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TWGC 31 (185lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Jamaica Jones! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Yuri Boshtok! The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious? Boshtok darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jones (0) vs (2) Boshtok Jones gets back to full guard.
Boshtok stopping the sweep attempt from Jones. Boshtok content to stall in guard here. Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boshtok doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boshtok manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boshtok trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Jones wants to sweep but no luck. Jones keeping moving, preventing Boshtok from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boshtok is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Jones is trying to keep Boshtok in close.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boshtok's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jones (2) vs (2) Boshtok Boshtok looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Boshtok 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! Jones rolls with it to try and escape but Boshtok cranks on the arm and Jones is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuri Boshtok! After the big win, Yuri Boshtok made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Free Bands inc. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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