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CWC 287 - Las Vegas PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 9 losses; Andy Bangsit! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Young Lad!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Lad moves into range and clinches up with Bangsit.
Lad is looking for a takedown.
Lad has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bangsit is trying to keep an underhook but Lad manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bangsit (0) vs (2) Lad
Lad keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bangsit is looking to control Lad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bangsit avoid being mounted?
Still in half guard, Lad seems content to control.
Lad passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bangsit (0) vs (5) Lad
Lad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangsit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lad sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Bangsit's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lad is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lad looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lad's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lad fails to advance to Bangsit's back.
Lad looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad fails to take his opponent's back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit tries to hold on but Lad postures up.
Lad sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Lad.
Let's hope that Lad 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.
Bangsit is trying to escape the mount.
Lad controlling his opponent.
Bangsit can't escape the position.
Bangsit is breathing heavily.
Lad controlling the position easily from mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Lad the control monster continue. Boring.
Bangsit is trying to escape the mount but Lad keeps good control and instead manages to take Bangsit's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Bangsit (0) vs (8) Lad
Lad biding his time, looking for the opening.
Lad has the hooks in. Bangsit is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lad keeps control of the position easily here as Bangsit tries to buck him off.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Lad.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Lad.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lad not allowing Bangsit to control his hands.
I really don't envy Bangsit right now.
Lad trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bangsit doesn't escape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit is trying to break free.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lad really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Bangsit.
Lad controlling well, preventing Bangsit from escaping the position.
My spies in Golden Harvest inform me that Lad has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lad not allowing Bangsit to control his hands.
Lad is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lad controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lad wins on points by 8 to 0.
Our winner, Young Lad, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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