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SSG 255 Thumb vs Shaw PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 3 losses; Bernhard River! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 68 wins and 51 losses; Rolf Ottke!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ottke shoots in and gets a takedown into River's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: River (0) vs (2) Ottke
Ottke content to stall in guard here.
River has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
River is trying to keep Ottke in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
River looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
River wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ottke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
River trying to keep a closed guard but Ottke is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River has his foot on Ottke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ottke works his way back into a safe position though.
Ottke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
River looking for a guillotine here but Ottke defends easily.
Ottke engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
River controls Ottke momentarily but Ottke frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. River is keeping the position for now.
Ottke postures up.
Ottke 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.
Ottke stopping the sweep attempt from River.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River keeping full guard, as Ottke tries to pass.
Ottke's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ottke's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
River has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ottke is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for River. Score +3 for passing guard: River (0) vs (5) Ottke
River tries to improve position but can't.
River wants to control but Ottke postures up.
River tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ottke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
River is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on River's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
River trying to remain calm as Ottke controls from the top position.
River is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ottke trying to control the action but River is working from the bottom.
River wants to control but Ottke postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
River is trying to escape the position but Ottke is controlling the position.
River tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ottke presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: River (0) vs (7) Ottke
Ottke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
River really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
River regains half guard.
Ottke is trying to work for a kimura but River is defending well.
River looking for submissions off his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ottke is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like Ottke might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
River is trying to get back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
River is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ottke jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: River (0) vs (10) Ottke
River is trying to improve his position.
River wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Ottke has ideas of his own. He's got hold of River's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! River is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Ottke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rolf Ottke!
Rolf Ottke thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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