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CWC 396 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 67 wins and 39 losses; Judas Priest! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 4 losses; Rio Rolla!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Priest clinches up with Rolla and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rolla goes for a takedown attempt but Priest pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Priest clinches up with Rolla and pushes him back against the ropes.
Priest is trying to trip Rolla. He has hold of a leg but Rolla is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Priest persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Priest (2) vs (0) Rolla
Rolla keeping moving, preventing Priest from controlling successfully.
Rolla wants to sweep but no luck.
Rolla has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Priest can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rolla 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priest trying to control but Rolla is working from the bottom.
Priest is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest trying to control the position from guard on top but Rolla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Priest tries to free his leg and advance position but Rolla is retaining full guard.
Priest is sitting in close to Rolla's body. Rolla has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Priest is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Priest is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rolla.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rio Rolla! |
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