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WPGC 1.5 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 15 wins and 4 losses; Nykolai Kersikov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Brad Hartwell!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kersikov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hartwell sprawls well initially but Kersikov persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kersikov (2) vs (0) Hartwell
Kersikov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hartwell! Score +3 for passing guard: Kersikov (5) vs (0) Hartwell
Hartwell felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kersikov controlling from mount.
Hartwell tries to reverse the position but Kersikov maintains control.
Kersikov controlling the position easily from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartwell wants to control but Kersikov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hartwell is trying desperately to improve position.
Kersikov controlling his opponent.
Hartwell is trying desperately to improve position.
Kersikov controlling the position easily from mount.
Hartwell is desperately trying to improve his position but Kersikov has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell tries to improve his position but instead Kersikov has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Kersikov (8) vs (0) Hartwell
Kersikov is riding his opponent, not letting Hartwell buck him off.
Hartwell can't escape the position.
Kersikov controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell fending off the submission attempt from Kersikov.
Hartwell is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kersikov keeps control of the position easily here as Hartwell tries to buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell is trying to break free.
Kersikov biding his time, looking for the opening.
Hartwell tries to roll but Kersikov sticks to his back.
Kersikov really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hartwell.
Hartwell is trying to break free.
Hartwell looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Hartwell right now.
Kersikov has good solid back control here.
Hartwell tries to escape the position.
Kersikov controls the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov keeps control of the position as Hartwell tries to break free.
Kersikov controls the action.
Hartwell tries to roll but Kersikov sticks to his back.
I would not like to be Hartwell right now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kersikov's guard. Nice work there by Hartwell.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kersikov (8) vs (2) Hartwell
Hartwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Kersikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartwell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hartwell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kersikov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kersikov has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kersikov (10) vs (2) Hartwell
Kersikov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov advances to half guard.
Hartwell is looking to control Kersikov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hartwell avoid being mounted?
Kersikov works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Kersikov (13) vs (2) Hartwell
Kersikov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell is trying to work for a sweep but Kersikov has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Kersikov (15) vs (2) Hartwell
Hartwell looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Kersikov (18) vs (2) Hartwell
Kersikov controlling the position well here. Hartwell rolled but Kersikov kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Kersikov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell is in bad spot here.
Kersikov not allowing Hartwell to control his hands.
Kersikov has good solid back control here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell rolls, trying to escape but Kersikov keeps control of the position.
Kersikov keeps control of the position easily here as Hartwell tries to buck him off.
Hartwell trying to control the hands but Kersikov breaks the grip.
Hartwell tries to escape the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hartwell is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kersikov.
Hartwell trying to control the hands but Kersikov won't let him.
Hartwell wants to escape the position.
Hartwell keeps trying to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kersikov controlling the positon.
Hartwell trying to control the hands but Kersikov won't let him.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell is in bad spot here.
Kersikov just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hartwell is really stuck here.
Kersikov trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hartwell doesn't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kersikov.
Kersikov has the hooks in. Hartwell is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kersikov takes the fight on points by 18 to 2.
A very excited looking Nykolai Kersikov 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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