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TPG 004 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 London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 4 losses; Ryk Anders! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Benny Darius!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Anders moves into the clinch.
Darius drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Darius wants a takedown.
Anders prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ryk Anders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Darius.
Darius wants the takedown. Anders is fighting it off but Darius persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Anders's guard against the cage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anders (0) vs (2) Darius
Anders tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anders bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Darius's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anders (2) vs (2) Darius
Anders advances to half guard.
Darius trying to hold on to Anders's head to control him but Anders postures up.
Anders looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Darius is looking to control Anders's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Darius avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders is looking to take a break and control but Darius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darius manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darius is trying to control the position but Anders postures up.
Darius is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anders is aware though and is defending well.
Anders trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anders is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Anders looking to pass the guard.
Anders drops back looking for a leg! Darius is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Darius manages to kick Anders off! Anders jumps back into Darius's guard.
Anders stopping the sweep attempt from Darius.
Anders stays in close to Darius's body and controls the position.
Darius trying to keep a closed guard but Anders is proving a slippery customer.
Anders is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darius throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anders sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Darius is adopting a defensive guard.
Darius trying to control the position.
Anders showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Anders trying to control the position from guard on top but Darius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anders stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Darius is looking for a triangle but Anders pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darius not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anders trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anders forces his way into half guard.
Anders slows the pace down in half guard.
Anders looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Darius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Darius is defending against the submission attempts here by Anders.
Darius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anders seems to be working for a kimura but Darius defends the submission attempt.
Anders wants to take a breather but Darius is having none of it.
Darius wants to get back to full guard.
Darius gets back to full guard.
Anders advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Anders (5) vs (2) Darius
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darius is looking to regain half guard here but Anders keeps moving and retains side control.
Darius gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Anders wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darius keeps working.
Anders is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Darius is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Darius moves into full guard.
Anders trying to control but Darius is working from the bottom.
Darius pulls Anders in close to his closed guard and prevents Anders from doing any damage or advancing position.
Anders trying to control the position from guard on top but Darius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anders engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Anders trying to control the position from guard on top but Darius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anders defends it easily.
Darius can't keep his opponent in guard - Anders advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Darius is looking to improve his position.
Anders looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anders is keen to just control but Darius is a slippery customer.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Darius wants to get back to full guard.
Anders trying to control the pace.
Anders wants to control but Darius is keeping him busy.
Anders is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Anders trying to pass the guard but Darius defending well.
Darius wants to control but Anders is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Darius is defending against the submission attempts here by Anders.
Darius is looking for a sweep. Anders is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anders is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Darius is trying to maintain the position but Anders is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Darius manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anders stands and throws Darius's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Anders (8) vs (2) Darius
Anders wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darius keeps working.
Anders looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Anders wants to control but Darius is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Darius's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Darius seems a little lost for a moment, as Anders dominates the positioning.
Anders tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Darius's face as Anders controls the position.
Anders wants to control but Darius is keeping him busy.
Darius manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Darius is controlling Anders's trapped leg to prevent Anders from advancing to side control.
Anders is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Darius doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Anders.
Anders tries to pass the half guard into mount. Darius knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Anders is trying to control the action in half guard but Darius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Darius trying to control from the bottom.
Anders not doing much here.
Anders prevents Darius from improving his position.
Darius is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anders pulls his head out easily.
Darius is refusing to be controlled, as Anders sits in half guard.
Darius moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Darius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anders trying to control but Darius is working from the bottom.
Anders sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Darius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anders defends it easily.
Anders 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.
Darius wants to sweep here but Anders controlling him for the moment.
Darius has his foot on Anders's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anders works his way back into a safe position though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Anders wants to pass the guard but Darius is keeping the position.
Anders forces his way into half guard.
Anders prevents Darius from improving his position.
Anders controlling the action here.
Darius trying to control from the bottom.
Anders trying to control the action but Darius is working from the bottom.
Anders is working for a submission of some sort.
Anders is pressing down on Darius's thigh, looking to free his foot. Darius is holding on for now.
Anders frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Anders (11) vs (2) Darius
Darius tries to lock up and control but Anders gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Anders is working for a guillotine from mount but Darius frees his head quite easily.
Anders trying to control but Darius is having none of it.
Darius tries to hold on but Anders pushes him away.
Anders trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anders avoids the attempt from Darius to control.
Anders trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Darius tries to hold on but Anders pushes him away.
Darius is trying desperately to improve position.
Anders working for a guillotine from mount but Darius is in no mood to give up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Anders looking for a guillotine from mount but Darius is having none of it.
Darius regains half guard.
Darius trying to control but Anders postures up.
Darius tries to get to full guard but Anders has control of the leg.
Anders is trying to work for a kimura but Darius is defending well.
Anders prevents Darius from improving his position.
Darius is looking to control Anders's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Darius avoid being mounted?
Anders is looking to take a break and control but Darius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Anders is controlling the pace.
Anders tries to pass to full mount but Darius defends it.
Darius has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anders is working away from the top position though.
Anders seems to be looking for submissions.
Darius gets full guard.
Anders slips nicely into half guard.
Darius is looking to control Anders's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Darius avoid being mounted?
Anders is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Darius is not content to let Anders control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Darius looking for submissions off his back.
Anders is looking to take a break and control but Darius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anders seems to be looking for submissions.
Darius wants to improve his position but Anders is controlling well.
Anders is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darius is not content to let Anders control the position.
Anders wants to work for an arm triangle but Darius is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anders takes the fight on points by 11 to 2.
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ryk Anders made sure he mentioned Silverguard Outfitters 🛡, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Benny Darius was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'. |
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