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TWGC 30 (265+lbs, D1): Las Vegas 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 London, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Hugo Boss! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 38 wins and 23 losses; Helio Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Boss shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Boss (2) vs (0) Kimura
Kimura controlling the position for now.
Boss performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boss has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss trying to control the action but Kimura is working from the bottom.
Kimura is looking for a sweep. Boss is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kimura is controlling Boss's trapped leg to prevent Boss from advancing to side control.
Boss content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boss definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura wants to get back to full guard but Boss has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Boss (5) vs (0) Kimura
Boss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kimura tries to reverse the position but Boss maintains control.
Kimura is trying to reverse the position but instead Boss has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Boss (8) vs (0) Kimura
Boss controlling the position well here. Kimura rolled but Boss kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss working for a choke but Kimura is defending well.
Boss just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Boss tries to get the hooks in deep but Kimura pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Kimura right now.
Kimura staying busy and making it hard for Boss to control.
Boss is controlling the position but Kimura somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boss seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boss is trying to control. Kimura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boss is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kimura controlling the position for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boss is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boss looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kimura is trying to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kimura has his hands clasped together around Boss's back. He's all about the action.
Boss moves into full mount! Kimura won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Boss (11) vs (0) Kimura
Boss looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boss seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kimura for as long as he can get away with.
Boss fails to move to back control.
Kimura is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boss controlling from the full mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to lock up and control but Boss gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boss sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Boss can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kimura is looking to escape.
Boss controlling from mount.
Boss fails to take his opponent's back.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Boss moves to his opponent's back but Kimura bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Boss. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boss (11) vs (2) Kimura
Kimura won't allow Boss to sweep him here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Boss being controlled here, momentarily.
Boss 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: Boss (13) vs (2) Kimura
Boss with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Boss trying to control the action but Kimura is working from the bottom.
Boss is just content to waste time from the top position. Kimura takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Boss trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boss looking to pass the guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Boss trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Hell's Balls Gym inform us that Kimura has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kimura trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boss content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boss takes the fight on points by 13 to 2.
Hugo Boss bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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