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CACC Mondragon vs Scaletta PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 7 losses; Jack Morgan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 8 losses; Ricco Torres!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Torres has taken the fight into the clinch.
Torres pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Morgan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morgan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torres looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Morgan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
Morgan advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (3) vs (0) Torres
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres seems a little lost for a moment, as Morgan dominates the positioning.
Morgan continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Torres's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morgan is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Torres is trying to escape the position but Morgan is controlling the position.
Torres is trying to control Morgan's posture but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan taking a breather here.
Torres is not content to let Morgan control the position.
Morgan controlling the position from side mount.
Morgan has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Torres tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morgan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position but Torres is working away.
Morgan controlling the position from side mount.
Torres can't do much from the bottom here.
Torres is trying to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres gets back to half guard.
Morgan is keen to just control but Torres is a slippery customer.
Torres trying to control but Morgan postures up.
Morgan controlling the action here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to mount his opponent but Torres defends it.
Morgan is controlling the pace.
More hug and hope from Morgan.
Morgan trying to control from half guard but Torres is working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to get to full guard but Morgan has control of the leg.
Well, if Morgan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Morgan'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.
Morgan trying to control from half guard but Torres is working away.
Morgan is looking to advance position but Torres won't allow it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Torres is positioning himself well to prevent Morgan advancing to mount.
Torres wants to improve his position but Morgan is controlling well.
Morgan not doing much here.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but Torres defending well.
Morgan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Torres! Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (6) vs (0) Torres
Morgan is looking to work his way around to Torres's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Morgan looking to control but Torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Morgan looking to control but Torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morgan seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Torres is holding on tight.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controlling from mount.
Morgan tries to take Torres's back but instead Torres uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Morgan controlling the pace.
Morgan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morgan stalling.
Torres is not content to let Morgan control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controlling the action here.
Morgan tries to pass to full mount but Torres defends it.
Morgan is controlling the pace.
Morgan wants to take a breather but Torres is having none of it.
Morgan wants to free his trapped foot but Torres is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morgan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to get back to full guard.
Morgan not doing much here.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morgan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Torres makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Torres.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morgan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Torres is pulling down on Morgan's head. It's preventing any offense from Morgan, at least for the moment.
Morgan stands and throws Torres's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Morgan (9) vs (0) Torres
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
The referee asks Morgan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Morgan prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to control Morgan's posture but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan wants to control for a moment but Torres uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Morgan controlling the pace.
Morgan trying to control from half guard but Torres is working away.
Well, if Morgan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Torres keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan takes the fight on points by 9 to 0.
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jack Morgan made sure he mentioned UnderGround Supplements, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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