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TWGC 12 (185lbs, D3): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Big J Smiles and Jean Renoir. Smiles comes to the cage accompanied by Smile Like You Mean It. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jean Renoir 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Big J Smiles! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jean Renoir!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Smiles instigates a clinch.
Smiles has clasped his hands together around Renoir's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Smiles (4) vs (0) Renoir
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Smiles is staying tight to Renoir's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renoir is looking to regain half guard here but Smiles keeps moving and retains side control.
Smiles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smiles takes a little break here. Renoir wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renoir is looking for a sweep.
Smiles in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Renoir tries to bench press Smiles off him but Smiles keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Renoir's face as Smiles controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Renoir! Score +2 for reaching mount: Smiles (6) vs (0) Renoir
Smiles looking to control and managing it successfully.
Renoir tries to lock up and control but Smiles gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Renoir might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smiles haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renoir is working to get back to half guard.
Renoir tries to hold on but Smiles postures up.
Smiles controlling the position easily from mount.
Smiles wants to take Renoir's back but he can't do it this time.
Smiles controlling his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smiles seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Renoir is holding on tight.
Renoir working to try and regain half guard.
Smiles controlling his opponent.
Smiles is trying to take his opponent's back.
Renoir tries to hold on but Smiles postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smiles controlling from the full mount.
Renoir working to try and regain half guard.
Smiles controlling his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Renoir tries to lock up and control but Smiles gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smiles looking to control and managing it successfully.
Renoir is trying to escape the mount.
Smiles controlling his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smiles prevents Renoir from getting the reversal.
Smiles takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smiles takes Renoir's back. Score +3 for taking back: Smiles (9) vs (0) Renoir
Smiles controlling the position well here. Renoir rolled but Smiles kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Smiles continues to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Renoir just trying to survive but Smiles is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Smiles biding his time, controlling Renoir.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Renoir can't escape the position.
Smiles really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Renoir.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Smiles is not going to allow Renoir to sit and survive in this position.
Smiles controlling from the back.
Smiles'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.
Renoir wants to escape the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Smiles controls the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Smiles takes the fight on points by 9 to 0.
Big J Smiles tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Saleem Al Khan and Orlando Perez. Al Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Three Days Grace - Scared. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Saleem Al Khan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Orlando Perez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Al Khan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Perez did well to prevent Al Khan getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Al Khan (2) vs (0) Perez
Al Khan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Perez is looking to control Al Khan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perez avoid being mounted?
Al Khan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Perez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perez is defending against the submission attempts here by Al Khan.
Perez gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez has his foot on Al Khan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Al Khan works his way back into a safe position though.
Perez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Al Khan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Al Khan 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Khan trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Al Khan pushes down on Perez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Perez tries to get to full guard but Al Khan has control of the leg.
Al Khan is stalling here. Perez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Al Khan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Perez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Al Khan (2) vs (4) Perez
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Khan is not content to let Perez control the position.
Al Khan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Khan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Al Khan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Perez trying to control from half guard but Al Khan is working away.
Al Khan looking for submissions off his back.
Perez 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to control the action but Al Khan is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Perez in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Khan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Khan is refusing to be controlled, as Perez sits in half guard.
Al Khan won't allow Perez to pass to mount.
Al Khan moves into full guard.
Al Khan has his foot on Perez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perez works his way back into a safe position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Perez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Perez wants to take a breather but Al Khan is having none of it.
Perez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Al Khan is just riding it out for now. Perez eventually gives up the hold.
Perez is thwarting Al Khan's attempts to control the position.
Perez seems to be working for a kimura but Al Khan defends the submission attempt.
Perez stalling away here and it's allowed Al Khan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to control but Al Khan is working from the bottom.
Al Khan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perez controlling from the top position.
Al Khan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Perez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Al Khan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Al Khan has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Al Khan (4) vs (4) Perez
Perez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Al Khan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Al Khan is looking to advance position but Perez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Al Khan (4) vs (8) Perez
Perez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Perez tries to control but Al Khan wriggling away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Al Khan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Al Khan reaches up and pulls Perez towards him, trying to control the position. Perez manages to get a guillotine from the mount though! This could be big trouble for Al Khan! Al Khan tries to roll over - now Perez is on the bottom but the guillotine is really deep and Al Khan has to tap out! Great work there by Perez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Orlando Perez!
A very excited looking Orlando Perez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jason Vor and Coyote Starrk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jason Vor! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Coyote Starrk!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Vor wants to clinch up but Starrk keeps it at a distance.
Starrk is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Starrk rushes Vor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Starrk decides to pull guard.
Starrk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Starrk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Starrk has Vor pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vor stays in close to Starrk's body and controls the position.
Starrk working for a triangle but Vor defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starrk working a defensive guard here.
Vor stays in close to Starrk's body and controls the position.
Starrk keeping moving, preventing Vor from controlling successfully.
Starrk pulls Vor in close to his closed guard and prevents Vor from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vor drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Starrk dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vor (0) vs (2) Starrk
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vor is adopting a defensive guard.
Vor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Starrk defends well.
Starrk is pushing down on Vor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vor is fighting to maintain full guard but Starrk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Starrk is taking a breather. Vor 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Starrk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vor trying to get back to full guard but Starrk takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Vor (0) vs (5) Starrk
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starrk controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vor is looking to get to half guard.
