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CACC BLUE BELT BLUES PLAYOFF 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 3 losses; Devlin Draco! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 0 losses; Kevin Submission!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Submission slaps away a takedown attempt from Draco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Submission closes this distance looking for a takedown but Draco circles away.
Draco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Submission as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Submission as Draco shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devlin Draco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Submission is defended easily by Draco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draco shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Submission is trying to defend but Draco finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Draco (2) vs (0) Submission
Submission 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.
Submission actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Submission looking for submissions off his back.
Draco is thwarting Submission's attempts to control the position.
Draco is taking a breather. Submission 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.
Submission is trying to get back to full guard.
Submission is staying active underneath Draco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Draco passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Submission! Score +3 for passing guard: Draco (5) vs (0) Submission
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.
Draco avoids the attempt from Submission to control.
Submission is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draco has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Draco controlling his opponent.
Submission gets back to half guard.
Submission is looking to control Draco's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Submission avoid being mounted?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Submission is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Draco pulls his head out easily.
Draco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Draco is trying to control. Submission wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Submission is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Draco pulls his head out easily.
Submission is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Draco jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Draco (8) vs (0) Submission
Submission tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Draco wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Submission can't do much from the bottom here.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Submission is not content to let Draco control the position.
Draco is really struggling to control Submission but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Submission being controlled for a moment.
Submission is looking for a sweep.
Submission is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Draco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Submission does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Submission looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Draco frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Draco (11) vs (0) Submission
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Submission tries to lock up and control but Draco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Draco wants to take his opponent's back but Submission doesn't allow it.
Draco trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Submission is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Draco looking to control but Submission is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Submission wants to control but Draco is having none of it.
Submission tries to reverse the position but Draco maintains control.
Draco trying to control but Submission is having none of it.
Submission is trying desperately to improve position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Submission tries to hold on but Draco postures up.
Draco wants to control the pace but Submission is squirming around nicely.
Submission keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Draco wants to take Submission's back but he can't do it this time.
Draco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Submission wants to hold on but Draco pushes him away.
Draco trying to control but Submission is having none of it.
Submission tries to hold on but Draco pushes him away.
Submission is trying desperately to improve position.
Submission is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Submission is squirming around, avoiding Draco's attempts to control the action.
Submission is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Draco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Draco can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Submission is looking to escape.
Submission is wriggling around trying to escape.
Draco fails to advance to Submission's back.
Submission is wriggling around trying to escape.
Draco tries to control but Submission wriggling away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Submission really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Submission sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Draco moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Draco (14) vs (0) Submission
Submission is trying to improve his position.
Submission is trying to control Draco's posture but Draco avoids it.
Draco trying to control the action but Submission is working from the bottom.
Submission is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Draco is looking to take a break and control but Submission is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Draco taking a breather here.
Submission is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Submission is not content to let Draco control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Submission is trying to control Draco's posture but Draco avoids it.
Submission is looking for a sweep.
Submission is trying to control Draco's posture but Draco avoids it.
Draco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Submission keeps working.
Submission struggling a bit here.
Submission is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Draco is looking to take a break and control but Submission is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Submission is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Draco trying to control the position but Submission is working away.
Submission is looking to reverse the position.
Draco controls the position from side control.
Submission tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Draco working away.
Submission is being controlled here.
Draco trying to control the position but Submission is working away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Submission can't do much from the bottom here.
Submission is looking to regain half guard here but Draco keeps moving and retains side control.
Draco wants to control but Submission is keeping him busy.
Submission is looking for a sweep.
Submission sneaks back into half guard.
Draco works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Draco (17) vs (0) Submission
Submission tries to hold on but Draco pushes him away.
Submission can't escape the position.
Draco controlling the position easily from mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Draco moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Draco (20) vs (0) Submission
Submission is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Draco gets his way!
Draco keeps control of the position as Submission tries to break free.
Submission trying to control but not successfully.
You can see the frustration on Submission's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Draco is not going to allow Submission to sit and survive in this position.
Submission rolls, trying to escape but Draco keeps control of the position.
Submission staying busy and making it hard for Draco to control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Draco is trying to stick to Submission's back but Submission is turning into Draco. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Draco's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Submission. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Draco (20) vs (2) Submission
Draco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Submission manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Draco (22) vs (2) Submission
Draco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Draco wants to pass the guard but Submission is keeping the position.
Submission is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Draco trying to control the position from guard on top but Submission is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Submission is looking for a triangle but Draco pushes his legs off easily.
Submission throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Draco escapes and throws Submission's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Draco (25) vs (2) Submission
Submission looks winded!
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Draco wants to control but Submission is keeping him busy.
Draco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Submission knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Submission is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Draco controlling the position.
Submission is looking for a sweep.
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 25 to 2.
Devlin Draco gave a mention to Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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