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CWC 343 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 27 losses; Billy Turturro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 11 losses; Patty O Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
O Reilly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Turturro defends it nicely.
Turturro 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.
O Reilly shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Turturro napping and manages to drive through into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Turturro (0) vs (4) O Reilly
Turturro wants to control but O Reilly postures up.
O Reilly tries to advance to mount but can't.
Turturro is looking for a sweep.
O Reilly is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Turturro will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro struggling a bit here.
O Reilly staying calm.
O Reilly wants to control but Turturro is keeping him busy.
O Reilly just content to control the position.
O Reilly is looking to take a break and control but Turturro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turturro is trying to control O Reilly's posture but O Reilly avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries to improve position but can't.
Turturro seems a little lost for a moment, as O Reilly dominates the positioning.
O Reilly's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
O Reilly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turturro keeps working.
Turturro is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turturro looking for a sweep but O Reilly has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Turturro (0) vs (6) O Reilly
O Reilly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that O Reilly has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
O Reilly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turturro is looking to escape.
O Reilly controlling from the full mount.
Turturro is desperately trying to improve his position but O Reilly has a good base and remains in mount.
Turturro sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Turturro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly wants to pass the guard but Turturro is keeping the position.
O Reilly wants to control from the top but Turturro keeps moving.
O Reilly sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Turturro working for a triangle but O Reilly defends it easily.
Turturro trying to keep a closed guard but O Reilly is proving a slippery customer.
My spies in Silverback MMA inform me that O Reilly has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
O Reilly controlling from the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Turturro looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Reilly is one step ahead there.
Turturro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Reilly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Reilly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
O Reilly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Reilly passes Turturro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Turturro wants to get back to full guard.
Turturro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Turturro keeping full guard, as O Reilly tries to pass.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Turturro trying to control the position.
Turturro being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turturro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Reilly's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Turturro (2) vs (6) O Reilly
O Reilly keeping moving, preventing Turturro from controlling successfully.
Turturro drops back, looking for a kneebar! O Reilly looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. O Reilly looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from O Reilly! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Turturro (2) vs (10) O Reilly
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is trying to improve his position.
Turturro stops O Reilly from passing to mount.
Turturro is trying to escape the position but O Reilly is controlling the position.
Turturro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Turturro wants to get back to full guard.
O Reilly works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Turturro (2) vs (13) O Reilly
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Turturro's face as O Reilly controls the position.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from O Reilly.
O Reilly tries to move to mount but Turturro blocks the move with his legs.
O Reilly is looking to take a break and control but Turturro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turturro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Turturro (4) vs (13) O Reilly
Turturro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
O Reilly moves into full guard.
Turturro wants to control from the top but O Reilly keeps moving.
Turturro content to stall in guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Turturro being controlled here momentarily.
Turturro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Turturro (7) vs (13) O Reilly
Turturro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, O Reilly has escaped the position, nice work there.
Turturro is looking to take a break and control but O Reilly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turturro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Turturro trying to control the action but O Reilly is working from the bottom.
Turturro working away.
O Reilly is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Turturro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, O Reilly has escaped the position, nice work there.
Turturro content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Turturro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
O Reilly is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Turturro wants to control but O Reilly is keeping him busy.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly sneaks back into half guard.
Turturro trying to control from half guard but O Reilly is working away.
O Reilly wants to improve his position but Turturro is controlling well.
Turturro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, O Reilly has managed to free his arm - good work.
Turturro prevents O Reilly from improving his position.
O Reilly is holding on to half guard well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is thwarting O Reilly's attempts to control the position.
Turturro prevents O Reilly from improving his position.
O Reilly is refusing to be controlled, as Turturro sits in half guard.
O Reilly tries to get to full guard but Turturro has control of the leg.
O Reilly controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
O Reilly tries to get to full guard but Turturro has control of the leg.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Turturro passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for O Reilly! Score +3 for passing guard: Turturro (10) vs (13) O Reilly
Turturro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
O Reilly keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Reilly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Turturro moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Turturro (13) vs (13) O Reilly
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Turturro gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Turturro takes the fight on points by 14 to 13.
Our winner, Billy Turturro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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