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TWGC 11 (155lbs, D3): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rob Mills and Karl Kane. Rob Mills has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Rob Mills! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Karl Kane!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kane gets a clinch.
Kane jumps guard but Mills turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kane is trying to pull guard but Mills turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kane tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rob Mills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Kane.
Mills manages to pull guard.
Mills has his foot on Kane's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kane works his way back into a safe position though.
Kane looking to sit in guard and control but Mills gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mills (2) vs (0) Kane
Mills controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills being controlled here momentarily.
Mills sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills is pushing down on Kane's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kane is fighting to maintain full guard but Mills has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mills keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane actively working from the bottom here.
Mills is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mills works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Mills (5) vs (0) Kane
Kane struggling a bit here.
Mills wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kane, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is trying to escape the position but Mills is controlling the position.
Kane looking for a sweep but Mills has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mills (7) vs (0) Kane
Mills working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Kane turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Mills off and cradles Kane's limp body as Mills celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Rob Mills! |
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Pablo Esposito and Alexei Orlov. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Pablo Esposito! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Alexei Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Esposito looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Orlov successfully pulls guard.
Orlov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Esposito tries to free his leg and advance position but Orlov is retaining full guard.
Orlov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Esposito is one step ahead there.
Orlov is trying to keep Esposito in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Orlov keeping full guard, as Esposito tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Orlov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Esposito has Orlov in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Esposito (0) vs (2) Orlov
Orlov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Orlov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orlov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Esposito manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Esposito (2) vs (2) Orlov
Orlov working for a triangle but Esposito defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Orlov 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.
Esposito drops back, looking for a kneebar! Orlov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Orlov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Orlov! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Esposito (2) vs (6) Orlov
You can see the frustration on Esposito's face as Orlov controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Orlov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Esposito is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Esposito is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Esposito, who protects the arm well.
Esposito tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Orlov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Orlov wants to control but Esposito is keeping him busy.
Orlov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Esposito's legs.
You can see the frustration on Esposito's face as Orlov controls the position.
Esposito regains half guard there - taking advantage of Orlov's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Orlov is looking to stall here but Esposito recovers full guard.
Esposito seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Orlov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orlov content to stall in guard here.
Orlov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Esposito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Orlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Esposito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esposito throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Orlov trying to control but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Orlov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Esposito can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Orlov controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Orlov trying to control but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Orlov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Orlov wants to pass the guard but Esposito is keeping the position.
Orlov is still trying to improve position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Esposito keeping moving, preventing Orlov from controlling successfully.
Esposito throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Orlov escapes and throws Esposito's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Esposito (2) vs (9) Orlov
Orlov is looking to take a break and control but Esposito is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Esposito tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Orlov wants to control but Esposito is keeping him busy.
Esposito gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Esposito (2) vs (11) Orlov
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Orlov controlling his opponent.
Orlov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Esposito manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Orlov controls the position.
Orlov trying to control the action but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Esposito is trying to escape the position but Orlov is controlling the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Esposito being controlled for a moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Orlov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Orlov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Esposito tries to buck Orlov off but Orlov is having none of it.
Orlov trying to control the action but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Orlov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is not content to let Orlov control the position.
Esposito is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Orlov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Esposito's legs.
Orlov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Orlov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Esposito is looking for a sweep.
Esposito struggling a bit here.
Orlov advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Esposito (2) vs (13) Orlov
Esposito is squirming around, avoiding Orlov's attempts to control the action.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Orlov controlling the position easily from mount.
Esposito is in all sorts of trouble here.
Orlov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Esposito is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Orlov controlling the position easily from mount.
Esposito can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlov wins on points by 13 to 2.
The defeated Pablo Esposito had this to say: 'I would like to thank Dr. Octagon and Max Octane for the chance to fight in their promotion and i will come back even stronger, i promise!'. |
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Simon Adabisi and Rico De Janeiro. This should be fireworks!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Simon Adabisi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Rico De Janeiro!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Adabisi gets a clinch.
Adabisi pulls guard successfully.
De Janeiro wants to control from the top but Adabisi keeps moving.
De Janeiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adabisi is keeping the position for now.
De Janeiro looking to sit in guard and control but Adabisi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Adabisi (2) vs (0) De Janeiro
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adabisi looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adabisi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
De Janeiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Janeiro wants to sweep here but Adabisi controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
De Janeiro wants to control the position but Adabisi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Adabisi is thwarting De Janeiro's attempts to control the position.
