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CACC 147: Pancake v Sakuraba 2 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 Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Derek Patterson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Puzo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Patterson to the mat! Patterson manages to get full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Patterson (0) vs (2) Puzo
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Puzo from controlling successfully.
Puzo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Patterson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Puzo stands and throws Patterson's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Patterson (0) vs (5) Puzo
Puzo tries for a kimura but Patterson is defending well.
Patterson stops Puzo from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson is trying to control Puzo's posture but Puzo avoids it.
Puzo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Patterson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Puzo is looking to take a break and control but Patterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Patterson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Patterson (2) vs (5) Puzo
Patterson is trying to control. Puzo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Puzo is looking to improve his position.
Puzo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Patterson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Puzo keeps working.
Puzo wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Patterson wants to work for an arm triangle but Puzo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Patterson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Puzo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Patterson slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Patterson prevents Puzo from improving his position.
Patterson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Patterson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo tries to roll over but Patterson keeps him under control.
Patterson is working for a kimura but Puzo is defending it quite comfortably.
Puzo is staying active underneath Patterson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Puzo is holding on to half guard well.
Patterson moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Patterson (5) vs (5) Puzo
Puzo is looking to regain half guard here but Patterson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson trying to control the position but Puzo is working away.
Patterson is really struggling to control Puzo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Patterson tries to advance to mount but can't.
What's Puzo going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Patterson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Puzo has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Puzo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Patterson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Patterson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Puzo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Patterson off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Patterson (5) vs (9) Puzo
Patterson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Puzo.
Patterson is in bad spot here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Patterson wants to control his opponent's hands but Puzo gets his hands free.
Puzo working for the choke.
Patterson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Puzo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Puzo wants to control but Patterson is keeping busy.
Patterson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Puzo's arms.
Patterson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Puzo wants to work for an arm triangle but Patterson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Patterson wants to get back to full guard.
Puzo wants to pass to mount but Patterson is defending the position.
Patterson is looking to control Puzo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Patterson avoid being mounted?
Puzo is keen to just control but Patterson is a slippery customer.
Puzo is looking for a kimura but Patterson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Puzo to get the leverage.
Puzo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Patterson is trying to control but Puzo manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Patterson (5) vs (12) Puzo
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Puzo wants to take his opponent's back but Patterson doesn't allow it.
Patterson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Puzo wants to take Patterson's back here but Patterson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Patterson tries to hold on but Puzo pushes him away.
Puzo fails to move to back control.
Patterson is desperately trying to improve his position but Puzo has a good base and remains in mount.
Patterson is working hard here to advance position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is squirming around, avoiding Puzo's attempts to control the action.
Patterson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Puzo prevents Patterson from getting the reversal.
Puzo pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Patterson tries to reverse the position but Puzo maintains control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to lock up and control but Puzo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Patterson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Patterson (7) vs (12) Puzo
Puzo keeping full guard, as Patterson tries to pass.
Puzo is trying to keep Patterson in close.
Patterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puzo is keeping the position for now.
Puzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Patterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Puzo keeps moving.
Patterson content to stall in guard here.
Puzo is trying to control the position but Patterson postures up.
Patterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puzo is keeping the position for now.
Puzo trying to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Patterson wants to pass the guard but Puzo is keeping the position.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Puzo keeps moving.
Puzo trying to keep a closed guard but Patterson is proving a slippery customer.
Patterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Patterson preventing the sweep.
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.
Patterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Puzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patterson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Puzo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Puzo holds on and takes a little breather.
Puzo trying to control the position.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Puzo keeps moving.
Patterson wants to pass the guard but Puzo is keeping the position.
Puzo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Patterson defends it easily.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Puzo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Patterson is aware though and is defending well.
Puzo looking to control.
Patterson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Puzo's guard.
Patterson is looking for a kimura here.
Puzo wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Puzo is refusing to be controlled, as Patterson sits in half guard.
Puzo trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Puzo wins on points by 12 to 7.
After the big win, Mario Puzo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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