Starrk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Starrk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vor tries to reverse the position but Starrk maintains control.
Starrk trying to control but Vor is having none of it.
Starrk takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Vor (0) vs (8) Starrk
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vor is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Vor staying busy and making it hard for Starrk to control.
Starrk biding his time, controlling Vor.
Vor trying to control the hands but Starrk breaks the grip.
Vor is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Starrk.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Vor's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Vor is breathing heavily.
I would not like to be Vor right now.
Starrk trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Starrk working for a choke but Vor is defending well.
Vor prevents Starrk from getting a body triangle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Starrk is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Starrk is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Starrk controlling the positon.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Vor right now.
Starrk controlling the position well here. Vor rolled but Starrk kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Vor just trying to survive but Starrk is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Vor is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Vor is really stuck here.
Good control from Starrk.
Starrk is persistently looking for the submission but Vor is defending it well.
Vor tries to escape the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Starrk controlling from the back.
Starrk is continuing to stall.
Vor rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Starrk content to control rather than advance.
Starrk passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Vor (0) vs (11) Starrk
Starrk working away.
Starrk trying to control the action but Vor is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vor tries to improve position but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Starrk advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Vor (0) vs (13) Starrk
Vor is squirming around, avoiding Starrk's attempts to control the action.
Vor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Starrk manages to capitalize on a mistake by Vor to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Vor (0) vs (16) Starrk
Starrk biding his time, looking for the opening.
Let's hope that Starrk has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Vor is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good control from Starrk.
And that's the end of the fight!
Starrk wins on points by 16 to 0. |
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Benjamin Mendes and Bryant Baez. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Benjamin Mendes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Bryant Baez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Baez pushes Mendes up against the cage in a clinch.
Baez gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mendes (0) vs (2) Baez
Mendes trying to control but Baez postures up.
Baez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendes trying to control but Baez postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes tries to roll over but Baez keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baez controlling the action here.
Mendes wants to control but Baez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Baez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mendes! Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (0) vs (5) Baez
Baez seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Mendes is holding on tight.
Mendes is working to get back to half guard.
Mendes tries to lock up and control but Baez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Mendes is trying to escape the mount.
Mendes tries to lock up and control but Baez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mendes is looking to improve his position but Baez isn't that keen on the idea.
Baez controlling from mount.
Mendes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mendes tries to control the position but Baez now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Mendes (0) vs (8) Baez
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes just trying to survive but Baez is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Baez slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Mendes tries to roll but Baez sticks to his back.
Mendes is working hard here to advance position.
Good control from Baez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baez gets his hands free as Mendes looks to control.
Mendes is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Baez keeps control of the position as Mendes tries to break free.
Mendes breaks Baez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mendes (2) vs (8) Baez
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Baez keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Mendes trying to move into half guard but instead Baez has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mendes (2) vs (10) Baez
Baez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mendes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baez's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mendes (4) vs (10) Baez
Mendes wants to control from the top but Baez keeps moving.
Baez has control of Mendes's left arm, preventing Mendes from doing any damage.
Mendes wants to control from the top but Baez keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mendes preventing the sweep.
Baez is still trying to improve position.
Mendes trying to control but Baez is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Baez holds on and takes a little breather.
Mendes looking to sit in guard and control but Baez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mendes (4) vs (12) Baez
Baez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mendes is trying to control the position but Baez postures up.
Mendes wants to control the position but Baez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Baez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mendes has a hand on Baez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Baez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (4) vs (15) Baez
Mendes tries to hold on but Baez postures up.
Mendes is looking to improve his position but Baez isn't that keen on the idea.
Baez moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Mendes (4) vs (18) Baez
Mendes rolls, trying to escape but Baez keeps control of the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Baez keeps control of the position easily here as Mendes tries to buck him off.
Baez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mendes can't escape the position.
Baez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mendes tries to escape the position.
Mendes trying to control the action but Baez just sinks the hooks in.
Mendes is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Baez really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Mendes.
Mendes is in bad spot here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Mendes trying to control the hands but Baez won't let him.
Baez has the hooks in. Mendes is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Baez controls the action.
Mendes manages to reverse the position and now he's in Baez's guard. Nice work there by Mendes.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mendes (6) vs (18) Baez
Mendes passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (9) vs (18) Baez
Mendes tries to move to mount but Baez blocks the move with his legs.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to control but Baez is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Baez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mendes passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Baez! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mendes (11) vs (18) Baez
Mendes tries to control but Baez wriggling away.
Mendes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Baez wants to control but Mendes is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Baez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mendes (11) vs (20) Baez
Mendes working a defensive guard here.
Mendes wants to control the position but Baez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Baez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mendes trying to hold on to Baez's head to control him but Baez postures up.
Mendes has a hand on Baez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Baez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Mendes (11) vs (23) Baez
Mendes is looking to improve his position but Baez isn't that keen on the idea.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Baez controlling the position easily from mount.
Mendes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Baez takes Mendes's back. Score +3 for taking back: Mendes (11) vs (26) Baez
Baez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Mendes is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baez controlling from the back.
Baez keeps control of the position as Mendes tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baez wins on points by 26 to 11.
An out of breath Bryant Baez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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