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Stepping Stone 56 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 London, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Leonardinho Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 3 losses; Dani Gerbandi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Gerbandi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gerbandi lands in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chai (0) vs (2) Gerbandi
Gerbandi tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
Gerbandi looking to sit in guard and control but Chai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (2) Gerbandi
Chai is fighting to break Gerbandi's control of his arms but Gerbandi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chai preventing the sweep.
Gerbandi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chai's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (4) Gerbandi
Chai keeping moving, preventing Gerbandi from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerbandi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerbandi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chai looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chai looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chai! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Chai (6) vs (4) Gerbandi
Chai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gerbandi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gerbandi is looking to regain half guard here but Chai keeps moving and retains side control.
Gerbandi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gerbandi prevents Chai from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai working away.
Gerbandi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (6) vs (6) Gerbandi
Gerbandi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gerbandi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gerbandi is pressing down on Chai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chai is holding on for now.
Chai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gerbandi is pressing down on Chai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chai is holding on for now.
Gerbandi seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai manages to get to full guard.
Chai might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gerbandi trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Gerbandi forces his way into half guard.
Gerbandi is trying to improve position by moving to mount. Chai has hold of his neck though and manages to move into guard! All of a sudden, Gerbandi is in a lot of trouble! Chai is straining to finish and he's done it! Gerbandi taps out! Amazing!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Leonardinho Chai!
A very excited looking Leonardinho Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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