|
|
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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 9 losses; Pacer Dalton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Hamish McTavish!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
McTavish feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dalton (0) vs (2) McTavish
Dalton 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.
McTavish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dalton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dalton controls McTavish momentarily but McTavish frees himself.
Dalton is pulling down on McTavish's head to control his posture.
Dalton keeping moving, preventing McTavish from controlling successfully.
McTavish tries to free his leg and advance position but Dalton is retaining full guard.
McTavish won't allow Dalton to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTavish controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dalton keeping moving, preventing McTavish from controlling successfully.
Dalton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McTavish won't allow Dalton to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dalton is keeping the position for now.
Dalton looking to control.
Dalton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dalton keeping moving, preventing McTavish from controlling successfully.
McTavish tries to free his leg and advance position but Dalton is retaining full guard.
McTavish trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dalton 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: Dalton (2) vs (2) McTavish
Dalton is controlling the pace.
McTavish won't allow Dalton to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McTavish is looking to improve his position.
Dalton is taking a breather. McTavish 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.
McTavish is looking for a sweep. Dalton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dalton wants to control but McTavish is keeping him busy.
Dalton trying to mount his opponent but McTavish defends it.
Dalton is taking a breather. McTavish 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.
McTavish trying to control from the bottom.
McTavish is looking for a sweep. Dalton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McTavish trying to hold on to Dalton's head to control him but Dalton postures up.
Dalton trying to pass the guard but McTavish defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McTavish! Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (5) vs (2) McTavish
McTavish is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dalton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McTavish sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
McTavish trying to control here.
Dalton wants to control but McTavish is keeping him busy.
Dalton controlling the pace.
Dalton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton wants to pass to mount but McTavish is defending the position.
McTavish is looking to improve his position.
McTavish is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dalton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dalton's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Dalton (5) vs (6) McTavish
McTavish avoiding Dalton 's attempts to control his hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McTavish looking for the choke from the back.
Dalton is keeping busy.
Dalton is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Xtramarital Financial Sharks, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Dalton trying to control the action but McTavish just sinks the hooks in.
McTavish is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dalton trying to control the action but McTavish just sinks the hooks in.
A lull in the action here.
McTavish avoiding Dalton 's attempts to control his hands.
Dalton is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
McTavish gets his hands free as Dalton looks to control.
McTavish is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Dalton trying to control the action but McTavish just sinks the hooks in.
McTavish looking for the choke but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dalton needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
McTavish doesn't have the hooks in and Dalton manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dalton (7) vs (6) McTavish
Dalton trying to control but McTavish is working from the bottom.
Dalton pushing down on McTavish's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McTavish is looking to control Dalton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McTavish avoid being mounted?
Dalton prevents McTavish from improving his position.
McTavish is not content to let Dalton control the position.
Dalton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. McTavish manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dalton wants to pass the guard but McTavish is keeping the position.
Dalton wants to control from the top but McTavish keeps moving.
Dalton is pushing down on McTavish's leg trying to pass to half guard. McTavish is fighting to maintain full guard but Dalton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dalton moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (10) vs (6) McTavish
McTavish tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McTavish is trying to escape the position but Dalton is controlling the position.
Dalton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McTavish for as long as he can get away with.
McTavish is not content to let Dalton control the position.
McTavish is trying to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dalton controls the position.
McTavish is looking to regain half guard here but Dalton keeps moving and retains side control.
Dalton is looking to take a break and control but McTavish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dalton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McTavish is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dalton controls the position from side control.
Dalton working away.
McTavish is looking to reverse the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dalton wants to control but McTavish is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.
McTavish tries to improve position but can't.
McTavish struggling a bit here.
Dalton controls the position.
Dalton continues to stall.
McTavish is not content to let Dalton control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
McTavish gets back to half guard.
McTavish is not content to let Dalton control the position.
McTavish is controlling Dalton's trapped leg to prevent Dalton from advancing to side control.
McTavish tries to roll over but Dalton keeps him under control.
Dalton stalling.
McTavish is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McTavish won't allow Dalton to pass to mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dalton controlling the action here.
Dalton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McTavish does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dalton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dalton works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (13) vs (6) McTavish
McTavish tries to lock up and control but Dalton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dalton content just to control the position here.
Dalton looking to control but McTavish is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McTavish regains half guard.
McTavish won't allow Dalton to pass to mount.
Dalton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McTavish does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dalton tries to pass the half guard into mount. McTavish knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dalton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McTavish defends it well.
McTavish is trying to get back to full guard.
Dalton slows the pace down in half guard.
Dalton is trying to control. McTavish wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dalton is taking a breather. McTavish 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.
Dalton wants to control but McTavish is keeping him busy.
McTavish is looking to improve his position.
Dalton is looking to take a break and control but McTavish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dalton prevents McTavish from improving his position.
Dalton is looking to take a break and control but McTavish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McTavish has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dalton is working away from the top position though.
McTavish is staying active underneath Dalton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McTavish tries to get to full guard but Dalton has control of the leg.
McTavish gets full guard.
McTavish trying to control the position.
Dalton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dalton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dalton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McTavish swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
McTavish wants to sweep but no luck.
Dalton stands and throws McTavish's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (16) vs (6) McTavish
McTavish is trying to escape the position but Dalton is controlling the position.
Dalton trying to control the action but McTavish is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McTavish is looking for a sweep.
McTavish trying to remain calm as Dalton controls from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dalton takes the fight on points by 16 to 6.
A very excited looking Pacer Dalton 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. |
|
|
|
|
|
