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CACC 167: Arias vs Sanchez II PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 16 losses; George Arias! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Jesus Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Arias decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Arias (2) vs (0) Sanchez
Arias keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Arias seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Arias sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Arias keeps him under control.
Arias 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arias is looking to advance position but Sanchez won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is staying active underneath Arias, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez trying to hold on to Arias's head to control him but Arias postures up.
Arias works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Arias (5) vs (0) Sanchez
Arias controlling from mount.
Arias looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arias is really struggling to control Sanchez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanchez 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: Arias (5) vs (2) Sanchez
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arias looking to control.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Arias is retaining full guard.
Sanchez keeps trying to improve his position.
Arias manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Arias (7) vs (2) Sanchez
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Arias (7) vs (4) Sanchez
The fighters are battling for position here. Arias manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanchez is fighting to break Arias's control of his arms but Arias is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Arias throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanchez trying to control but Arias is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is fighting to break Arias's control of his arms but Arias is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arias is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arias looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Arias is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Arias throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sanchez uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Arias (7) vs (7) Sanchez
Sanchez trying to control the position but Arias is working away.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Arias has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sanchez has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Arias (7) vs (9) Sanchez
Sanchez trying to control but Arias is having none of it.
My spies in The Power Plant inform me that Sanchez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Arias can't escape the position.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanchez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Arias haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sanchez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Arias is looking to improve his position but Sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
Arias is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanchez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sanchez tries to control but Arias wriggling away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Arias regains half guard.
Arias trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez trying to control from half guard but Arias is working away.
Arias trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez trying to control from half guard but Arias is working away.
Arias is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arias avoid being mounted?
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Arias is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Arias tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
Sanchez tries to pass to full mount but Arias defends it.
Sanchez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Arias looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arias is refusing to be controlled, as Sanchez sits in half guard.
Sanchez wants to work for an arm triangle but Arias is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Arias is doing well to control the position and prevent Sanchez from advancing to side control.
Sanchez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Arias! Score +3 for passing guard: Arias (7) vs (12) Sanchez
Sanchez prevents Arias from getting the reversal.
Sanchez tries to control but Arias wriggling away.
Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Arias tries to reverse the position but Sanchez maintains control.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Arias wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Sanchez content just to control the position here.
Arias tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arias wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Sanchez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Arias to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Arias shrugs it off.
Sanchez tries to control but Arias wriggling away.
Sanchez looking for a guillotine from mount but Arias is having none of it.
Sanchez controlling the pace for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Arias tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
Arias is looking to get to half guard.
Sanchez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Arias is surviving well by controlling Sanchez's body position as best he can.
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Arias is squirming around nicely.
Arias is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanchez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Arias is now in Sanchez's guard. A big mistake from Sanchez there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Arias (9) vs (12) Sanchez
Arias tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Arias is working hard here to advance position.
Sanchez is adopting a defensive guard.
Sanchez controls Arias momentarily but Arias frees himself.
Arias slips nicely into half guard.
Arias trying to pass the guard but Sanchez defending well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Arias wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Arias is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sanchez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Arias looking for a submission but Sanchez manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arias wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Arias forces his way into half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Arias wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez wants to control but Arias is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Arias wants to pass to mount but Sanchez is defending the position.
Sanchez trying to hold on to Arias's head to control him but Arias postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arias is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanchez sees it coming and defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sanchez wins on points by 12 to 9.
A relieved looking Jesus Sanchez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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