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TWGC 33 (170lbs, D1): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Marc Read! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Phol Boxaaja!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Read closes the distance and clinches.
Boxaaja fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Read pulls guard successfully.
Read keeping full guard, as Boxaaja tries to pass.
Read pulls Boxaaja in to control the position.
Boxaaja looking to pass the guard.
Read looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Boxaaja tries to free his leg and advance position but Read is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxaaja trying to control but Read is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boxaaja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Read swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxaaja drops back, looking for a kneebar! Read looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Read looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Read! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Read (4) vs (0) Boxaaja
Boxaaja tries to bench press Read off him but Read keeps the position.
Read controlling from side mount.
Read trying to control the action but Boxaaja is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Read wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boxaaja is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Read's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boxaaja looking for submissions off his back.
Read is taking a breather. Boxaaja says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Read pulls his head out easily.
Read is controlling the pace.
Boxaaja is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read controlling the action here.
Read has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boxaaja looking for submissions off his back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Read is controlling the pace.
Boxaaja actively working from the bottom here.
Read is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boxaaja is refusing to be controlled, as Read sits in half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Read content to control rather than advance.
Read's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Read passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Read (7) vs (0) Boxaaja
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boxaaja is letting Read control him for a moment.
Boxaaja gets back to half guard.
Read is controlling the pace.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Read.
Read stalling away here and it's allowed Boxaaja to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Read avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Read looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Read stacks Boxaaja 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 Read! Score +3 for passing guard: Read (10) vs (0) Boxaaja
Boxaaja is looking to regain half guard here but Read keeps moving and retains side control.
Boxaaja keeps trying to improve his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Read works to advance to full mount. Boxaaja defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Read (12) vs (0) Boxaaja
Boxaaja tries to reverse the position but Read maintains control.
Read wants to control the pace but Boxaaja is squirming around nicely.
Read controlling from mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Read controlling from the full mount.
Boxaaja is looking to get to half guard.
Read controlling from mount.
Boxaaja is trying to escape the mount but Read keeps good control and instead manages to take Boxaaja's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Read (15) vs (0) Boxaaja
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Read slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Boxaaja 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.
Read seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boxaaja for as long as he can get away with.
Boxaaja is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Read off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
You can see the frustration on Boxaaja's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Read keeps control of the position easily here as Boxaaja tries to buck him off.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Read.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Boxaaja right now.
Boxaaja is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Good control from Read.
Read doesn't have the hooks in and Boxaaja manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Read (15) vs (2) Boxaaja
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Read is adopting a defensive guard.
Boxaaja looking to sit in guard and control but Read gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Read (17) vs (2) Boxaaja
Boxaaja looking for a sweep. Not yet Boxaaja, not yet.
Read passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Read (20) vs (2) Boxaaja
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boxaaja sneaks back into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Read takes the fight on points by 20 to 2.
Our winner, Marc Read, 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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