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TWGC 32 (205lbs, D2): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Victor Oladibeau! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 8 losses; Donald O Rourke!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
O Rourke shoots in for a takedown but Oladibeau shows good takedown defense. #TD2#
O Rourke looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Oladibeau (0) vs (2) O Rourke
O Rourke trying to control the position from guard on top but Oladibeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Rourke wants to pass the guard but Oladibeau is keeping the position.
O Rourke is looking to pass into half guard but Oladibeau pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Oladibeau is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oladibeau (2) vs (2) O Rourke
O Rourke pulls Oladibeau in close to his closed guard and prevents Oladibeau from doing any damage or advancing position.
O Rourke's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Rourke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oladibeau showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oladibeau trying to control but O Rourke is working from the bottom. #T1#
O Rourke trying to keep a closed guard but Oladibeau is proving a slippery customer.
Oladibeau trying to control but O Rourke is working from the bottom.
O Rourke wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
O Rourke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oladibeau gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
O Rourke has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Oladibeau has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Oladibeau (5) vs (2) O Rourke
O Rourke is looking to reverse the position.
O Rourke is trying to control Oladibeau's posture but Oladibeau avoids it. #SUB#
Oladibeau is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Rourke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
O Rourke seems a little lost for a moment, as Oladibeau dominates the positioning.#T2##SUB#
Oladibeau thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on O Rourke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
O Rourke is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Oladibeau wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by O Rourke, who protects the arm well.
O Rourke struggling a bit here.
O Rourke gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Oladibeau (7) vs (2) O Rourke
Oladibeau tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T3#
O Rourke is trying desperately to improve position.
Oladibeau sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oladibeau is looking to work his way around to O Rourke's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
O Rourke tries to lock up and control but Oladibeau gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
O Rourke gets back to half guard.
Oladibeau seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB2#
O Rourke looking for submissions off his back.
O Rourke trying to control here.
Oladibeau wants to free his trapped foot but O Rourke is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T4#
Still in half guard, Oladibeau seems content to control.
O Rourke trying to hold on to Oladibeau's head to control him but Oladibeau postures up.
Oladibeau content to control rather than advance. #SUB#
O Rourke is defending against the submission attempts here by Oladibeau.
#SUB#
Oladibeau is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so O Rourke is just riding it out for now. Oladibeau eventually gives up the hold.
O Rourke trying to control from the bottom.
#T5#
O Rourke is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
O Rourke tries to roll over but Oladibeau keeps him under control.
Oladibeau keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
O Rourke trying to control here.
Oladibeau trying to control the pace.
O Rourke is trying to maintain the position but Oladibeau is very close to passing his half guard.
Oladibeau is trying to control the action in half guard but O Rourke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T6#
Oladibeau controlling the action here.#SUB2#
O Rourke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
O Rourke tries to get to full guard but Oladibeau has control of the leg.
O Rourke trying to control but Oladibeau postures up.
O Rourke wants to get back to full guard.
Oladibeau is trying to control. O Rourke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
O Rourke keeping control of the position.
Oladibeau wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Rourke keeps working. #T7#
O Rourke trying to hold on to Oladibeau's head to control him but Oladibeau postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Rourke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
O Rourke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Rourke trying to control here.
Oladibeau is looking to take a break and control but O Rourke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Oladibeau is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. O Rourke doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Oladibeau.
Oladibeau is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Oladibeau (10) vs (2) O Rourke#T8#
O Rourke manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Oladibeau trying to control the action but O Rourke is working from the bottom.
O Rourke wants to get back to full guard.
Oladibeau frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Oladibeau (13) vs (2) O Rourke
O Rourke is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Rourke tries to hold on but Oladibeau pushes him away.
Oladibeau trying to control but O Rourke is having none of it.
O Rourke bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oladibeau (13) vs (4) O Rourke#T9#
O Rourke stopping the sweep attempt from Oladibeau.
O Rourke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Oladibeau keeping moving, preventing O Rourke from controlling successfully.
Oladibeau looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Rourke wants to control from the top but Oladibeau keeps moving.
