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CACC 165: Andersson vs Halo PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 8 losses; Joe Average! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Andy Bangsit!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Average shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Average (2) vs (0) Bangsit
Still in half guard, Average seems content to control.
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.
Bangsit won't allow Average to pass to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Average is pressing down on Bangsit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bangsit is holding on for now.
Bangsit preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangsit trying to control here.
Average prevents Bangsit from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangsit is trying to maintain the position but Average is very close to passing his half guard.
Bangsit is trying is best to control the position here.
Average is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bangsit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bangsit managing to control the position.
Average wants to pass the guard but Bangsit is keeping the position.
Bangsit controls Average momentarily but Average frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bangsit is keeping the position for now.
Average is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Average tries to free his leg and advance position but Bangsit is retaining full guard.
Bangsit trying to control the position.
Bangsit pulls Average in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Average pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bangsit is keeping the position for now.
Bangsit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Average controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Average tries to free his leg and advance position but Bangsit is retaining full guard.
Bangsit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bangsit controlling the position.
Bangsit controls Average momentarily but Average frees himself.
Average wants to control from the top but Bangsit keeps moving.
Bangsit has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hells Balls Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Average tries to free his leg and advance position but Bangsit is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Average is working hard here to advance position.
Average trying to control but Bangsit is working from the bottom.
Bangsit working a defensive guard here.
Average wants to pass the guard but Bangsit is keeping the position.
Bangsit looking to control.
Average controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Average trying to control but Bangsit is working from the bottom.
Average wants to pass the guard but Bangsit is keeping the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit looking for a guillotine here but Average defends easily.
Average looking to sit in guard and control but Bangsit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Average (2) vs (2) Bangsit
Average 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.
Bangsit postures up.
Average wants to sweep here but Bangsit controlling him for the moment.
Average trying to keep a closed guard but Bangsit is proving a slippery customer.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Average has control of Bangsit's left arm, preventing Bangsit from doing any damage.
Average looking for a sweep. Not yet Average, not yet.
Bangsit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Average is trying to control the position but Bangsit postures up.
Average looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Average trying to keep a closed guard but Bangsit is proving a slippery customer.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Average 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.
Average looking to control.
Bangsit wants to control from the top but Average keeps moving.
Bangsit looking to pass the guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Average controls Bangsit momentarily but Bangsit frees himself.
Average pulls Bangsit in to control the position.
Bangsit is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bangsit is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Average working a defensive guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Average is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bangsit is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Average wants to sweep but no luck.
Bangsit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Average is keeping the position for now.
Bangsit postures up.
Average keeping full guard, as Bangsit tries to pass.
Average is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Average looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Average looking to control but Bangsit passes into half guard.
Average trying to control but Bangsit postures up.
Bangsit tries to pass to full mount but Average defends it.
Average moves into full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Average is pulling down on Bangsit's head. It's preventing any offense from Bangsit, at least for the moment.
Average trying to control the position.
Average is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Average trying to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Average looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bangsit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Average has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bangsit has managed to get both his arms back between Average's legs - danger averted.
Average wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bangsit trying to control but Average is working from the bottom.
Average is trying to keep Bangsit in close.
Bangsit stopping the sweep attempt from Average.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Average is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Average has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bangsit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Average trying to control the position here.
Bangsit postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Average is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Average can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bangsit controls the pace.
Average has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bangsit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Average keeping moving, preventing Bangsit from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Average looking for a sweep. Not yet Average, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Average gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Average takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
Joe Average tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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