Adabisi trying to advance position but De Janeiro counters by regaining guard.
Adabisi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
De Janeiro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Janeiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Adabisi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Adabisi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Adabisi stays in close to De Janeiro's body and controls the position.
Adabisi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Janeiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adabisi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi postures up.
De Janeiro throws his legs up looking for a submission but Adabisi uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Adabisi (5) vs (0) De Janeiro
De Janeiro is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Janeiro trying to control but Adabisi flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Adabisi (8) vs (0) De Janeiro
De Janeiro tries to break free.
Adabisi controls the action.
We've been hearing good reports from Adabisi'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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Janeiro can't escape the position.
What can De Janeiro do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Adabisi controlling well, preventing De Janeiro from escaping the position.
Adabisi biding his time, looking for the opening.
De Janeiro tries to escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi doesn't have the hooks in and De Janeiro manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Adabisi (8) vs (2) De Janeiro
Adabisi keeping full guard, as De Janeiro tries to pass.
De Janeiro passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Adabisi (8) vs (5) De Janeiro
Adabisi regains half guard.
Adabisi manages to get to full guard.
Adabisi keeping moving, preventing De Janeiro from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi seems keen to control De Janeiro's posture.
De Janeiro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Janeiro wants to control from the top but Adabisi keeps moving.
De Janeiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adabisi is keeping the position for now.
De Janeiro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Adabisi dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Adabisi (10) vs (5) De Janeiro
Adabisi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi continues to stall.
De Janeiro is trying to hold Adabisi in close to prevent damage but Adabisi has managed to pass into half guard.
Adabisi controlling the action here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi is thwarting De Janeiro's attempts to control the position.
De Janeiro is trying to get back to full guard.
De Janeiro is trying to maintain the position but Adabisi is very close to passing his half guard.
De Janeiro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Janeiro.
De Janeiro looking to control.
Adabisi slips nicely into half guard.
De Janeiro is controlling Adabisi's trapped leg to prevent Adabisi from advancing to side control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Adabisi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
De Janeiro is trying to get back to full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi trying to pass the guard but De Janeiro defending well.
Still in half guard, Adabisi seems content to control.
De Janeiro is looking to improve his position.
Adabisi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Adabisi moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Adabisi (13) vs (5) De Janeiro
De Janeiro tries to bench press Adabisi off him but Adabisi keeps the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
De Janeiro is being controlled here.
Adabisi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for De Janeiro! Score +2 for reaching mount: Adabisi (15) vs (5) De Janeiro
Adabisi controlling from the full mount.
De Janeiro tries to control Adabisi's body but Adabisi pushes him off. De Janeiro squirms to his side and now Adabisi has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Adabisi (18) vs (5) De Janeiro
Adabisi is hanging on to De Janeiro's back as he tries to escape.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
De Janeiro tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Adabisi controlling from mount.
De Janeiro tries to reverse the position but Adabisi maintains control.
Adabisi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Adabisi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
De Janeiro wants to hold on but Adabisi pushes him away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
De Janeiro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Adabisi controlling from mount.
De Janeiro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Adabisi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Adabisi.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Janeiro is desperately trying to improve his position but Adabisi has a good base and remains in mount.
Adabisi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adabisi takes the fight on points by 18 to 5. |
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between John Taz and Glenn Williamson. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; John Taz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Glenn Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Williamson looking to score a takedown here. Taz is defending well but Williamson drives through and ends up in Taz's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Taz (0) vs (2) Williamson
Williamson trying to control the position from guard on top but Taz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taz is trying to keep Williamson in close.
Taz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williamson manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Taz (2) vs (2) Williamson
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taz 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.
Taz stopping the sweep attempt from Williamson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taz is fighting to break Williamson's control of his arms but Williamson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Taz wants to pass the guard but Williamson is keeping the position.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Taz from controlling successfully.
Williamson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Taz stacks Williamson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Taz! Score +3 for passing guard: Taz (5) vs (2) Williamson
Williamson can't do much from the bottom here.
Taz tries for a kimura but Williamson is defending well.
Taz working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Williamson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Taz off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Taz (5) vs (6) Williamson
Williamson is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Taz taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Williamson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glenn Williamson! |
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