Oladibeau not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
O Rourke trying to control but Oladibeau is working from the bottom.
O Rourke might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Oladibeau haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T10##SUB#
Oladibeau is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oladibeau holds on and takes a little breather.
O Rourke preventing the sweep.
O Rourke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
O Rourke pushes down on Oladibeau's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
O Rourke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oladibeau defends it well. #SUB2#
O Rourke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oladibeau is just riding it out for now. O Rourke eventually gives up the hold. #T11#
O Rourke is trying to control. Oladibeau wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oladibeau trying to control here.
#SUB2#
O Rourke is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB#
Oladibeau looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Oladibeau looking for submissions off his back.#T12##SUB2#
O Rourke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oladibeau doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time O Rourke.
Oladibeau tries to roll over but O Rourke keeps him under control.
O Rourke moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Oladibeau (13) vs (7) O Rourke
Oladibeau wants to control but O Rourke postures up.#T13#
O Rourke moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
O Rourke wants to control for a moment but Oladibeau uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. #SUB2#
O Rourke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
O Rourke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oladibeau knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Oladibeau is trying to maintain the position but O Rourke is very close to passing his half guard.
Oladibeau slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Oladibeau is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T14#
O Rourke passes Oladibeau's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oladibeau has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. O Rourke is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
O Rourke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oladibeau doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time O Rourke.
Oladibeau is pressing down on O Rourke's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oladibeau is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Oladibeau is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oladibeau takes the fight on points by 13 to 7.
The defeated Donald O Rourke had this to say: 'Its whatever, i'm young and this is a learning experience. '. |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Two Chainz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 5 losses; Chuck Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Chainz looking to score a takedown here. Gracie is defending well but Chainz drives through and ends up in Gracie's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chainz (2) vs (0) Gracie
Our spies down at at Hell's Balls Gym inform us that Gracie has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Chainz is looking to advance position but Gracie has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Chainz (2) vs (4) Gracie
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Gracie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gracie manages to capitalize on a mistake by Chainz to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Chainz (2) vs (7) Gracie
Well, with Gracie on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Chainz is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Chainz trying to control the hands but Gracie breaks the grip.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
I really don't envy Chainz right now.
Gracie has good solid back control here.
Chainz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T1#
Gracie is not going to allow Chainz to sit and survive in this position.
Chainz tries to escape the position.
Gracie is trying to stick to Chainz's back but Chainz is turning into Gracie. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gracie's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Chainz. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chainz (4) vs (7) Gracie
Gracie looking to control.
Chainz trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Chainz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chainz stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Chainz tries to pass. #T2#
Gracie trying to control the position here.
Chainz tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Chainz trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Chainz wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie has control of Chainz's left arm, preventing Chainz from doing any damage. #T3#
Chainz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chainz looking to pass the guard.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie is adopting a defensive guard.
Chainz wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving. #T4#
Chainz is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Chainz stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Chainz (7) vs (7) Gracie
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chainz is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chainz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T5#
Chainz trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Still in half guard, Chainz seems content to control.
Chainz is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chainz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Chainz wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Chainz is working hard here to advance position.#T6#
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Chainz is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Chainz sits in half guard.
Chainz tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Chainz content to control rather than advance.
Chainz is looking to stall here but Gracie recovers full guard. #T7#
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Chainz is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Chainz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Well, if Chainz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gracie is concentrating on defense, preventing Chainz from advancing position. #T8#
Chainz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chainz is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chainz prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Chainz wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Chainz not doing much here.
#T9#
Chainz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chainz is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chainz content to control rather than advance.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T10#
Gracie keeping full guard, as Chainz tries to pass.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Chainz wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Chainz trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chainz wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.#T11#
Gracie has his hands on Chainz's head, controlling the position.
Chainz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chainz trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T12#
Chainz looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chainz (7) vs (9) Gracie
Chainz has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Chainz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gracie has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Chainz (7) vs (12) Gracie#T13#
Chainz can't do much from the bottom here.
Chainz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chainz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chainz tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Chainz is defending the position.
Chainz wants to get back to full guard.#T14#
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chainz tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 12 to 7. |
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