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SSG 278 Pushkin vs Bar PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 5 losses; Aleksandr Pushkin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 21 losses; Wilhelm Bar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Bar looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Pushkin (0) vs (2) Bar
Pushkin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pushkin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bar has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Pushkin (0) vs (5) Bar
Pushkin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pushkin trying to control from the bottom.
Pushkin wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bar not doing much here.
Pushkin is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin is positioning himself well to prevent Bar advancing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pushkin wants to control but Bar is keeping busy.
Still in half guard, Bar seems content to control.
Bar is trying to control the action in half guard but Pushkin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pushkin manages to get to full guard.
Bar won't allow Pushkin to sweep him here.
Pushkin seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bar is aware though and is defending well.
Pushkin pulls Bar in close to his closed guard and prevents Bar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pushkin controls Bar momentarily but Bar frees himself.
Pushkin keeping full guard, as Bar tries to pass.
Pushkin looking to control.
Pushkin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pushkin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bar has picked Pushkin up and slammed him! Pushkin can't keep hold of the triangle and Bar manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Pushkin (0) vs (8) Bar
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin tries to improve position but can't.
Bar has control of an arm but Pushkin manages to advance to Bar's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Pushkin (4) vs (8) Bar
Bar looking very determined here, making life difficult for Pushkin.
Bar felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pushkin avoiding Bar 's attempts to control his hands.
Pushkin really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Bar.
Bar is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Pushkin gets his way!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Bar is keeping busy.
Pushkin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pushkin controls the action.
Bar can't escape the position.
Pushkin is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bar knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bar for a finish.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Bar's chin but Bar turns very nicely into Pushkin's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Bar.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pushkin (4) vs (10) Bar
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pushkin looking to control.
Bar trying to control but Pushkin is working from the bottom.
Bar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pushkin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bar has managed to get both his arms back between Pushkin's legs - danger averted.
Pushkin looking to control but Bar passes into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pushkin trying to control here.
Pushkin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pushkin wants to improve his position but Bar is controlling well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin is trying to control but Bar manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Pushkin (4) vs (13) Bar
Pushkin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pushkin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pushkin tries to lock up and control but Bar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pushkin tries to reverse the position but Bar maintains control.
Bar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bar wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin wants to hold on but Bar pushes him away.
Pushkin is desperately trying to improve his position but Bar has a good base and remains in mount.
Bar is looking to work his way around to Pushkin's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Pushkin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bar trying to control but Pushkin is having none of it.
Bar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin is trying desperately to improve position.
Pushkin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bar prevents Pushkin from improving his position.
Pushkin is looking to control Bar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pushkin avoid being mounted?
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin looking for submissions off his back.
Pushkin wants to improve his position but Bar is controlling well.
Pushkin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bar won't allow Pushkin to sweep him here.
Pushkin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pushkin is looking to improve his position.
Pushkin wants to sweep but Bar has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Pushkin (4) vs (16) Bar
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Bar seems content to control.
Let's hope that Bar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bar wants to free his trapped foot but Pushkin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pushkin wants to control but Bar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bar prevents Pushkin from improving his position.
Bar content to control rather than advance.
Pushkin looking for a kimura from the bottom but Bar passes into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Pushkin (4) vs (19) Bar
Pushkin is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Pushkin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bar tries for a kimura but Pushkin is defending well.
Pushkin is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bar is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Pushkin (4) vs (21) Bar
Bar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pushkin wants to hold on but Bar pushes him away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin working to try and regain half guard.
Bar manages to capitalize on a mistake by Pushkin to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Pushkin (4) vs (24) Bar
Pushkin is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Pushkin trying to control the hands but Bar won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pushkin is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bar wins on points by 24 to 4. Wilhelm Bar retains his heavyweight title! |
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