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TWGC 20 (185lbs, D2): Finals - Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 2544 p4p, 305 weight class) and Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 1489 p4p, 173 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harris might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Du Hast. Chiarmanda has chosen National Anthem of Tajikstan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ossilus Chiarmanda was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 3 losses; Bastien Harris! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Ossilus Chiarmanda!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Harris moves into range and clinches up with Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chiarmanda tries to pull guard but Harris holds him up against the cage and eventually Chiarmanda drops back down to his feet.
Harris pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chiarmanda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chiarmanda 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda trying to move into half guard but instead Harris has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harris (2) vs (0) Chiarmanda
Chiarmanda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chiarmanda is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Harris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chiarmanda working a defensive guard here.
Chiarmanda wants to hit a switch here but Harris passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Chiarmanda there! Score +3 for passing guard: Harris (5) vs (0) Chiarmanda
Chiarmanda is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chiarmanda tries to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Harris looking to secure an arm triangle but Chiarmanda defends it well.
Harris wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Harris controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harris content just to control the position here.
Harris wants to take Chiarmanda's back here but Chiarmanda is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Chiarmanda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chiarmanda tries to lock up and control but Harris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chiarmanda tries to reverse the position but Harris maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda tries to lock up and control but Harris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harris manages to capitalize on a mistake by Chiarmanda to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Harris (8) vs (0) Chiarmanda
Chiarmanda trying to control but not successfully.
Harris has good solid back control here.
You can see the frustration on Chiarmanda's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Chiarmanda wants to control his opponent's hands but Harris gets his hands free.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Chiarmanda right now.
Chiarmanda keeps trying to improve his position.
Chiarmanda trying to control the hands but Harris breaks the grip.
Harris controls the position.
Harris avoiding Chiarmanda 's attempts to control his hands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking for the RNC.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Harris controlling the positon.
Harris tries to get the hooks in deep but Chiarmanda pushed the leg off.
Harris keeps control of the position easily here as Chiarmanda tries to buck him off.
Chiarmanda trying to control the hands but Harris won't let him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Harris.
Harris avoiding Chiarmanda 's attempts to control his hands.
Harris really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda trying to control the position but Harris manages to sink in the hooks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Harris.
Chiarmanda trying to control the hands but Harris breaks the grip.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Harris's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Harris trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Chiarmanda doesn't escape.
Chiarmanda turns into Harris and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harris (8) vs (2) Chiarmanda
Chiarmanda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now.
Chiarmanda trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Chiarmanda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda trying to move into half guard but instead Harris has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harris (10) vs (2) Chiarmanda
Harris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Harris trying to control but Chiarmanda is working from the bottom.
Harris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chiarmanda looking to control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Harris stays in close to Chiarmanda's body and controls the position.
Chiarmanda trying to control the position.
Harris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chiarmanda looking to control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chiarmanda wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chiarmanda trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.
Chiarmanda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harris's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harris (10) vs (4) Chiarmanda
Chiarmanda content to stall in guard here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chiarmanda won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
Chiarmanda is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harris is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chiarmanda trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Chiarmanda content to stall in guard here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris pulls Chiarmanda in close to prevent any damage.
Chiarmanda's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harris takes the fight on points by 10 to 4.
Bastien Harris is the new middleweight champion!
An intense looking Bastien Harris took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Hey Joe Rogan lets go get drunk and high and pick up some hookers, i feel on top of the world right now.'. |
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