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Stepping Stone 40 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Thom Thumb! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Bradley Jaditsa!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Jaditsa gets tackled into the cage by Thumb. Thumb maintains the clinch.
Thumb manages to pull guard.
Thumb is adopting a defensive guard.
Thumb will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jaditsa tries to free his leg and advance position but Thumb is retaining full guard.
Jaditsa preventing the sweep.
Jaditsa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jaditsa advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Thumb (0) vs (3) Jaditsa
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thumb sneaks back into half guard.
Jaditsa 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.
Thumb controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaditsa is trying to work for a kimura but Thumb is defending well.
Thumb is looking for a sweep. Jaditsa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thumb is trying to maintain the position but Jaditsa is very close to passing his half guard.
Jaditsa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thumb does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thumb moves into full guard.
Jaditsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Thumb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thumb looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jaditsa is one step ahead there.
Thumb working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jaditsa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jaditsa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jaditsa looking to sit in guard and control but Thumb gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thumb (2) vs (3) Jaditsa
Thumb stopping the sweep attempt from Jaditsa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thumb postures up.
Thumb is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thumb sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jaditsa's guard.
Jaditsa wants to get back to full guard.
Jaditsa wants to control but Thumb is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thumb is pressing down on Jaditsa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jaditsa is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Thumb 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.
Thumb 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.
Thumb wants to pass to mount but Jaditsa is defending the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Thumb 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.
Jaditsa is looking to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jaditsa keeps trying to improve his position.
Thumb is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jaditsa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thumb.
Jaditsa won't allow Thumb to pass to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jaditsa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thumb passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Thumb (5) vs (3) Jaditsa
Jaditsa reaches up to try and control the position but Thumb seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Jaditsa rolls and tries to escape and now Thumb has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Thumb (8) vs (3) Jaditsa
Jaditsa can't escape the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thumb controls the action.
Jaditsa can't escape the position.
Thumb looking for the RNC.
Thumb is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Jaditsa trying to control the hands but Thumb won't let him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jaditsa is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Thumb is staying active.
Thumb biding his time, looking for the opening.
Thumb is looking for the choke from the back position but Jaditsa is controlling his hands well.
Jaditsa trying to control the hands but Thumb won't let him.
What can Jaditsa do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jaditsa is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Jaditsa wants to control his opponent's hands but Thumb gets his hands free.
Jaditsa is really stuck here.
Thumb really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Jaditsa.
You can see the frustration on Jaditsa's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jaditsa trying to control the action but Thumb just sinks the hooks in.
Thumb controlling from the back.
Thumb is not going to allow Jaditsa to sit and survive in this position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jaditsa manages to reverse the position and now he's in Thumb's guard. Nice work there by Jaditsa.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thumb (8) vs (5) Jaditsa
Thumb keeping moving, preventing Jaditsa from controlling successfully.
Thumb throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thumb wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jaditsa tries to free his leg and advance position but Thumb is retaining full guard.
Jaditsa is still trying to improve position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jaditsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Thumb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaditsa wants to pass the guard but Thumb is keeping the position.
Jaditsa wants to control from the top but Thumb keeps moving.
Thumb manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jaditsa manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thumb (10) vs (5) Jaditsa
Thumb is stalling in the full guard.
Jaditsa wants to sweep but no luck.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jaditsa controls Thumb momentarily but Thumb frees himself.
Thumb is looking to advance position but Jaditsa has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Thumb (10) vs (9) Jaditsa
Jaditsa wants to control the pace but Thumb is squirming around nicely.
Thumb slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thumb regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jaditsa is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thumb takes the fight on points by 10 to 9.
Thom Thumb decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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