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CWC 354 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 20 wins and 5 losses; Mapuche Matariki! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 17 losses; Cyrus Ozymandias!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Ozymandias fails with a takedown attempt.
Matariki takes the fight into the clinch.
Matariki 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.
Matariki lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Matariki (2) vs (0) Ozymandias
Ozymandias seems keen to control Matariki's posture.
Matariki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Matariki tries to free his leg and advance position but Ozymandias is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matariki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozymandias controlling the position.
Matariki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ozymandias swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ozymandias is pulling down on Matariki's head. It's preventing any offense from Matariki, at least for the moment.
Ozymandias looking for a sweep. Not yet Ozymandias, not yet.
Matariki is fighting to break Ozymandias's control of his arms but Ozymandias is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Matariki wants to pass the guard but Ozymandias is keeping the position.
Ozymandias is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matariki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ozymandias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matariki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ozymandias not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Matariki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ozymandias is pulling down on Matariki's head. It's preventing any offense from Matariki, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matariki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ozymandias looking to control.
Matariki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ozymandias has his hands on Matariki's head, controlling the position.
Matariki won't allow Ozymandias to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ozymandias looking to control.
Matariki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ozymandias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ozymandias has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Matariki has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Matariki (5) vs (0) Ozymandias
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ozymandias tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Matariki (7) vs (0) Ozymandias
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Matariki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ozymandias 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.
Ozymandias tries to improve his position but instead Matariki has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Matariki (10) vs (0) Ozymandias
Ozymandias is in bad spot here.
Ozymandias is still trying to improve position.
Ozymandias looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Matariki controlling well, preventing Ozymandias from escaping the position.
Matariki trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ozymandias doesn't escape.
Matariki controlling well, preventing Ozymandias from escaping the position.
Ozymandias trying to control the action but Matariki just sinks the hooks in.
Ozymandias is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Matariki slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Ozymandias manages to reverse the position and now he's in Matariki's guard. Nice work there by Ozymandias.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Matariki (10) vs (2) Ozymandias
Ozymandias is stalling in the full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Matariki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ozymandias is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Ozymandias 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.
Ozymandias looking to sit in guard and control but Matariki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Matariki (12) vs (2) Ozymandias
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias working a defensive guard but Matariki manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Matariki (15) vs (2) Ozymandias
Ozymandias is trying to get back to half guard.
Ozymandias can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here as Matariki stalls from top position.
Ozymandias struggling a bit here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Matariki tries to move to mount but Ozymandias blocks the move with his legs.
Ozymandias is letting Matariki control him for a moment.
Matariki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ozymandias tries to control but Matariki manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Matariki (18) vs (2) Ozymandias
Ozymandias tries to break free.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
What can Ozymandias do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Matariki keeps control of the position as Ozymandias tries to break free.
I would not like to be Ozymandias right now.
Matariki is hanging on to Ozymandias's back as he tries to escape.
Matariki biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Matariki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ozymandias tries to roll but Matariki sticks to his back.
Matariki is not going to allow Ozymandias to sit and survive in this position.
Ozymandias rolls, trying to escape but Matariki keeps control of the position.
Matariki is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Ozymandias looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias is trying to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Ozymandias tries to escape but Matariki has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Matariki not allowing Ozymandias to control his hands.
Ozymandias tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ozymandias is trying to escape the mount.
Matariki controlling from mount.
Further stalling from Matariki.
Ozymandias is trying to escape the mount.
Ozymandias bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Matariki (18) vs (4) Ozymandias
Matariki seems keen to control Ozymandias's posture.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matariki is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Matariki (20) vs (4) Ozymandias
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ozymandias holds on and takes a little breather.
Ozymandias not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Matariki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ozymandias swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ozymandias is trying to keep Matariki in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ozymandias is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ozymandias is trying to control the position but Matariki postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matariki takes the fight on points by 20 to 4.
During a confident post fight interview, Mapuche Matariki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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