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HC Grappling 9 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Kristof Pardi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Luke Penn!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Pardi forces Penn back against the cage and clinches.
Pardi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Pardi (2) vs (0) Penn
Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Penn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pardi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardi won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
Pardi wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Penn holds on and takes a little breather.
Pardi stays in close to Penn's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Pardi is proving a slippery customer.
Penn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Penn wants to sweep here but Pardi controlling him for the moment.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pardi's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pardi (2) vs (2) Penn
Penn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pardi keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Pardi keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardi keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Pardi seems keen to control Penn's posture.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pardi is keeping the position for now.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Pardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardi is trying to control the position but Penn postures up.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Pardi is retaining full guard.
Pardi is controlling Penn's posture.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Pardi is keeping the position.
Penn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pardi's guard.
Penn is trying to control the action in half guard but Pardi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Penn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pardi tries to roll over but Penn keeps him under control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Penn seems to be working for a kimura but Pardi defends the submission attempt.
Penn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Penn moves into full mount! Pardi won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Pardi (2) vs (5) Penn
Penn tries to control but Pardi wriggling away.
Pardi stops Penn from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Penn is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pardi has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pardi! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pardi (4) vs (5) Penn
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Penn pulls Pardi in close to prevent any damage.
Penn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pardi (4) vs (7) Penn
Pardi is pressing down on Penn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Penn looking to sit in guard and control but Pardi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pardi (6) vs (7) Penn
Penn looking to control.
Pardi trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Penn controls Pardi momentarily but Pardi frees himself.
Penn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pardi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
Pardi trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Pardi is stalling in the full guard.
Pardi'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.
Penn controlling Pardi's posture.
We've been hearing good reports from Pardi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Penn has an active guard here but Pardi has managed to pass into half guard.
Penn tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pardi has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Pardi (9) vs (7) Penn
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pardi wants to take Penn's back here but Penn is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Penn is trying to escape the mount.
Penn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Penn trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Pardi (12) vs (7) Penn
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pardi avoids the attempt from Penn to control.
Pardi trying to control but Penn is having none of it.
Penn is looking to get to half guard.
Penn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Penn tries to hold on but Pardi postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pardi controlling from the full mount.
Penn tries to control Pardi's body but Pardi pushes him off. Penn squirms to his side and now Pardi has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Pardi (15) vs (7) Penn
Penn has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Penn manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pardi's guard. Nice work there by Penn.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pardi (15) vs (9) Penn
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Pardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pardi being controlled here, momentarily.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Penn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Pardi (15) vs (12) Penn
Penn is trying to get an arm triangle but Pardi is defending well.
Penn tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pardi's legs.
Penn tries for a kimura but Pardi is defending well.
Pardi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pardi stops Penn from passing to mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries for a kimura but Pardi is defending well.
Penn trying to control the position but Pardi is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pardi's legs.
Penn keeps trying to improve his position.
Penn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pardi has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Penn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pardi stops Penn from passing to mount.
Pardi is trying to get back to half guard.
Pardi wants to control but Penn postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pardi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Penn tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pardi takes the fight on points by 15 to 12.
Kristof Pardi retains his super heavyweight title! |
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