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TWGC 22 (265lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jiu Jitsu (ranked 1789 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodie Grundy (ranked 4419 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 4 losses; Jiu Jitsu! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 4 losses; Brodie Grundy!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Grundy pushes Jitsu up against the cage in a clinch.
Jitsu lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jitsu (2) vs (0) Grundy
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jitsu trying to control the action but Grundy is working from the bottom.
Grundy looking for submissions off his back.
Grundy gets back to full guard.
Jitsu is fighting to break Grundy's control of his arms but Grundy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jitsu wants to control from the top but Grundy keeps moving.
Grundy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitsu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Grundy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jitsu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grundy is keeping the position for now.
Jitsu is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grundy is trying to control the position but Jitsu postures up.
Jitsu wants to control from the top but Grundy keeps moving.
Grundy is adopting a defensive guard.
Grundy controls Jitsu momentarily but Jitsu frees himself.
Grundy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jitsu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy keeping full guard, as Jitsu tries to pass.
Grundy working a defensive guard here.
Grundy looking for a sweep. Not yet Grundy, not yet.
Grundy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jitsu postures up.
Jitsu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grundy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Grundy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jitsu is one step ahead there.
Grundy trying to keep a closed guard but Jitsu is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jitsu trying to control but Grundy is working from the bottom.
Grundy has Jitsu pulled in close to control his posture.
Grundy keeping full guard, as Jitsu tries to pass.
Grundy trying to control the position.
Grundy is looking for a triangle here but Jitsu uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jitsu (5) vs (0) Grundy
Jitsu trying to control the action but Grundy is working from the bottom.
Grundy tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu wants to control but Grundy is keeping him busy.
Grundy manages to get back to half guard.
Grundy is trying to maintain the position but Jitsu is very close to passing his half guard.
Jitsu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Grundy is trying to get back to full guard.
Grundy controlling the position well.
Jitsu is working for a submission of some sort.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grundy wants to improve his position but Jitsu is controlling well.
Jitsu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Jitsu'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.
Jitsu is looking to take a break and control but Grundy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grundy wants to control but Jitsu is keeping busy.
Jitsu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grundy defends it well.
Jitsu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jitsu is trying to control the action in half guard but Grundy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grundy tries to get to full guard but Jitsu has control of the leg.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grundy trying to control but Jitsu postures up.
Jitsu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jitsu trying to control from half guard but Grundy is working away.
Grundy trying to control here.
Grundy wants to get back to full guard.
Grundy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grundy wants to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grundy is trying to maintain the position but Jitsu is very close to passing his half guard.
Grundy tries to roll over but Jitsu keeps him under control.
Jitsu passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Jitsu (8) vs (0) Grundy
Jitsu working for a submission but Grundy is keeping him at bay.
Grundy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jitsu (8) vs (2) Grundy
Grundy looking to pass the guard.
Grundy slips nicely into half guard.
Jitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grundy pulls his head out easily.
Jitsu won't allow Grundy to pass to mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is refusing to be controlled, as Grundy sits in half guard.
Jitsu trying to control from the bottom.
Grundy moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Jitsu (8) vs (5) Grundy
Jitsu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grundy's best efforts.
Jitsu wants to control but Grundy is keeping busy.
Grundy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Grundy prevents Jitsu from improving his position.
Jitsu trying to control but Grundy postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu gets back to full guard.
Jitsu keeping full guard, as Grundy tries to pass.
Jitsu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grundy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jitsu is keeping the position for now.
Jitsu trying to keep a closed guard but Grundy is proving a slippery customer.
Jitsu working for a triangle but Grundy defends it easily.
Jitsu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grundy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Grundy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jitsu keeping full guard, as Grundy tries to pass.
Jitsu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grundy defends well.
Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Grundy from controlling successfully.
Jitsu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grundy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grundy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Grundy tries to free his leg and advance position but Jitsu is retaining full guard.
Jitsu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grundy's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jitsu (10) vs (5) Grundy
Grundy has Jitsu pulled in close to control his posture.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Grundy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Grundy looking for a sweep. Not yet Grundy, not yet.
Jitsu is pushing down on Grundy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grundy is fighting to maintain full guard but Jitsu has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grundy trying to control from the bottom.
Jitsu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jitsu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grundy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jitsu is looking to advance position but Grundy won't allow it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Grundy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grundy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jitsu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jitsu is keen to just control but Grundy is a slippery customer.
Grundy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grundy is looking for a sweep. Jitsu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grundy is controlling Jitsu's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Grundy is staying active underneath Jitsu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grundy manages to get to full guard.
Grundy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jitsu defends well.
Grundy is trying to control the position but Jitsu postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jitsu wants to control from the top but Grundy keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jitsu takes the fight on points by 10 to 5.
After winning the bout, Jiu Jitsu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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