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TWGC 30 (265+lbs, D2): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Devlin Draco! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ricky Bobby Jr!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Bobby Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Bobby Jr jumps into guard, dragging Draco to the mat.
Draco tries to free his leg and advance position but Bobby Jr is retaining full guard.
Bobby Jr wants to sweep here but Draco controlling him for the moment.
Draco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Draco is working hard here to advance position.
We've been hearing good reports from Draco's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bobby Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Draco controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bobby Jr is keeping the position for now.
Bobby Jr 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: Draco (0) vs (2) Bobby Jr
Bobby Jr is trying to control. Draco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Draco wants to get back to full guard.
Draco won't allow Bobby Jr to pass to mount.
Bobby Jr content to control rather than advance.
Bobby Jr is thwarting Draco's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bobby Jr is trying to control. Draco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Draco tries to get to full guard but Bobby Jr has control of the leg.
Bobby Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Draco still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Draco has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Draco (4) vs (2) Bobby Jr
Draco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bobby Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Draco's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bobby Jr moves into full guard.
Draco trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bobby Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Draco (4) vs (4) Bobby Jr
Bobby Jr trying to control but Draco is working from the bottom.
Bobby Jr is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Draco has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Draco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Draco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bobby Jr forces his way into half guard.
Bobby Jr controlling the action here.
Draco trying to control here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr is controlling the pace.
Bobby Jr is looking to advance position but Draco won't allow it.
Draco trying to control but Bobby Jr postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr is taking a breather. Draco 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.
Bobby Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bobby Jr 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.
Draco gets back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr forces his way into half guard.
Bobby Jr is looking to take a break and control but Draco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bobby Jr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Draco has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bobby Jr seems to be looking for submissions.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bobby Jr in particular looking to stall.
Bobby Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
Bobby Jr is pressing down on Draco's thigh, looking to free his foot. Draco is holding on for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Draco sees it coming and defends easily.
Draco is staying active underneath Bobby Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bobby Jr is looking for a kimura here.
Bobby Jr trying to control the action but Draco is working from the bottom.
Bobby Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Draco doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bobby Jr.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr is looking to take a break and control but Draco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bobby Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Draco defends it well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr trying to advance position but Draco counters by regaining guard.
Bobby Jr advances to half guard.
Draco wants to get back to full guard.
Draco is trying to maintain the position but Bobby Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Draco is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bobby Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bobby Jr's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Draco (8) vs (4) Bobby Jr
Draco trying to control momentarily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Draco avoiding Bobby Jr 's attempts to control his hands.
Draco is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bobby Jr is defending well though. Draco let's go of the attempt for now.
Bobby Jr trying to control but not successfully.
Draco is looking for the choke from the back position but Bobby Jr is controlling his hands well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr trying to control the hands but Draco breaks the grip.
Bobby Jr is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Draco struggling to keep hold of the position.
Draco looking for the choke but no joy.
Bobby Jr prevents Draco from getting a body triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Draco takes the fight on points by 8 to 4. |
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