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CACC 136: Pripyat v Tormenta 2 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Holt Dennis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 3 losses; Mate Orsic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Dennis forces Orsic back against the ropes and clinches.
Orsic is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Dennis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Orsic is pressed up against the ropes. Dennis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Orsic down to the mat. Orsic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Orsic takes the fight into the clinch.
Dennis jumps guard and drags Orsic to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dennis keeping moving, preventing Orsic from controlling successfully.
Orsic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orsic trying to control the position from guard on top but Dennis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennis has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis seems keen to control Orsic's posture.
Orsic wants to pass the guard but Dennis is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis keeping moving, preventing Orsic from controlling successfully.
Orsic looking to sit in guard and control but Dennis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dennis (2) vs (0) Orsic
Orsic wants to sweep here but Dennis controlling him for the moment.
Dennis advances to half guard.
Orsic trying to control from the bottom.
Orsic actively working from the bottom here.
Orsic wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsic actively working from the bottom here.
Dennis content to control rather than advance.
Orsic is trying to get back to full guard.
Dennis is stalling here. Orsic is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dennis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Orsic has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Dennis (2) vs (4) Orsic
Dennis is not content to let Orsic control the position.
Orsic taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Orsic is working for a kimura but Dennis is defending it quite comfortably.
Dennis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Orsic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Orsic has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Orsic looking to pass the guard.
Orsic wants to control from the top but Dennis keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is trying to keep Orsic in close.
Orsic trying to move into half guard but instead Dennis has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dennis (4) vs (4) Orsic
Dennis trying to control but Orsic is working from the bottom.
Orsic wants to control the position but Dennis says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dennis wants to pass the guard but Orsic is defending well.
Orsic gets full guard.
Dennis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Orsic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Orsic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dennis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dennis trying to control from half guard but Orsic is working away.
Dennis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dennis prevents Orsic from improving his position.
Orsic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dennis pulls his head out easily.
Orsic with the active half guard here but Dennis passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Dennis (7) vs (4) Orsic
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Orsic is looking to reverse the position.
Dennis trying to control the action but Orsic is working from the bottom.
Orsic is looking to reverse the position.
Dennis wants to control but Orsic is keeping him busy.
Orsic wants to control but Dennis postures up.
Dennis wants to control but Orsic is keeping him busy.
Orsic is trying to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dennis wants to control but Orsic is keeping him busy.
Orsic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Orsic moves into full guard.
Orsic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dennis defends well.
Orsic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dennis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Orsic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dennis has managed to get both his arms back between Orsic's legs - danger averted.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dennis trying to control but Orsic is working from the bottom.
Orsic is looking for a triangle here but Dennis uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Dennis (10) vs (4) Orsic
Orsic is not content to let Dennis control the position.
Dennis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Orsic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dennis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dennis trying to control the position but Orsic is working away.
Orsic is looking for a sweep.
Dennis is looking to take a break and control but Orsic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orsic is looking for a sweep.
Dennis wants to control but Orsic is keeping him busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Orsic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dennis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Orsic tries to get to full guard but Dennis has control of the leg.
Dennis stalling away here and it's allowed Orsic to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Orsic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Orsic keeps moving.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Orsic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dennis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Orsic keeping moving, preventing Dennis from controlling successfully.
Dennis looking to pass the guard.
Dennis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Orsic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Orsic isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dennis stacks Orsic on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dennis! Score +3 for passing guard: Dennis (13) vs (4) Orsic
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Orsic tries to bench press Dennis off him but Dennis keeps the position.
Orsic manages to get back to half guard.
Dennis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Orsic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Orsic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dennis is looking for a kimura here.
Orsic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Orsic.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dennis passes into half guard.
Orsic wants to improve his position but Dennis is controlling well.
Orsic moves into full guard.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Orsic keeps moving.
Dennis looking to pass the guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Orsic throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dennis uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Dennis (16) vs (4) Orsic
Orsic tries to improve position but can't.
Dennis trying to control the action but Orsic is working from the bottom.
Orsic is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dennis wants to control but Orsic is keeping him busy.
Orsic is looking to regain half guard here but Dennis keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis takes the fight on points by 16 to 4. |
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