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TWGC 15 (265+lbs, D4): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Abbas Shahriari and Tourney Dude. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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 0 losses; Abbas Shahriari! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Tourney Dude!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Shahriari closes the distance and clinches up with Dude, looking for a takedown. Shahriari pushes Dude against the cage but Dude circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shahriari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dude is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shahriari shoots in and bounces Dude off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Shahriari (2) vs (0) Dude
Dude pulls Shahriari in to control the position.
Shahriari sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dude's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shahriari content to control rather than advance.
Dude wants to improve his position but Shahriari is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shahriari works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Shahriari (5) vs (0) Dude
Shahriari controls the position from side control.
Dude can't do much from the bottom here.
Dude manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Shahriari (8) vs (0) Dude
Dude tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shahriari controlling his opponent.
Dude 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude tries to hold on but Shahriari postures up.
Shahriari forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Shahriari (11) vs (0) Dude
Dude trying to control the action but Shahriari just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude rolls, trying to escape but Shahriari keeps control of the position.
Dude is still trying to improve position.
Shahriari just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shahriari has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shahriari seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dude for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Shahriari.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shahriari continues to hold on tight.
Dude rolls, trying to escape but Shahriari keeps control of the position.
Shahriari is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Dude tries to roll but Shahriari sticks to his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shahriari trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Dude doesn't escape.
Dude wants to escape the position.
Dude keeps trying to improve his position.
Shahriari controls the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dude is in bad spot here.
Shahriari avoiding Dude 's attempts to control his hands.
What can Dude do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shahriari not allowing Dude to control his hands.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Shahriari has good solid back control here.
Dude can't escape the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shahriari is riding his opponent, not letting Dude buck him off.
Dude is trying to break free.
Shahriari controls the position.
I really don't envy Dude right now.
Dude is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shahriari'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.
Dude wants to escape the position.
Shahriari 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.
Shahriari not allowing Dude to control his hands.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shahriari controlling the position well here. Dude rolled but Shahriari kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Dude rolls, trying to escape but Shahriari keeps control of the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Shahriari has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Dude's body.
Shahriari is not going to allow Dude to sit and survive in this position.
Shahriari controlling from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shahriari takes the fight on points by 11 to 0. |
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