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CACC 120 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 7 losses; Morrison Lee! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 7 losses; Jesus St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Lee (4) vs (0) St Pierre
Lee trying to control the position but St Pierre is working away.
St Pierre manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
St Pierre wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee prevents St Pierre from improving his position.
St Pierre is trying to control but Lee manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (7) vs (0) St Pierre
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee fails to take his opponent's back.
St Pierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails to move to back control.
St Pierre is working to get back to half guard.
St Pierre keeps trying to improve his position.
St Pierre looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Lee (10) vs (0) St Pierre
Lee wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy.
Lee has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Lee trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
St Pierre is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee struggling to keep hold of the position.
St Pierre tries to roll but Lee sticks to his back.
Lee is persistently looking for the submission but St Pierre is defending it well.
Lee is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. St Pierre knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften St Pierre for a finish.
I really don't envy St Pierre right now.
Lee working for the choke.
Lee looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee doesn't have the hooks in and St Pierre manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (10) vs (2) St Pierre
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
St Pierre slips nicely into half guard.
St Pierre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is pressing down on Lee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lee is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
St Pierre trying to mount his opponent but Lee defends it.
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
St Pierre prevents Lee from improving his position.
St Pierre 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is pressing down on Lee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lee is holding on for now.
St Pierre stalling away here and it's allowed Lee to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
Lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lee wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
Lee 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: Lee (12) vs (2) St Pierre
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee wants to pass to mount but St Pierre is defending the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
Lee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. St Pierre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lee.
St Pierre trying to control but Lee postures up.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
Lee is pressing down on St Pierre's thigh, looking to free his foot. St Pierre is holding on for now.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee prevents St Pierre from improving his position.
St Pierre makes his way to full guard. A much better position for St Pierre.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
St Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Lee should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, St Pierre has tightened it up now! Lee should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jesus St Pierre!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jesus St Pierre thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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