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CACC 29 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Bazar Al Jhit (ranked 4352 p4p, 361 weight class) and Yasol Kim (ranked 3603 p4p, 318 weight class). Al Jhit comes to the ring accompanied by What May Safely Be Written. Yasol Kim has the eye of the tiger tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Bazar Al Jhit! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Yasol Kim!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kim moves into the clinch.
Kim wants to take the fight to the mat but Al Jhit manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Al Jhit tightens his grip and picks Kim up, before dumping him to the ground. Kim manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Al Jhit (2) vs (0) Kim
Kim is pulling down on Al Jhit's head to control his posture.
Al Jhit trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Al Jhit controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Al Jhit from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Jhit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Al Jhit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Al Jhit from controlling successfully.
Al Jhit tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Al Jhit postures up.
Al Jhit wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Al Jhit stays in close to Kim's body and controls the position.
Al Jhit looking to sit in guard and control but Kim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Al Jhit (2) vs (2) Kim
Al Jhit keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Kim postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kim pushes down on Al Jhit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Al Jhit tries to get to full guard but Kim has control of the leg.
Kim looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kim is thwarting Al Jhit's attempts to control the position.
Al Jhit is looking for a sweep. Kim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit is positioning himself well to prevent Kim advancing to mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Al Jhit'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.
Al Jhit manages to get to full guard.
Kim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Al Jhit 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.
Al Jhit keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Al Jhit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kim is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kim has passed into half guard!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Al Jhit wants to control but Kim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Kim seems content to control.
Al Jhit moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Al Jhit seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Al Jhit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kim defends well.
Al Jhit wants to improve his position but instead Kim has moved into half guard.
Al Jhit is looking for a sweep. Kim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Al Jhit wants to control but Kim passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Al Jhit (2) vs (5) Kim
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Al Jhit is being controlled here.
Al Jhit is trying to improve his position.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Al Jhit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Al Jhit is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Al Jhit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit tries to improve position but can't.
Al Jhit is trying to control Kim's posture but Kim avoids it.
Al Jhit tries to improve position but can't.
Al Jhit is working hard here to advance position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Al Jhit keeps working.
Al Jhit is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kim off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Al Jhit (6) vs (5) Kim
Al Jhit looking for the RNC.
Kim prevents Al Jhit from getting a body triangle.
Al Jhit tightening his grip on Kim, looking for the choke.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Al Jhit's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Al Jhit is trying to control but Kim is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit looking to control but Kim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kim is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Al Jhit jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kim is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kim and Al Jhit has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Al Jhit taking a break here but Kim is having none of it and regains half guard.
Al Jhit tries to pass to full mount but Kim defends it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kim trying to control but Al Jhit postures up.
Al Jhit trying to pass the guard but Kim defending well.
Al Jhit seems to be looking for submissions.
Kim trying to hold on to Al Jhit's head to control him but Al Jhit postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Al Jhit tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kim knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Al Jhit is trying to control the action in half guard but Kim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Al Jhit is working for a kimura here but Kim manages to reverse the position and he's now in Al Jhit's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Al Jhit (6) vs (7) Kim
Al Jhit wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Al Jhit has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kim looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Al Jhit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Al Jhit is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kim is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit wants to improve his position but instead Kim has moved into half guard.
Al Jhit is trying to get back to full guard.
Al Jhit trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Al Jhit (6) vs (10) Kim
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit regains half guard.
Al Jhit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kim is working away from the top position though.
Al Jhit is trying to control but Kim passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Al Jhit (6) vs (13) Kim
Al Jhit tries to bench press Kim off him but Kim keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Jhit wants to control but Kim postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim wins on points by 13 to 6.
A relieved looking Yasol Kim thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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