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TWGC 39 (170lbs, D1): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Jisoo Oh! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Mamed Khalidovic!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Oh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Khalidovic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Oh napping and manages to drive through into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Oh (0) vs (4) Khalidovic
Oh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Khalidovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Khalidovic trying to control the position but Oh is working away.
Khalidovic working away.
Khalidovic is trying to get an arm triangle but Oh is defending well.
Oh is letting Khalidovic control him for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Oh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khalidovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oh is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Khalidovic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh tries to bench press Khalidovic off him but Khalidovic keeps the position.
Khalidovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Khalidovic is looking to take a break and control but Oh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oh is trying to improve his position.
Oh is not content to let Khalidovic control the position.
Khalidovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
What's Oh going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Khalidovic trying to control the position but Oh is working away.
Oh wants to control but Khalidovic postures up.
Oh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oh can't do much from the bottom here.
Khalidovic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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Oh struggling a bit here.
Khalidovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oh manages to get back to half guard.
Khalidovic wants to take a breather but Oh is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh wants to get back to full guard.
Khalidovic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oh is looking to improve his position.
Oh controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Khalidovic wants to take a breather but Oh is having none of it.
Khalidovic wants to pass the guard but Oh is defending well.
Oh works his way to full guard. Good work.
Khalidovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khalidovic preventing the sweep.
Oh seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic looking to pass the guard.
Oh is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalidovic passes Oh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Oh gets back to full guard.
Oh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khalidovic passes Oh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Oh is looking to improve his position.
Khalidovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Khalidovic seems to be working for a kimura but Oh defends the submission attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic is trying to control. Oh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oh is pressing down on Khalidovic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oh (2) vs (4) Khalidovic
Oh controlling from the top position.
Khalidovic is trying to keep Oh in close.
Oh looking to pass the guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oh trying to control but Khalidovic is working from the bottom.
Khalidovic working for a triangle but Oh defends it easily.
Oh passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Oh (5) vs (4) Khalidovic
Oh tries to advance to mount but Khalidovic instead regains half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic wants to get back to full guard but Oh has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Oh (8) vs (4) Khalidovic
A lull in the action here as Oh stalls from top position.
Khalidovic gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Oh (10) vs (4) Khalidovic
Khalidovic regains half guard.
Oh controlling the pace.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oh prevents Khalidovic from improving his position.
Khalidovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oh's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Oh (10) vs (8) Khalidovic
Oh is in bad spot here.
Khalidovic working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Oh turns into Khalidovic and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oh (12) vs (8) Khalidovic
Khalidovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oh controls the pace.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Oh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Khalidovic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oh has managed to get both his arms back between Khalidovic's legs - danger averted.
Oh postures up.
Oh controlling from the top position.
Khalidovic wants to control the position but Oh says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic is looking to control Oh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khalidovic avoid being mounted?
Khalidovic is pressing down on Oh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oh is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Khalidovic trying to control the position here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic wants to hit a sweep here but Oh passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Khalidovic there! Score +3 for passing guard: Oh (15) vs (8) Khalidovic
Oh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Khalidovic regains half guard.
Oh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oh works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Oh (18) vs (8) Khalidovic
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Oh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Khalidovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh controlling from the full mount.
Oh looking to control but Khalidovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Oh controlling from mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Oh.
Khalidovic is desperately trying to improve his position but Oh has a good base and remains in mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khalidovic is squirming around, avoiding Oh's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oh takes the fight on points by 18 to 8.
After the big win, Jisoo Oh made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fantasy Threads and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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