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TWGC 31 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 19 losses; Matvey Pavlov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 12 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Pavlov goes for a double leg but Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morrison Jr. continues to drive forward.
We've been hearing reports that Pavlov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pavlov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pavlov showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Pavlov (2) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
Pavlov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Pavlov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morrison Jr.! Score +3 for passing guard: Pavlov (5) vs (0) Morrison Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov controlling from mount.
Morrison Jr. is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pavlov controlling the pace for now.
Morrison Jr. is looking to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to hold on but Pavlov pushes him away.
Morrison Jr. might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pavlov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pavlov controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pavlov wants to take Morrison Jr.'s back here but Morrison Jr. is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Morrison Jr. is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pavlov trying to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. is looking to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Pavlov keeps him under control.
Pavlov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Pavlov controlling the action here.
Pavlov trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. gets full guard.
Morrison Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pavlov (5) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pavlov keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Pavlov keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pavlov keeping full guard, as Morrison Jr. tries to pass.
Pavlov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pavlov is keeping the position for now.
Pavlov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison Jr. doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison Jr. manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Pavlov is retaining full guard.
Pavlov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Pavlov 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.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pavlov is keeping the position for now.
Morrison Jr. is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Pavlov to sweep him here.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Pavlov 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.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. is fighting to break Pavlov's control of his arms but Pavlov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Morrison Jr. works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass to mount but Pavlov is defending the position.
Morrison Jr. seems to be looking for submissions.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov is looking to improve his position.
Pavlov moves into full guard.
Pavlov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pavlov (7) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Pavlov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrison Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pavlov manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pavlov (7) vs (4) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. pushing down on Pavlov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pavlov wants to get back to full guard.
Pavlov trying to control here.
Pavlov is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov wants to sweep but Morrison Jr. has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Pavlov (7) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Pavlov stops Morrison Jr. from passing to mount.
Pavlov struggling a bit here.
Morrison Jr. is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Pavlov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Morrison Jr. gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Pavlov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Morrison Jr. lets go of the hold and Pavlov can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Morrison Jr.!
After winning the bout, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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