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Stepping Stone 17 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 4 losses; Lance Walker! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Glen Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Walker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Walker (4) vs (0) Barnes
Walker controls the position.
Walker trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes wants to control but Walker postures up.
Barnes is looking to regain half guard here but Walker keeps moving and retains side control.
Barnes is being controlled here.
Barnes is looking to reverse the position.
Barnes is still trying to improve position.
Barnes being controlled for a moment.
Barnes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Walker pulls his head out easily.
Walker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Barnes tries to get to full guard but Walker has control of the leg.
Walker controlling the action here.
Barnes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Walker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Barnes for as long as he can get away with.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Walker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Walker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Walker stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walker is working away from the top position though.
Walker is keen to just control but Barnes is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Walker seems content to control.
Walker is thwarting Barnes's attempts to control the position.
Walker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Barnes trying to control but Walker postures up.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Walker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes actively working from the bottom here.
Walker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
Barnes preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Barnes trying to control but Walker postures up.
Walker not doing much here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Walker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Barnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walker controlling the pace.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Barnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
Walker wants to take a breather but Barnes is having none of it.
Walker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barnes is trying to maintain the position but Walker is very close to passing his half guard.
Walker controlling the action here.
Walker is trying to control the action in half guard but Barnes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Walker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnes is staying active underneath Walker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barnes trying to control but Walker postures up.
Walker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Walker continues to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
Barnes trying to control here.
Walker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barnes trying to control here.
Walker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Walker is thwarting Barnes's attempts to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Walker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Walker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Barnes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Walker controlling the action here.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to hold on to Walker's head to control him but Walker postures up.
Walker trying to control the pace.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
Walker trying to control the pace.
Barnes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to control. Barnes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Walker controlling the action here.
More hug and hope from Walker.
Walker wants to take a breather but Barnes is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Walker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Walker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barnes looking for submissions off his back.
Barnes trying to control from the bottom.
Barnes is pressing down on Walker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Walker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Walker (7) vs (0) Barnes
Walker controls the position.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Barnes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Barnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walker controlling the action here.
Barnes tries to get to full guard but Walker has control of the leg.
Barnes trying to control but Walker postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Walker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Walker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Walker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Walker seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Barnes is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lance Walker! |
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