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TWGC 37 (265+lbs, D2): Rio de Janeiro Q - Round 1 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Scott Dolton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Stephan Letter!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Letter clinches up against the cage.
Dolton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Letter is working for takedown but Dolton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dolton has picked Letter up - he's going for a ride! Dolton dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dolton (2) vs (0) Letter
Dolton 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.
Dolton wants to pass the guard but Letter is defending well.
Letter is trying to maintain the position but Dolton is very close to passing his half guard.
Letter is looking for a sweep. Dolton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dolton in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letter wants to control but Dolton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Letter is trying to get back to full guard.
Dolton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Letter keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dolton wants to pass the guard but Letter is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Letter tries to get to full guard but Dolton has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolton is working for a submission of some sort.
Dolton controlling the pace.
Dolton wants to pass to mount but Letter is defending the position.
Dolton is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Letter keeping hold of Dolton's head, controlling as best he can.
Dolton trying to control the action but Letter is working from the bottom.
Dolton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Letter is trying to get back to full guard.
Dolton is thwarting Letter's attempts to control the position.
Dolton trying to control from half guard but Letter is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dolton content to control rather than advance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dolton wants to take a breather but Letter is having none of it.
Dolton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Letter is looking to control Dolton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Letter avoid being mounted?
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Letter manages to get to full guard.
Dolton looking to pass the guard.
Letter controlling the position.
Letter keeping full guard, as Dolton tries to pass.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dolton stays in close to Letter's body and controls the position.
Dolton pushes down on Letter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Letter is defending against the submission attempts here by Dolton.
Letter is staying active underneath Dolton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Letter wants to control but Dolton is keeping busy.
Dolton is keen to just control but Letter is a slippery customer.
Dolton is looking to advance position but Letter won't allow it.
Letter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dolton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dolton's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Dolton (2) vs (4) Letter
Dolton trying to control the position but Letter manages to sink in the hooks.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dolton rolls, trying to escape but Letter keeps control of the position.
I would not like to be Dolton right now.
Letter controlling well, preventing Dolton from escaping the position.
Dolton trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Letter is hanging on to Dolton's back as he tries to escape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Letter biding his time, controlling Dolton.
Dolton trying to control the position but Letter manages to sink in the hooks.
Letter controlling from the back.
Dolton rolls, trying to escape but Letter keeps control of the position.
Dolton tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Letter fails to advance to Dolton's back.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dolton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Letter controlling from the full mount.
Dolton regains half guard.
Dolton works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dolton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Letter trying to control the position from guard on top but Dolton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dolton wants to improve his position but instead Letter has moved into half guard.
Letter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Letter wants to pass the guard but Dolton is defending well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dolton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Letter won't allow Dolton to sweep him here.
Letter wants to control from the top but Dolton keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dolton is trying to control the position but Letter postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Letter wins on points by 4 to 2.
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Stephan Letter made sure he mentioned Pit Bull Development, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Scott Dolton stepped up to the mic, saying 'It is a joke? Let's start it over again.'. |
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