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TWGC 21 (135lbs, D2): Finals - Round 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Pozar Pozar (ranked 7134 p4p, 284 weight class) and Pablo Pablos (ranked 3197 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pozar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to z Buta Wjeżdzam. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Pozar Pozar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Pablo Pablos!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Pozar clinches with his opponent.
Pozar gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Pozar (2) vs (0) Pablos
Pablos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pozar pulls his head out easily.
Pablos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pozar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pozar's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Pozar (2) vs (4) Pablos
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pozar wants to control his opponent's hands but Pablos gets his hands free.
Pablos has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Pozar has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Pozar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pozar looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Pozar is in a bad position with Pablos working for a choke. Pozar manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pozar (4) vs (4) Pablos
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pozar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pozar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pablos looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pozar has picked Pablos up and slammed him! Pablos can't keep hold of the triangle and Pozar manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Pozar (7) vs (4) Pablos
Pozar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Pozar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pablos is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozar trying to control the position but Pablos is working away.
Pozar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pablos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pozar happy to just control the position for now.
Pozar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pablos for as long as he can get away with.
Pablos tries to improve position but can't.
Pozar trying to control the position but Pablos is working away.
Pozar happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozar continues to stall.
Pozar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pozar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pablos stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Pozar happy to just control the position for now.
Pablos gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozar 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.
Pablos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pablos is trying to get back to full guard.
Pozar content to control rather than advance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pozar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pablos wants to improve his position but Pozar is controlling well.
Pozar is taking a breather. Pablos 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.
Pablos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pozar is stalling here. Pablos is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pozar seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pablos has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Pozar (7) vs (8) Pablos
Pablos working away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pablos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pablos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pozar regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pablos's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Pozar actively working from the bottom here.
Pozar is looking to control Pablos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pozar avoid being mounted?
Pozar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pozar trying to hold on to Pablos's head to control him but Pablos postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pablos wants to work for an arm triangle but Pozar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pablos is working for a kimura but Pozar is defending it quite comfortably.
Pozar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pablos is working away from the top position though.
Pozar gets back to full guard.
Pozar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pablos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pablos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pozar is keeping the position for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pozar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pablos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pablos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pozar's guard.
Pablos wants to work for an arm triangle but Pozar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pozar looking for submissions off his back.
Pozar actively working from the bottom here.
Pablos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pozar is trying to maintain the position but Pablos is very close to passing his half guard.
Pozar looking for submissions off his back.
Pablos works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Pozar (7) vs (11) Pablos
Pablos looking to secure an arm triangle but Pozar defends it well.
Pablos jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pozar is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pozar and Pablos has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pozar is looking to reverse the position.
Pablos is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pozar's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pozar gets back to half guard.
Pablos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pozar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pablos wants to control from the top but Pozar keeps moving.
Pozar seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pozar working for a triangle but Pablos defends it easily.
Pozar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pablos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pablos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pozar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pablos has managed to get both his arms back between Pozar's legs - danger averted.
Pozar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pablos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pablos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pozar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pablos passes into half guard.
Pablos trying to mount his opponent but Pozar defends it.
Pablos seems to be looking for submissions.
Pablos wants to take a breather but Pozar is having none of it.
Pablos passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Pozar (7) vs (14) Pablos
Pozar is working to get back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pablos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pozar is surviving well by controlling Pablos's body position as best he can.
Pozar wants to hold on but Pablos pushes him away.
Pablos controlling the pace for now.
Pablos looking for a guillotine from mount but Pozar is having none of it.
Pablos tries to control but Pozar wriggling away.
Pozar is working to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pozar 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: Pozar (9) vs (14) Pablos
Pozar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pozar trying to control the position from guard on top but Pablos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pozar is pushing down on Pablos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pablos is fighting to maintain full guard but Pozar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pablos wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pablos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pablos is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablos wins on points by 14 to 9.
Pablo Pablos is the new bantamweight champion!
Pablo Pablos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Pozar Pozar had this to say: 'Thanks my sponsors and all my fans!!!'. |
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