and endurance_percent > 50 then 6H/8/6 (inside);

5H/10/5 or 5H/9/6, as stated.

Finally:

There is a tactic that computer programmers use in designing programs, sometimes. They write out in words what they want to happen, and then go back in and code it in place. This works extremely well in Webl, too.

Step 1, Scout.

Get a general idea of the build of your opponent. Know how he fights against builds like yours -- or at least opponents of similar height. Note any unusual circumstances that may work to your advantage (perhaps he _always_ rests in round 8? Eff that. Allout him to the head and win.) But you had best be sure he will do what you expect.

Step 2, Write the words.

#To start, I want to keep score close but get an endurance advantage.
#I need to ensure that if he switches to sissy slapping, I can take advantage.
#I expect that by round six, I can have opp = 1.
#If I don't, I can up my body blows as long as score cooperates.
#If I do, and score is in line, then I can keep doing what I'm doing, because it's working.
#I have rested in round 7 my past four fights. I'd like to hold off on resting until round 8 this time, just to not be predictable.
#Near the end, I want to take a shot to see if I can stun him. If I can stun him, I may go hard to the body one more round before trying for the KO.
#From round ten on, I will want to either Go for the stun/KO
#Slap to score
#or lock up in a 4B/7/9 (clinch) and await victory.

Pretty simple and logical, right? That fp pretty much writes itself, no?

If you want a little practice -- write it! Add your own tweaks, your own thoughts. The worst you can be is incorrect, and better to be wrong here than in the fight!

Let's take a step back.

First -- hop over to "Fighter Builds" and read the post on the 'cycle of webl'.

Next -- let's pick a specific matchup that you want to focus on. Clincher vs what? Your choice of Sissy, dancer, CPer, ropist, agile slugger, slugger, flasher, or KP Dancer.

Then -- we can tailor a plan towards that matchup, and the tactics we're likely to see vs them.

Whereas gyms DO use massive premade fightplans that cover most circumstances -- that is something one can master after they understand the basics. For now, if you don't know how to win a Clincher vs Sissy... how will you win a clincher vs sissy AND ropist AND slugger?

We'll get there, Bud, but take it one step at a time

Ryan,

I must agree with Sanford on this one.  When using STR based fighters you should tend to focus your fight plan more towards dealing damage instead of winning rounds.  Especially early in the fight.  The trick to this is dealing as much damage as possible without opening yourself up too much.  Use endurance conditionals to dictate your lines.  Before we move into various endurance conditionals and combinations, how about we practice your knowledge of the sim...  Below are a few lines used to track endurance loss.  See if you can determine which line will run in round=5 if your endurance = 81 percent

4B/6/10;  <base line>

if endurance_percent * 10 > 1000 - (round - 1) * 50 then 4B/7/9;      <line 1>
if endurance_percent * 10 > 1000 - (round - 1) * 45 then 4B/8/8;      <line 2>
if endurance_percent * 10 > 1000 - (round - 1) * 40 then 4B/9/7;      <line 3>
if endurance_percent * 10 > 1000 - (round - 1) * 30 then 4B/10/6;    <line 4>
if endurance_percent * 10 > 1000 - (round - 1) * 25 then 5B/10/5;    <line 5>

NOTE: THIS IS JUST TO PRACTICE YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE SIM/FP LINES.  VERY GENERIC. USE BASIC ARITHMETIC TO DETERMINE WHICH LINE WILL TRIGGER IN ROUND 5 IF YOUR FIGHTERS ENDURANCE = 81 PCT.

Agreed, if you are trying to open your opponent up, that would work, but the absence of endurance conditionals in the fp has me thinking he needs to brush up on that area of his game. No?

That's when you will want to scout his tendencies. Will he open up when he loses a round or two? But as a clincher you should be targeting body. Where him out then use "if opp < 1 then 5h/10/5 (inside)". You shouldn't target head until a) you have won the endurance battle b) you are expecting a flash. If he's a true sissy (1 str - 0kp) go all out to his body and ignore score altogether.