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Stepping Stone 5 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 4 losses; Juanito Cortez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 3 losses; Klay Dee!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Cortez drives through and clinches with Dee against the cage.
Cortez tries for a takedown but Dee manages to get underhooks.
Dee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cortez prevents it.
Cortez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dee after a bit of a struggle.
Dee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cortez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cortez gets underhooks to prevent Dee's takedown attempt.
Juanito Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klay Dee.
Cortez has hold of one of Dee's legs. Dee is fighting the takedown attempt but Cortez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cortez (2) vs (0) Dee
Cortez wants to control from the top but Dee keeps moving.
Cortez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cortez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cortez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez looking to sit in guard and control but Dee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cortez (2) vs (2) Dee
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez controls Dee momentarily but Dee frees himself.
Cortez is pulling down on Dee's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee stopping the sweep attempt from Cortez.
Cortez pulls Dee in close to prevent any damage.
Dee postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cortez holds on and takes a little breather.
Cortez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dee stays in close to Cortez's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cortez wants to sweep here but Dee controlling him for the moment.
Cortez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cortez is looking to improve his position.
Cortez is trying to maintain the position but Dee is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is looking to improve his position.
Dee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cortez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cortez trying to control but Dee postures up.
Dee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez wants to control but Dee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cortez wants to improve his position but Dee is controlling well.
Dee controlling the action here.
Dee is thwarting Cortez's attempts to control the position.
Dee trying to control the pace.
Cortez tries to roll over but Dee keeps him under control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dee controlling the action here.
Cortez wants to control but Dee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cortez tries to get to full guard but Dee has control of the leg.
Cortez gets back to full guard.
Cortez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cortez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cortez tries to get out of the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cortez wants to control but Dee passes easily into half guard.
Cortez manages to get to full guard.
Cortez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cortez working a defensive guard here.
Cortez keeping full guard, as Dee tries to pass.
Cortez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cortez has his hands on Dee's head, controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cortez trying to control the position.
Cortez is really struggling to control Dee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cortez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dee prevents Cortez from improving his position.
Cortez keeping hold of Dee's head, controlling as best he can.
Dee prevents Cortez from improving his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is working hard here to advance position.
Dee is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cortez tries to roll over but Dee keeps him under control.
Cortez wants to control but Dee is keeping busy.
Dee is controlling the pace.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cortez wants to sweep but Dee has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Cortez (2) vs (5) Dee
Cortez tries to improve position but can't.
Cortez is trying to control Dee's posture but Dee avoids it.
Cortez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cortez wants to control but Dee postures up.
Cortez is looking to reverse the position.
Cortez prevents Dee from moving into mount.
Cortez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dee tries to advance to mount but Cortez denies him.
Cortez keeping his opponent close.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cortez tries to buck Dee off but Dee is having none of it.
Cortez is trying to control Dee's posture but Dee avoids it.
Cortez tries to buck Dee off but Dee is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Cortez's face as Dee controls the position.
Cortez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dee working away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Cortez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cortez sneaks back into half guard.
Cortez is looking to improve his position.
Dee is taking a breather. Cortez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cortez is trying to control but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dee prevents Cortez from improving his position.
Dee passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Cortez (2) vs (8) Dee
Cortez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dee controlling from mount.
Cortez is looking to get to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dee controlling from the full mount.
Cortez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cortez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cortez wants to hold on but Dee pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dee wins on points by 8 to 2.
Klay Dee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Juanito Cortez had this to say: 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'. |
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