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TWGC 33 (170lbs, D3): New York 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jakob Rolf! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Conspiracy Theorist!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Theorist moves into the clinch successfully.
Rolf drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Theorist gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rolf is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Theorist is defending well.
Rolf is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Theorist gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Rolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Theorist lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rolf (0) vs (2) Theorist
Theorist trying to control the pace.
Rolf trying to control here.
Theorist with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Theorist is pressing down on Rolf's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rolf is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolf slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Theorist stopping the sweep attempt from Rolf.
Theorist is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Theorist advances to half guard.
Rolf tries to roll over but Theorist keeps him under control.
Theorist controlling the action here.
Rolf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Theorist pulls his head out easily.
Theorist slows the pace down in half guard.
Rolf has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Rolf slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Theorist tries to free his leg and advance position but Rolf is retaining full guard.
Rolf wants to sweep here but Theorist controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist is stalling in the full guard.
Rolf is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rolf is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rolf not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Theorist engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Theorist 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.
Theorist is continuing to stall.
Rolf working for a triangle but Theorist defends it easily.
Theorist wants to pass the guard but Rolf is keeping the position.
Theorist keeps trying to improve his position.
Rolf can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Theorist controls the pace.
Theorist postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rolf is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rolf (2) vs (2) Theorist
Theorist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theorist wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Theorist.
Theorist 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.
Theorist keeping moving, preventing Rolf from controlling successfully.
Theorist wants to sweep here but Rolf controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Theorist holds on and takes a little breather.
Rolf wants to control from the top but Theorist keeps moving.
Theorist has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Theorist.
Rolf trying to control but Theorist is working from the bottom.
Rolf has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Theorist looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Theorist's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Theorist wants to sweep here but Rolf controlling him for the moment.
Rolf looking to pass the guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rolf controlling from the top position.
Theorist keeping full guard, as Rolf tries to pass.
Theorist is pulling down on Rolf's head. It's preventing any offense from Rolf, at least for the moment.
Rolf tries to free his leg and advance position but Theorist is retaining full guard.
Theorist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Theorist is still trying to improve position.
Theorist keeping moving, preventing Rolf from controlling successfully.
Theorist trying to control the position here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Theorist wants to sweep here but Rolf controlling him for the moment.
Rolf trying to control but Theorist is working from the bottom.
Rolf is fighting to break Theorist's control of his arms but Theorist is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
More stalling from Theorist.
Rolf wants to control from the top but Theorist keeps moving.
Theorist pulls Rolf in to control the position.
Rolf trying to control but Theorist is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rolf stopping the sweep attempt from Theorist.
Theorist controlling Rolf's posture.
Theorist keeping full guard, as Rolf tries to pass.
Theorist has control of Rolf's left arm, preventing Rolf from doing any damage.
Theorist keeping moving, preventing Rolf from controlling successfully.
Theorist has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rolf wants to control from the top but Theorist keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Theorist controlling the position.
The adventures of Theorist the control monster continue. Boring.
Rolf trying to control but Theorist is working from the bottom.
Theorist pulls Rolf in close to prevent any damage.
Rolf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Theorist is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Theorist looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rolf is one step ahead there.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rolf trying to control but Theorist is working from the bottom.
Theorist keeping full guard, as Rolf tries to pass.
Theorist is adopting a defensive guard.
Theorist keeping moving, preventing Rolf from controlling successfully.
Theorist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rolf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Theorist is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rolf (2) vs (4) Theorist
Theorist perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Theorist wants to free his trapped foot but Rolf is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rolf wants to improve his position but Theorist is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Theorist seems content to control.
Rolf works his way to full guard. Good work.
Theorist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rolf is keeping the position for now.
Theorist slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rolf looking for a sweep. Not yet Rolf, not yet.
Theorist sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rolf looking to control.
Theorist sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rolf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rolf wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rolf not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Theorist is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rolf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Theorist's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rolf (4) vs (4) Theorist
Rolf being controlled here momentarily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Theorist wants to sweep but no luck.
Theorist keeping moving, preventing Rolf from controlling successfully.
Theorist has control of Rolf's left arm, preventing Rolf from doing any damage.
Theorist keeping moving, preventing Rolf from controlling successfully.
Theorist looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rolf is one step ahead there.
Rolf is stalling in the full guard.
Theorist pulls Rolf in close to prevent any damage.
Rolf preventing the sweep.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Theorist is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rolf trying to control but Theorist is working from the bottom.
Theorist looking for a sweep. Not yet Theorist, not yet.
Rolf wants to control from the top but Theorist keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Theorist holds on and takes a little breather.
Rolf wants to control from the top but Theorist keeps moving.
Rolf stopping the sweep attempt from Theorist.
Rolf wants to control from the top but Theorist keeps moving.
Theorist controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rolf trying to control the position from guard on top but Theorist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rolf slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Rolf (7) vs (4) Theorist
Theorist is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolf takes the fight on points by 7 to 4.
Jakob Rolf seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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