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CACC 140: Pavlov vs Lee PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ethan Danaher! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 5 losses; Sovor Trandel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Danaher closes the distance and clinches up with Trandel, looking for a takedown. Danaher pushes Trandel against the ropes but Trandel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Danaher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trandel circles away.
Danaher has his takedown stuffed
and Trandel counters with a takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Danaher (0) vs (4) Trandel
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Danaher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danaher is looking for a sweep.
Trandel wants to control but Danaher is keeping him busy.
Trandel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Trandel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Trandel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danaher is not content to let Trandel control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trandel controls the position from side control.
Danaher looks to move to half guard but instead Trandel has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Danaher (0) vs (6) Trandel
Trandel fails to move to back control.
Danaher is squirming around, avoiding Trandel's attempts to control the action.
Danaher tries to reverse the position but Trandel maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trandel wants to take his opponent's back but Danaher doesn't allow it.
Trandel with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Trandel looking for a guillotine from mount but Danaher is having none of it.
Trandel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Danaher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Danaher working to try and regain half guard.
Danaher sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danaher is trying to control but can't.
Danaher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Danaher working for submissions but it's allowed Trandel to get to half guard.
Danaher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trandel is looking to take a break and control but Danaher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Danaher works his way to full guard. Good work.
Danaher looking for a guillotine here but Trandel defends easily.
Trandel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trandel trying to control the position from guard on top but Danaher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danaher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trandel trying to control but Danaher is working from the bottom.
Danaher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trandel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trandel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Danaher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trandel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Danaher is looking for a triangle here but Trandel uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Danaher (0) vs (9) Trandel
Danaher seems a little lost for a moment, as Trandel dominates the positioning.
Danaher manages to work his way to half guard, despite Trandel's best efforts.
Danaher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've been hearing good reports from Danaher's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
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.
Trandel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Trandel is trying to work for a kimura but Danaher is defending well.
Danaher has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Trandel escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Trandel! Score +3 for passing guard: Danaher (0) vs (12) Trandel
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Trandel tries to move into full mount but can't pass Danaher's legs.
Danaher is trying to get back to half guard.
Trandel is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Danaher looks calm but he's in trouble here. Trandel gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Danaher is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Trandel lets go of the hold and Danaher can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sovor Trandel!
Our winner, Sovor Trandel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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