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HBCC 2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Greco Roman (ranked 8669 p4p, 237 weight class) and Andrew Henry (ranked 16672 p4p, 273 weight class). Henry comes into a darkened arena with his song building. knuck if you buck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Greco Roman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Greco Roman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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 20 wins and 15 losses; Greco Roman! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 5 losses; Andrew Henry !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Henry clinches with his opponent.
Henry jumps into guard, dragging Roman to the mat.
We've been hearing good reports from Roman'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.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henry is trying to control the position but Roman postures up.
Roman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Roman is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henry keeping full guard, as Roman tries to pass.
Roman is stalling in the full guard.
Roman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Henry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Roman controls the pace.
Henry pulls Roman in to control the position.
Roman stays in close to Henry 's body and controls the position.
Roman is fighting to break Henry 's control of his arms but Henry is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry , not yet.
Roman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henry looking to control.
Roman stays in close to Henry 's body and controls the position.
Roman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roman looking to pass the guard.
Roman being controlled here momentarily.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Roman is proving a slippery customer.
Henry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry keeping full guard, as Roman tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roman postures up.
Roman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henry is keeping the position for now.
Roman pushes down on Henry 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Roman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Henry trying to hold on to Roman's head to control him but Roman postures up.
Roman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Henry tries to roll over but Roman keeps him under control.
Roman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to roll over but Roman keeps him under control.
Henry wants to get back to full guard but Roman has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Roman (3) vs (0) Henry
Henry is squirming around, avoiding Roman's attempts to control the action.
Henry wants to control but Roman is having none of it.
Henry is trying desperately to improve position.
Henry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Roman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roman seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Henry is holding on tight.
Roman controlling from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roman pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Henry wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Roman (6) vs (0) Henry
Henry wants to control his opponent's hands but Roman gets his hands free.
I really don't envy Henry right now.
Roman is persistently looking for the submission but Henry is defending it well.
Roman is riding his opponent, not letting Henry buck him off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Roman.
Henry wants to control his opponent's hands but Roman gets his hands free.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Henry rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Roman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Roman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henry keeps working.
Roman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Henry wants to improve his position but Roman is controlling well.
Henry is still trying to improve position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roman wants to pass to mount but Henry is defending the position.
Roman is thwarting Henry 's attempts to control the position.
Henry keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Roman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Roman works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Roman (9) vs (0) Henry
Roman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Henry 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Henry tries to bench press Roman off him but Roman keeps the position.
Roman trying to control the position but Henry is working away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roman taking a breather here.
Roman is trying to get an arm triangle but Henry is defending well.
Roman controls the position from side control.
Roman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henry keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henry is not content to let Roman control the position.
Roman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Henry seems a little lost for a moment, as Roman dominates the positioning.
Roman is trying to get an arm triangle but Henry is defending well.
A lull in the action here.
Henry can't do much from the bottom here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to remain calm as Roman controls from the top position.
Roman working away.
Roman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Henry 's shoulder. That is not cool.
You can see the frustration on Henry 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Henry is looking for a sweep.
Henry trying to remain calm as Roman controls from the top position.
Henry is trying to get back to half guard.
Henry is trying to escape the position but Roman is controlling the position.
Roman trying to control the position but Henry is working away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Roman controls the position from side control.
Henry is looking to reverse the position.
Henry is not content to let Roman control the position.
Roman staying calm.
Roman working away.
Henry is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Roman is staying active.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Henry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Roman wants to control but Henry is keeping him busy.
Henry is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Henry is looking for a sweep.
Roman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Henry knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Henry gets back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control from the bottom.
Henry won't allow Roman to pass to mount.
Roman is trying to work for a kimura but Henry is defending well.
Henry is trying to maintain the position but Roman is very close to passing his half guard.
Roman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Henry trying to control but Roman postures up.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Roman has control of the leg.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Roman trying to pass the guard but Henry defending well.
Roman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Henry is staying active underneath Roman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roman wants to free his trapped foot but Henry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Henry is concentrating on defense, preventing Roman from advancing position.
Henry is looking to control Roman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henry avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roman controlling the pace.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Roman has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman takes the fight on points by 9 to 0.
Greco Roman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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