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TWGC 18 (170lbs, D1): Finals - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Santiago Gracie (ranked 5137 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Rain (ranked 5531 p4p, 0 weight class). Rain is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 4 losses; Santiago Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Black Rain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Gracie clinches up with Rain and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rain gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Rain lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (0) vs (2) Rain
Rain trying to control the pace.
Gracie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to control but Rain postures up.
Rain prevents Gracie from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Rain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has his hands clasped together around Rain's back. He's all about the action.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Rain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Rain wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Rain sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie is not content to let Rain control the position.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie working for a triangle but Rain defends it easily.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gracie controls Rain momentarily but Rain frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain looking to pass the guard.
Gracie 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.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Rain tries to pass.
Gracie 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.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rain preventing the sweep.
Rain wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Rain controlling him for the moment.
Rain trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rain defends it easily.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rain is one step ahead there.
Rain looking to pass the guard.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rain manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (2) Rain
Gracie passes Rain's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie is trying to control. Rain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rain felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Rain is defending the position.
Gracie controlling the pace.
Rain is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie is looking to stall here but Rain recovers full guard.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (5) vs (2) Rain
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Rain is looking for a sweep.
Gracie trying to control the action but Rain is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Rain is keeping him busy.
Gracie takes a little break here. Rain wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rain manages to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rain is looking to improve his position.
Rain is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rain is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rain is trying to control but can't.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rain wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Rain is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie is really struggling to control Rain but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rain wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Rain won't allow it.
Gracie not doing much here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rain is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Rain defending well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Rain wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rain wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie trying to control from Rain's half guard. Rain has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rain's guard.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
Santiago Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Police Officer (ranked 5079 p4p, 643 weight class) and Percy Schmeiser (ranked 2382 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmeiser has chosen David vs Monsanto as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Police Officer! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 4 losses; Percy Schmeiser!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Officer forces Schmeiser back against the cage and clinches.
Schmeiser turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Officer (0) vs (4) Schmeiser
Officer tries to buck Schmeiser off but Schmeiser is having none of it.
Schmeiser trying to control the position but Officer is working away.
Officer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Schmeiser's best efforts.
Schmeiser wants to pass to mount but Officer is defending the position.
Officer wants to improve his position but Schmeiser is controlling well.
Schmeiser is controlling the pace.
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.
Officer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schmeiser controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Schmeiser 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.
Officer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Officer can't keep his opponent in guard - Schmeiser advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Officer wants to improve his position but Schmeiser is controlling well.
Schmeiser controlling the action here.
Officer is trying to get back to full guard.
Schmeiser wants to advance to full mount but Officer doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Schmeiser trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Officer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schmeiser's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Officer (2) vs (4) Schmeiser
Schmeiser 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.
Schmeiser keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Officer trying to control but Schmeiser is working from the bottom.
Schmeiser keeping full guard, as Officer tries to pass.
Schmeiser wants to sweep here but Officer controlling him for the moment.
Officer wants to pass the guard but Schmeiser is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Officer trying to control but Schmeiser is working from the bottom.
Officer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Schmeiser dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Officer (2) vs (6) Schmeiser
Officer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Schmeiser stacks Officer 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 Schmeiser! Score +3 for passing guard: Officer (2) vs (9) Schmeiser
Schmeiser happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Officer is not content to let Schmeiser control the position.
Officer is looking for a sweep.
Schmeiser is looking to take a break and control but Officer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Officer tries to buck Schmeiser off but Schmeiser is having none of it.
Officer sneaks back into half guard.
Officer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Schmeiser in particular looking to stall.
Schmeiser is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Schmeiser prevents Officer from improving his position.
Schmeiser content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Officer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schmeiser is keen to just control but Officer is a slippery customer.
Officer is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Officer is looking to control Schmeiser's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Officer avoid being mounted?
Officer tries to get to full guard but Schmeiser has control of the leg.
Schmeiser not doing much here.
Schmeiser is trying to control the action in half guard but Officer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
My spies in Brazilian Elite Team inform me that Schmeiser has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Officer is trying to get back to full guard.
Officer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser is trying to control the action in half guard but Officer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schmeiser prevents Officer from improving his position.
Officer trying to control here.
Schmeiser controlling the action here.
Officer is looking for a sweep. Schmeiser is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Officer is working hard here to advance position.
Schmeiser seems to be looking for submissions.
Schmeiser stalling.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser seems to be working for a kimura but Officer defends the submission attempt.
Schmeiser is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like Schmeiser might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Schmeiser passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Officer (2) vs (12) Schmeiser
Officer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Schmeiser wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser trying to control the position but Officer is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Officer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Schmeiser wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Schmeiser trying to control the action but Officer is working from the bottom.
Officer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Schmeiser sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Schmeiser is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Officer! Score +3 for passing guard: Officer (2) vs (15) Schmeiser
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Officer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Officer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Schmeiser sitting in guard here, content to control.
Officer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schmeiser controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Officer trying to control the position.
Schmeiser wants to control from the top but Officer keeps moving.
Schmeiser is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Officer wants to sweep but no luck.
Officer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Officer has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Schmeiser has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Officer (2) vs (18) Schmeiser
Officer is looking for a sweep.
Schmeiser wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Officer, who protects the arm well.
Officer is trying to control Schmeiser's posture but Schmeiser avoids it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Officer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Schmeiser content to control rather than advance.
Officer is staying active underneath Schmeiser, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schmeiser content to control rather than advance.
Officer wants to improve his position but Schmeiser is controlling well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser trying to mount his opponent but Officer defends it.
Schmeiser seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Schmeiser passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Officer! Score +3 for passing guard: Officer (2) vs (21) Schmeiser
Officer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Officer trying to control here.
Schmeiser seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Officer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Officer tries to roll over but Schmeiser keeps him under control.
Schmeiser wants to pass to mount but Officer is defending the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Schmeiser in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schmeiser wins on points by 21 to 2.
Percy Schmeiser very nearly forgot to thank Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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