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Level 2 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 1 wins and 0 losses; Harry Winston! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Cathal O Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Winston shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Winston (2) vs (0) O Doherty
O Doherty wants to get back to full guard.
O Doherty looking for a kimura from the bottom but Winston passes into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Winston (5) vs (0) O Doherty
You can see the frustration on O Doherty's face as Winston controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Doherty tries to get back to half guard but can't.
O Doherty being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Winston working away.
O Doherty tries to bench press Winston off him but Winston keeps the position.
O Doherty keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Winston is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Winston (7) vs (0) O Doherty
Winston controlling from mount.
Winston'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.
O Doherty is working to get back to half guard.
O Doherty is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
O Doherty is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Winston content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty is trying to escape the mount.
Winston avoids the attempt from O Doherty to control.
O Doherty tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Winston will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
O Doherty is looking to improve his position but Winston isn't that keen on the idea.
Winston avoids the attempt from O Doherty to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Winston prevents O Doherty from getting the reversal.
Winston controlling from the full mount.
O Doherty is desperately trying to improve his position but Winston has a good base and remains in mount.
Winston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Winston avoids the attempt from O Doherty to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Doherty tries to improve his position but instead Winston has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Winston (10) vs (0) O Doherty
O Doherty tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Winston controlling the positon.
O Doherty wants to escape the position.
O Doherty trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy O Doherty right now.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Winston controlling the positon.
Winston has the hooks in. O Doherty is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Winston controls the action.
O Doherty can't escape the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Winston.
Winston seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
I really don't envy O Doherty right now.
O Doherty looks winded!
Winston biding his time, controlling O Doherty.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Winston controlling from the back.
Winston controlling well, preventing O Doherty from escaping the position.
Winston keeps control of the position easily here as O Doherty tries to buck him off.
O Doherty tries to roll but Winston sticks to his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
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.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Winston.
Winston keeps control of the position as O Doherty tries to break free.
O Doherty looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Winston controlling well, preventing O Doherty from escaping the position.
Winston keeps control of the position easily here as O Doherty tries to buck him off.
O Doherty is trying to break free.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty wants to control his opponent's hands but Winston gets his hands free.
O Doherty is really stuck here.
Winston just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
O Doherty tries to roll but Winston sticks to his back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Winston controlling the positon.
Further stalling from Winston.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Winston is hanging on to O Doherty's back as he tries to escape.
Winston has good solid back control here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty tries to roll but Winston sticks to his back.
What can O Doherty do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
O Doherty trying to control the hands but Winston won't let him.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on O Doherty's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Winston controlling the positon.
O Doherty is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Doherty is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
O Doherty tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winston takes the fight on points by 10 to 0. |
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