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TWGC 27 (185lbs, D4): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Koba Dvalishvili (ranked 7131 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cebu Chon (ranked 7379 p4p, 545 weight class). Cebu Chon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Koba Dvalishvili! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Cebu Chon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Dvalishvili avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chon tries to clinch up but Dvalishvili circles away and keeps his distance.
Dvalishvili rushes Chon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dvalishvili is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chon jumps guard but Dvalishvili stands there with Chon around his waist. Chon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chon is trying to drag Dvalishvili to the mat but Dvalishvili just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chon jumps guard but Dvalishvili stands there with Chon around his waist. Chon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Koba Dvalishvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cebu Chon.
Dvalishvili changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dvalishvili takes the fight into the clinch.
Chon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chon is pressed up against the cage. Dvalishvili has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chon down to the mat. Chon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chon tries to close the distance and clinch but Dvalishvili swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dvalishvili swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dvalishvili clinches with his opponent.
Chon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dvalishvili gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dvalishvili drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dvalishvili has Chon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dvalishvili prevents it.
Chon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dvalishvili walks away with a smile on his face. Chon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dvalishvili moves into the clinch.
Chon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dvalishvili prevents it.
Chon tries to pull guard but Dvalishvili holds him up against the cage and eventually Chon drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dvalishvili gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dvalishvili has Chon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chon is looking for a takedown.
Dvalishvili changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dvalishvili closes the distance and pushes Chon back into the cage.
Dvalishvili is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dvalishvili has Chon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dvalishvili changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dvalishvili has Chon up against the cage in a clinch.
Dvalishvili is working for takedown but Chon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chon is trying to drag Dvalishvili to the mat but Dvalishvili just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili stops a takedown attempt from Chon.
Dvalishvili goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chon prevents it.
Chon has Dvalishvili pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dvalishvili manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dvalishvili can't get the takedown.
Chon tries to pull guard but Dvalishvili holds him up against the cage and eventually Chon drops back down to his feet.
Dvalishvili gets underhooks to prevent Chon's takedown attempt.
Chon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dvalishvili prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dvalishvili is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dvalishvili looking for a takedown.
Chon fails to pull guard.
Chon fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili gets underhooks to prevent Chon's takedown attempt.
Dvalishvili is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chon is defending well.
Chon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dvalishvili wants a takedown but no success here.
Dvalishvili drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dvalishvili pushes Chon up against the cage in a clinch.
Chon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dvalishvili after a bit of a struggle.
Dvalishvili goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chon prevents it.
Chon pulls guard.
Chon keeping full guard, as Dvalishvili tries to pass.
Dvalishvili slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chon is adopting a defensive guard.
Dvalishvili is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dvalishvili tries to free his leg and advance position but Chon is retaining full guard.
Chon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dvalishvili controls the pace.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili continues to stall.
Dvalishvili has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chon keeping full guard, as Dvalishvili tries to pass.
Dvalishvili is working hard here to advance position.
Dvalishvili controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dvalishvili pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chon is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dvalishvili is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili tries to free his leg and advance position but Chon is retaining full guard.
Chon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dvalishvili passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Dvalishvili (3) vs (0) Chon
Dvalishvili wants to control but Chon is keeping him busy.
Chon seems a little lost for a moment, as Dvalishvili dominates the positioning.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili is looking to take a break and control but Chon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Chon struggling a bit here.
Dvalishvili is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dvalishvili is trying to move to mount but Chon reverses beautifully and ends up in Dvalishvili's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dvalishvili (3) vs (2) Chon
Dvalishvili controlling the position.
Dvalishvili on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dvalishvili tries to get out of the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili looking for a sweep. Not yet Dvalishvili, not yet.
Dvalishvili has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dvalishvili 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.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili seems keen to control Chon's posture.
Chon won't allow Dvalishvili to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dvalishvili holds on and takes a little breather.
Dvalishvili wants to improve his position but instead Chon has moved into half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Chon is taking a breather. Dvalishvili says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dvalishvili trying to hold on to Chon's head to control him but Chon postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dvalishvili trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dvalishvili takes the fight on points by 3 to 2. |
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