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TWGC 24 (205lbs, D4): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Mason Thomas (ranked 6531 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Patryk (ranked 4538 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Lukasz Patryk was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Mason Thomas! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Lukasz Patryk!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Thomas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thomas wants a takedown.
Patryk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thomas is defending well.
Thomas has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Patryk regains guard immediately. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Thomas (2) vs (0) Patryk
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Patryk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thomas (2) vs (2) Patryk
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas working a defensive guard here.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Patryk from controlling successfully.
Patryk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patryk is still trying to improve position.
Patryk pushing down on Thomas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Thomas is staying active underneath Patryk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Patryk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Patryk on the ground.
Patryk seems to be working for a kimura but Thomas defends the submission attempt.
Patryk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thomas is pressing down on Patryk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thomas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thomas tries to get out of the position.
Patryk drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Thomas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Patryk has Thomas in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thomas (4) vs (2) Patryk
Patryk pulls Thomas in close to his closed guard and prevents Thomas from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patryk trying to control the position.
Patryk looking for a sweep. Not yet Patryk, not yet.
Thomas controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Patryk keeps moving.
Patryk wants to sweep but no luck.
Patryk keeping full guard, as Thomas tries to pass.
Thomas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control but Patryk is working from the bottom.
Patryk is trying to keep Thomas in close.
Patryk keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Patryk has Thomas pulled in close to control his posture.
Patryk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Patryk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thomas defends it easily.
Thomas advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Thomas (7) vs (2) Patryk
Thomas tries to advance to mount but can't.
Patryk regains half guard.
Thomas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Patryk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Patryk slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thomas is looking to pass into half guard but Patryk pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Patryk is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thomas (7) vs (4) Patryk
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Patryk from controlling successfully.
Thomas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Patryk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Patryk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Patryk preventing the sweep.
Patryk wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Patryk wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Patryk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Patryk advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Thomas (7) vs (7) Patryk
Patryk trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Patryk goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Thomas has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Patryk but great work by Thomas. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Thomas (11) vs (7) Patryk
Patryk is looking to reverse the position.
Thomas in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Patryk tries to improve position but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Patryk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Patryk wants to control but Thomas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thomas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Patryk is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but Patryk defending well.
Patryk is pressing down on Thomas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patryk is keeping the position for now.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Patryk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thomas (11) vs (9) Patryk
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas is pulling down on Patryk's head. It's preventing any offense from Patryk, at least for the moment.
Patryk drops back looking for a leg! Thomas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thomas manages to kick Patryk off! Patryk jumps back into Thomas's guard.
Thomas controls Patryk momentarily but Patryk frees himself.
Patryk forces his way into half guard.
Patryk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thomas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Patryk trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Patryk seems to be looking for submissions.
Patryk is working for a kimura but Thomas is defending it quite comfortably.
Patryk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thomas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Patryk is trying to work for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
Patryk controlling the pace.
Patryk seems to be looking for submissions.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to control but Patryk is keeping busy.
Patryk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thomas sees it coming and defends easily.
Patryk is looking for a kimura but Thomas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Patryk to get the leverage.
Thomas is defending against the submission attempts here by Patryk.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thomas is trying to control but can't.
Patryk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thomas sees it coming and defends easily.
Patryk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thomas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Patryk is working for an americana but Thomas has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Patryk was thinking about the submission.
Thomas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Patryk passes Thomas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thomas is controlling Patryk's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Patryk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Thomas keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Patryk is trying to work for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Thomas controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Patryk trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Patryk seems to be working for a kimura but Thomas defends the submission attempt.
Patryk wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it.
Patryk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thomas sees it coming and defends easily.
Patryk is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Patryk is controlling well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to maintain the position but Patryk is very close to passing his half guard.
Patryk looking for a submission but Thomas manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Patryk from controlling successfully.
Thomas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Patryk controls the pace.
Thomas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patryk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Patryk has gone for a leg lock! Thomas slips out almost immediately though and dives into Patryk's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thomas (13) vs (9) Patryk
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thomas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas takes the fight on points by 13 to 9.
Our winner, Mason Thomas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Lukasz Patryk stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shakaron Makaron, Shakaron Makaron, Shakaron Makaron!!!'. |
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