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CACC 111 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 1 losses; Fray Tormenta! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Karelin Pripyat!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Tormenta tries for a takedown but Pripyat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tormenta sets himself, and Pripyat steps forward looking for the clinch! Tormenta avoids it this time.
Pripyat shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Tormenta (0) vs (2) Pripyat
Tormenta tries to get to full guard but Pripyat has control of the leg.
Tormenta gets full guard.
Tormenta has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tormenta keeping moving, preventing Pripyat from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pripyat tries to free his leg and advance position but Tormenta is retaining full guard.
Pripyat won't allow Tormenta to sweep him here.
Tormenta is working hard here to advance position.
Pripyat passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tormenta is looking to improve his position.
Pripyat is keen to just control but Tormenta is a slippery customer.
Tormenta works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tormenta keeping moving, preventing Pripyat from controlling successfully.
Pripyat is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pripyat is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pripyat postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tormenta being controlled here, momentarily.
Tormenta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tormenta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tormenta throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pripyat uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Tormenta (0) vs (5) Pripyat
Pripyat thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tormenta gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tormenta tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pripyat has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Tormenta (0) vs (8) Pripyat
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pripyat is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tormenta to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tormenta shrugs it off.
Tormenta tries to hold on but Pripyat postures up.
Pripyat looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Tormenta sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pripyat trying to pass the guard but Tormenta defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tormenta is trying to control but can't.
Pripyat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pripyat is trying to control. Tormenta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tormenta is looking to control Pripyat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tormenta avoid being mounted?
Tormenta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tormenta is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tormenta works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pripyat trying to control but Tormenta is working from the bottom.
Tormenta 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tormenta trying to keep a closed guard but Pripyat is proving a slippery customer.
Pripyat forces his way into half guard.
Tormenta regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tormenta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tormenta controlling Pripyat's posture.
Tormenta 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.
Tormenta controlling Pripyat's posture.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tormenta trying to control the position.
Tormenta pulls Pripyat in close to prevent any damage.
Tormenta is trying to control the position but Pripyat postures up.
Tormenta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pripyat controls the pace.
Tormenta trying to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tormenta keeping moving, preventing Pripyat from controlling successfully.
Tormenta controls Pripyat momentarily but Pripyat frees himself.
Tormenta 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.
Pripyat trying to control but Tormenta is working from the bottom.
Tormenta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pripyat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat is still trying to improve position.
Tormenta working for a triangle but Pripyat defends it easily.
Pripyat trying to control but Tormenta is working from the bottom.
Pripyat preventing the sweep.
Tormenta wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tormenta 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.
Pripyat trying to control but Tormenta is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tormenta trying to control the position.
Tormenta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pripyat defends well.
Tormenta keeping moving, preventing Pripyat from controlling successfully.
Tormenta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pripyat's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tormenta (2) vs (8) Pripyat
Tormenta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tormenta slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Tormenta wants to control from the top but Pripyat keeps moving.
Pripyat keeping full guard, as Tormenta tries to pass.
Pripyat is controlling Tormenta's posture.
Tormenta looking to pass the guard.
Pripyat looking for a sweep. Not yet Pripyat, not yet.
Tormenta trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pripyat manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tormenta (2) vs (10) Pripyat
Pripyat looking to pass the guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat trying to control but Tormenta is working from the bottom.
Pripyat looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pripyat trying to control but Tormenta is working from the bottom.
Tormenta looking to control.
Tormenta has control of Pripyat's left arm, preventing Pripyat from doing any damage.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Tormenta wants to hit a sweep here but Pripyat passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tormenta there! Score +3 for passing guard: Tormenta (2) vs (13) Pripyat
Pripyat controlling from mount.
Tormenta bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tormenta (4) vs (13) Pripyat
Pripyat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pripyat keeping full guard, as Tormenta tries to pass.
Pripyat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tormenta defends it easily.
Pripyat has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tormenta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat looking for a guillotine here but Tormenta defends easily.
Pripyat working a defensive guard here.
Tormenta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pripyat looking to control.
Tormenta is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Tormenta wants to control from the top but Pripyat keeps moving.
Tormenta is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pripyat is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tormenta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pripyat is keeping the position for now.
Pripyat is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Tormenta rolls with it to try and escape but Pripyat cranks on the arm and Tormenta is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karelin Pripyat! |
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