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TWGC 31 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 38 wins and 20 losses; Masa Wasa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 4 losses; Able Archer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Wasa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL2#
Archer darts in and clinches Wasa up against the cage.
Archer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wasa is looking for a takedown.
We've been hearing reports that Wasa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Archer prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masa Wasa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wasa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Archer tries to pull guard but Wasa won't allow it.
Archer is trying to pull guard but Wasa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wasa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Archer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#TD#
Wasa turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Wasa (4) vs (0) Archer
Archer is looking for a sweep.
Wasa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wasa advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Wasa (6) vs (0) Archer
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Wasa can't control as he wanted to and Archer manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Wasa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Wasa (9) vs (0) Archer
Wasa controlling the pace for now.
Archer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wasa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Archer is looking to escape. #T2#
Archer is looking to get to half guard.
Archer has given up his back. Will we see Wasa going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Wasa (12) vs (0) Archer
Archer 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.
Wasa trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Archer doesn't escape.
Archer can't escape the position.
Wasa wants to control but Archer is keeping busy.#T3#
I really don't envy Archer right now.
#SUB#
Wasa is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Archer defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #SUB#
Wasa working for a choke but Archer is defending well.
Wasa is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. #T4#
Archer tries to escape but Wasa has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Wasa trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Archer doesn't escape.
Archer tries to escape but Wasa has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Archer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wasa keeps control of the position easily here as Archer tries to buck him off.
Archer trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #T5#
A bit of a pause in the action here. Wasa controlling the positon.#SUB#
Archer showing good submission defense here.
#SUB#
Archer preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Wasa.
Wasa is hanging on to Archer's back as he tries to escape.
#T6##SUB#
Wasa is looking for a rear naked choke here but Archer reverses the position brilliantly into Wasa's guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wasa (12) vs (2) Archer
Archer trying to control but Wasa is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Wasa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Archer defends it easily.
Wasa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Archer's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wasa (14) vs (2) Archer
Archer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wasa (14) vs (4) Archer
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Wasa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T7#
Wasa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Archer manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wasa (16) vs (4) Archer
Archer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wasa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Archer trying to control here.
Wasa is keen to just control but Archer is a slippery customer.
Wasa trying to mount his opponent but Archer defends it. #SUB2#
Archer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T8#
Wasa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Archer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wasa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Archer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wasa is working hard here to advance position.
Wasa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Archer! Score +3 for passing guard: Wasa (19) vs (4) Archer
Archer tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T9#
Archer gets back to half guard.
Wasa controlling the action here.
Archer is not content to let Wasa control the position.#T10#
Archer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Wasa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Archer sees it coming and defends easily.
Wasa wants to free his trapped foot but Archer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Archer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T11#
Archer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Archer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wasa is pushing down on Archer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Archer is fighting to maintain full guard but Wasa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wasa prevents Archer from improving his position.
Wasa wants to take a breather but Archer is having none of it.
Archer won't allow Wasa to pass to mount. #T12#
Archer is staying active underneath Wasa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wasa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wasa wants to control but Archer is keeping him busy.
Wasa wants to pass the guard but Archer is defending well. #T13#
Wasa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Archer tries to get to full guard but Wasa has control of the leg. #T14#
Wasa tries to pass to full mount but Archer defends it.
Wasa trying to control from half guard but Archer is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Archer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wasa looking to pass the guard.
Wasa trying to control the position from guard on top but Archer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasa takes the fight on points by 19 to 4.
A very excited looking Masa Wasa 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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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 19 losses; Matvey Pavlov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 12 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Pavlov goes for a double leg but Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morrison Jr. continues to drive forward.
We've been hearing reports that Pavlov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#TD#
Pavlov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pavlov showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Pavlov (2) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Pavlov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Pavlov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morrison Jr.! Score +3 for passing guard: Pavlov (5) vs (0) Morrison Jr.#T1#
Pavlov controlling from mount.
Morrison Jr. is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pavlov controlling the pace for now.
Morrison Jr. is looking to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to hold on but Pavlov pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pavlov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pavlov controlling from the full mount. #T2#
Morrison Jr. is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pavlov wants to take Morrison Jr.'s back here but Morrison Jr. is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Morrison Jr. is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pavlov trying to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. is looking to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Pavlov keeps him under control.
Pavlov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T3#
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Pavlov controlling the action here.
Pavlov trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pavlov (5) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pavlov keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully. #T4#
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Pavlov keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pavlov keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Pavlov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pavlov is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Pavlov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison Jr. doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison Jr. manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T5#
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Pavlov is retaining full guard.
Pavlov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Pavlov 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.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pavlov is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T6#
Morrison Jr. won't allow Pavlov to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Pavlov 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.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. is fighting to break Pavlov's control of his arms but Pavlov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Morrison Jr. works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass to mount but Pavlov is defending the position. #SUB2#
Morrison Jr. seems to be looking for submissions.
#T7#
Pavlov is looking to improve his position.
Pavlov moves into full guard.
Pavlov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pavlov (7) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Pavlov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pavlov manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pavlov (7) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. pushing down on Pavlov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pavlov wants to get back to full guard.
Pavlov trying to control here.
Pavlov is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T8#
Pavlov wants to sweep but Morrison Jr. has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Pavlov (7) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Pavlov stops Morrison Jr. from passing to mount.
Pavlov struggling a bit here.#SUB2#
Morrison Jr. is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Pavlov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Morrison Jr. gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Pavlov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Morrison Jr. lets go of the hold and Pavlov can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Morrison Jr.!
After winning the bout, David Morrison Jr. 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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