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CACC 123: Declan vs Priest 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 2 losses; Clarence Frost! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 3 losses; Devlin Draco!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Draco swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Draco shoots in looking for a takedown but Frost manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Draco's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Frost tries to counter by clinching up but Draco breaks away and moves out of range.
Frost instigates a clinch.
Frost gets control of Draco's arms and successfully pulls guard. Frost will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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 wants to pass the guard but Frost is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Draco stands and throws Frost's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Frost (0) vs (3) Draco
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost is looking for a sweep.
Frost is letting Draco control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frost keeps working.
Draco taking a breather here.
Draco trying to control the position but Frost is working away.
Draco taking a breather here.
Draco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draco trying to control the action but Frost is working from the bottom.
Draco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Draco trying to control the action but Frost is working from the bottom.
Draco is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draco controlling the position.
Draco trying to control the action but Frost is working from the bottom.
Draco staying calm.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Frost is looking for a sweep.
Draco trying to control the action but Frost is working from the bottom.
Draco moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Draco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frost keeps working.
Draco tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Draco controls the position from side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Draco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frost keeps working.
Draco goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Frost rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Draco's guard! Nice work there by Frost! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frost (2) vs (3) Draco
Draco pulls Frost in close to prevent any damage.
Frost not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Draco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Draco is adopting a defensive guard.
Draco is continuing to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Draco wants to sweep but no luck.
Draco is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Draco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Frost can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Frost won't allow Draco to sweep him here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Draco has control of Frost's left arm, preventing Frost from doing any damage.
Frost won't allow Draco to sweep him here.
Draco lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frost (2) vs (5) Draco
Draco trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
Draco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frost is keeping the position for now.
Draco preventing the sweep.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Draco sitting in guard here, content to control.
Draco wants to pass the guard but Frost is keeping the position.
Draco passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Frost (2) vs (8) Draco
Draco taking a break here but Frost is having none of it and regains half guard.
Draco controlling the action here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Frost has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Draco is working away from the top position though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Draco wants to pass the guard but Frost is defending well.
Draco is keen to just control but Frost is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Draco seems content to control.
Draco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Frost does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Draco passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Frost! Score +3 for passing guard: Frost (2) vs (11) Draco
Draco controlling from mount.
Frost working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frost is squirming around, avoiding Draco's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draco wins on points by 11 to 2.
Devlin Draco very nearly forgot to thank Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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