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CWC 220 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 17 losses; DJ Augustus ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Kevin Huang!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Huang closes the distance and clinches.
Augustus jumps guard and drags Huang to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Huang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Augustus keeping full guard, as Huang tries to pass.
Huang preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus pulls Huang in close to his closed guard and prevents Huang from doing any damage or advancing position.
Huang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Augustus trying to control the position here.
Huang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Augustus is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Augustus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang tries to free his leg and advance position but Augustus is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augustus controlling the position.
Huang stays in close to Augustus 's body and controls the position.
Augustus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus looking for a sweep. Not yet Augustus , not yet.
Huang trying to control the position from guard on top but Augustus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huang showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Augustus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Huang is one step ahead there.
Augustus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Huang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Augustus wants to control the position but Huang says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Huang prevents Augustus from improving his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is looking to control Huang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Augustus avoid being mounted?
Augustus is positioning himself well to prevent Huang advancing to mount.
Huang is controlling the pace.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Huang's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Huang 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Augustus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Augustus .
Huang showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Augustus pulls Huang in close to prevent any damage.
Huang slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Huang advances to half guard.
Augustus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Augustus pulls Huang in close to prevent any damage.
Huang looking to pass the guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Augustus pulls Huang in close to prevent any damage.
Huang controls from within his opponent's guard.
Huang stopping the sweep attempt from Augustus .
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Huang is fighting to break Augustus 's control of his arms but Augustus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Huang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Augustus trying to control the position here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Huang pushes down on Augustus 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Augustus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Huang controlling the pace.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Augustus gets full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Augustus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Huang controls the pace.
Augustus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Huang preventing the sweep.
Huang slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Huang stopping the sweep attempt from Augustus .
Augustus keeping moving, preventing Huang from controlling successfully.
Huang looking to pass the guard.
Huang is still trying to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huang engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Augustus is heads and Huang is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Augustus takes the fight on points by 1 to 0.
After the fight, DJ Augustus was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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