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TWGC 24 (135lbs, D1): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Free Agent Steel Penn (ranked 5667 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Pancake (ranked 16600 p4p, 0 weight class). Free Agent Steel Penn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 7 losses; Free Agent Steel Penn! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 12 losses; Tobias Pancake!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Steel Penn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pancake's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Steel Penn (2) vs (0) Pancake
Steel Penn 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.
Pancake managing to control the position.
Pancake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steel Penn wants to control from the top but Pancake keeps moving.
Pancake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Steel Penn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Steel Penn wants to control from the top but Pancake keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pancake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pancake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Steel Penn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Steel Penn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pancake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Steel Penn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pancake keeping moving, preventing Steel Penn from controlling successfully.
Pancake is pulling down on Steel Penn's head. It's preventing any offense from Steel Penn, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pancake controls Steel Penn momentarily but Steel Penn frees himself.
Pancake keeping full guard, as Steel Penn tries to pass.
Steel Penn passes Pancake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pancake is looking for a sweep. Steel Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Steel Penn in particular looking to stall.
Pancake wants to control but Steel Penn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Steel Penn is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn passes into side control, despite Pancake's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (5) vs (0) Pancake
Steel Penn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pancake knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pancake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pancake tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Steel Penn easily slips into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Steel Penn (7) vs (0) Pancake
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn wants to control the pace but Pancake is squirming around nicely.
Pancake is trying desperately to improve position.
Steel Penn jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pancake is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pancake and Steel Penn has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Steel Penn wants to control but Pancake is keeping him busy.
Pancake struggling a bit here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pancake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pancake wants to control but Steel Penn postures up.
Steel Penn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Steel Penn controls the position from side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pancake tries to control but Steel Penn manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Steel Penn (10) vs (0) Pancake
Pancake wants to control his opponent's hands but Steel Penn gets his hands free.
Steel Penn is looking for the choke from the back position but Pancake is controlling his hands well.
Steel Penn gets his hands free as Pancake looks to control.
Pancake breaks Steel Penn's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (10) vs (2) Pancake
Pancake wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
Pancake sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is looking for a triangle but Pancake pushes his legs off easily.
Pancake advances to half guard.
Steel Penn regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pancake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel Penn is keeping the position for now.
Pancake trying to control but Steel Penn is working from the bottom.
Steel Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pancake is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pancake's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pancake wants to pass the guard but Steel Penn is keeping the position.
Steel Penn controls Pancake momentarily but Pancake frees himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn has his foot on Pancake's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pancake works his way back into a safe position though.
Steel Penn working for a triangle but Pancake defends it easily.
Steel Penn keeping moving, preventing Pancake from controlling successfully.
Steel Penn is trying to keep Pancake in close.
Steel Penn keeping full guard, as Pancake tries to pass.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pancake advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (10) vs (5) Pancake
Pancake tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Steel Penn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Steel Penn is looking for a sweep. Pancake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pancake keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Steel Penn is in trouble now - Pancake has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (10) vs (8) Pancake
Steel Penn wants to control but Pancake is having none of it.
Steel Penn 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.
Pancake controlling the action here.
Steel Penn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pancake's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pancake's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Steel Penn (14) vs (8) Pancake
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pancake wants to control his opponent's hands but Steel Penn gets his hands free.
Pancake defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (14) vs (10) Pancake
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Steel Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steel Penn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pancake puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Steel Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pancake is trying to work for a kimura but Steel Penn is defending well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pancake wants to take a breather but Steel Penn is having none of it.
Pancake is working for a submission of some sort.
Pancake controlling the action here.
Pancake trying to control from half guard but Steel Penn is working away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pancake is working for a submission of some sort.
Steel Penn is looking for a sweep. Pancake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steel Penn actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pancake is working for an americana but Steel Penn has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Pancake was thinking about the submission.
Pancake stopping the sweep attempt from Steel Penn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steel Penn takes the fight on points by 14 to 10.
After winning the bout, Free Agent Steel Penn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Masa Wasa (ranked 2107 p4p, 237 weight class) and Mr Ward (ranked 3855 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasa comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To The Jungle. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mr Ward enters the cage!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 10 losses; Masa Wasa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 10 losses; Mr Ward!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ward shoots in for a double leg but Wasa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wasa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ward sprawls well initially but Wasa persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wasa (2) vs (0) Ward
Ward manages to get to full guard.
Ward looking for a guillotine here but Wasa defends easily.
Wasa trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward trying to control the position.
Wasa looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ward holds on and takes a little breather.
Ward looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ward working a defensive guard but Wasa passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ward is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ward is refusing to be controlled, as Wasa sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ward tries to roll over but Wasa keeps him under control.
Ward has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Steel's Grappling Penn. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Wasa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ward is not content to let Wasa control the position.
Wasa is just content to waste time from the top position. Ward takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is looking for a triangle but Wasa pushes his legs off easily.
Ward is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wasa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ward is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wasa tries to free his leg and advance position but Ward is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wasa manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wasa (2) vs (2) Ward
Ward trying to control but Wasa is working from the bottom.
Wasa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wasa (4) vs (2) Ward
Ward is trying to maintain the position but Wasa is very close to passing his half guard.
Wasa wants to pass to mount but Ward is defending the position.
Ward is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wasa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ward doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wasa.
Ward is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wasa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wasa's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Wasa (4) vs (6) Ward
Wasa trying to control the action but Ward just sinks the hooks in.
Wasa rolls, trying to escape but Ward keeps control of the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ward working for a choke but Wasa is defending well.
Wasa won't enjoy being in this position. Ward looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Wasa is tapping - it's over boys! Ward picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mr Ward!
Mr Ward spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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