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CACC 27 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Dominick Bruise (ranked 3199 p4p, 176 weight class) and Marilson Coutinho (ranked 2673 p4p, 153 weight class). Marilson Coutinho is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Dominick Bruise! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 5 losses; Marilson Coutinho!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Coutinho moves into the clinch.
Bruise has clasped his hands together around Coutinho's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Bruise (4) vs (0) Coutinho
Coutinho has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Coutinho looks to move to half guard but instead Bruise has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Bruise (6) vs (0) Coutinho
Coutinho is looking to get to half guard.
Bruise looking to control but Coutinho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bruise controlling the pace for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruise goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Coutinho is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bruise (6) vs (2) Coutinho
Coutinho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruise is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruise is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Coutinho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruise is keeping the position for now.
Bruise bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coutinho's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bruise (8) vs (2) Coutinho
Bruise sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bruise looking to pass the guard.
Bruise looking to sit in guard and control but Coutinho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bruise (8) vs (4) Coutinho
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruise is keeping the position for now.
Bruise is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bruise looking for a sweep. Not yet Bruise, not yet.
Coutinho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruise is keeping the position for now.
Bruise is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruise keeping full guard, as Coutinho tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bruise is adopting a defensive guard.
Bruise wants to sweep but no luck.
Coutinho is fighting to break Bruise's control of his arms but Bruise is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Coutinho trying to control but Bruise is working from the bottom.
Bruise is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruise looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coutinho is fighting to break Bruise's control of his arms but Bruise is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Coutinho postures up.
Bruise 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.
Bruise is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho stopping the sweep attempt from Bruise.
Bruise keeping moving, preventing Coutinho from controlling successfully.
Bruise is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bruise pulls Coutinho in close to his closed guard and prevents Coutinho from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bruise wants to sweep but no luck.
Coutinho 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bruise not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coutinho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruise is keeping the position for now.
Coutinho advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Bruise (8) vs (7) Coutinho
Bruise tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coutinho wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bruise holds on to Coutinho's head and controls the position momentarily.
Coutinho tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Coutinho tries for a kimura but Bruise is defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bruise gets back to half guard.
Bruise trying to control here.
Bruise wants to get back to full guard.
Coutinho is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bruise is just riding it out for now. Coutinho eventually gives up the hold.
Coutinho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bruise is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Coutinho jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Bruise (8) vs (10) Coutinho
Bruise is trying to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bruise is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Bruise's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bruise gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Bruise (8) vs (12) Coutinho
Bruise slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bruise trying to hold on to Coutinho's head to control him but Coutinho postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bruise is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Coutinho is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Coutinho seems to be working for a kimura but Bruise defends the submission attempt.
Bruise is controlling Coutinho's trapped leg to prevent Coutinho from advancing to side control.
Bruise works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bruise has his hands on Coutinho's head, controlling the position.
Bruise working a defensive guard here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bruise has control of Coutinho's left arm, preventing Coutinho from doing any damage.
Bruise wants to sweep here but Coutinho controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bruise not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho 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.
Coutinho stopping the sweep attempt from Bruise.
Bruise has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bruise lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bruise (10) vs (12) Coutinho
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bruise wants to control from the top but Coutinho keeps moving.
Coutinho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bruise is aware though and is defending well.
Bruise wants to control from the top but Coutinho keeps moving.
Coutinho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bruise slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Bruise (13) vs (12) Coutinho
Bruise trying to control the action but Coutinho is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho wants to control but Bruise postures up.
Bruise is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Coutinho has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've been hearing that Bruise has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Coutinho is not content to let Bruise control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruise takes the fight on points by 13 to 12. |
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