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CACC 142: Ribbler vs Gatsby PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 6 losses; Timmy Flowers! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Flowers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pinkman drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Flowers (0) vs (2) Pinkman
Flowers keeping full guard, as Pinkman tries to pass.
Flowers seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Flowers trying to control the position.
Pinkman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flowers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Flowers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman trying to control the position from guard on top but Flowers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flowers working a defensive guard but Pinkman manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Flowers (0) vs (5) Pinkman
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman wants to control but Flowers is keeping him busy.
Flowers gets back to half guard.
Pinkman is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Flowers as he works his way to full guard.
Pinkman tries to free his leg and advance position but Flowers is retaining full guard.
Pinkman trying to control the position from guard on top but Flowers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinkman looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flowers isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pinkman stacks Flowers on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pinkman! Score +3 for passing guard: Flowers (0) vs (8) Pinkman
Flowers is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pinkman tries for a kimura but Flowers is defending well.
Pinkman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flowers keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Flowers will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pinkman tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pinkman is trying to move to mount but Flowers reverses beautifully and ends up in Pinkman's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Flowers (2) vs (8) Pinkman
Flowers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Flowers passes into half guard.
Pinkman is looking to control Flowers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pinkman avoid being mounted?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pinkman is refusing to be controlled, as Flowers sits in half guard.
Pinkman trying to control from the bottom.
Flowers is keen to just control but Pinkman is a slippery customer.
Pinkman tries to roll over but Flowers keeps him under control.
Pinkman has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Flowers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pinkman looking for submissions off his back.
Pinkman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Flowers is working away from the top position though.
Pinkman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Flowers haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pinkman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman wants to get back to full guard but Flowers has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Flowers (5) vs (8) Pinkman
Pinkman is desperately trying to improve his position but Flowers has a good base and remains in mount.
Pinkman is still trying to improve position.
Pinkman wants to control but Flowers is having none of it.
Pinkman working to try and regain half guard.
Pinkman wants to control but Flowers is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Flowers with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Pinkman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pinkman wants to control but Flowers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Flowers trying to control the action but Pinkman is working from the bottom.
Flowers trying to advance position but Pinkman counters by regaining guard.
Pinkman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flowers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flowers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Flowers wants to pass the guard but Pinkman is keeping the position.
Pinkman has his foot on Flowers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flowers works his way back into a safe position though.
Pinkman wants to sweep here but Flowers controlling him for the moment.
Pinkman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Flowers (5) vs (10) Pinkman
Flowers looking for a guillotine here but Pinkman defends easily.
Pinkman trying to control the position from guard on top but Flowers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Flowers 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.
Flowers keeping full guard, as Pinkman tries to pass.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman trying to control but Flowers is working from the bottom.
Pinkman preventing the sweep.
Pinkman looking to sit in guard and control but Flowers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Flowers (7) vs (10) Pinkman
Flowers sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pinkman's guard.
Flowers wants to control but Pinkman is keeping him busy.
Pinkman has a hand on Flowers's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Flowers takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Flowers (10) vs (10) Pinkman
Flowers moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Flowers (13) vs (10) Pinkman
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman is trying to break free.
Pinkman breaks Flowers's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Flowers (13) vs (12) Pinkman
Pinkman trying to control but Flowers is working from the bottom.
Pinkman passes Flowers's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pinkman is trying to work for a kimura but Flowers is defending well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pinkman prevents Flowers from improving his position.
Pinkman trying to pass the guard but Flowers defending well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Flowers gets back to full guard.
Pinkman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flowers keeping moving, preventing Pinkman from controlling successfully.
Flowers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pinkman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pinkman looking to improve position, pressing down on Flowers's thigh with his hand. Flowers seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Pinkman paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Pinkman's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Flowers picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Timmy Flowers!
After winning the bout, Timmy Flowers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jesse Pinkman was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back, bitch!'. |
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