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CACC 213 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 7 losses; Tres Sulvar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Alexey Andreev!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sulvar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Andreev napping and manages to drive through into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Sulvar (4) vs (0) Andreev
Andreev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andreev wants to control but Sulvar postures up.
Andreev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Andreev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sulvar tries for a kimura but Andreev is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Andreev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulvar goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Andreev rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sulvar's guard! Nice work there by Andreev! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (4) vs (2) Andreev
Andreev looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulvar has Andreev pulled in close to control his posture.
Andreev wants to pass the guard but Sulvar is keeping the position.
Sulvar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Andreev puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sulvar is trying to get back to full guard.
Sulvar is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Advanced Fitness Inc. that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Andreev is trying to work for a kimura but Sulvar is defending well.
Andreev not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andreev is trying to control. Sulvar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sulvar tries to get to full guard but Andreev has control of the leg.
Andreev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sulvar keeps working.
Sulvar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sulvar keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andreev is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sulvar is trying to control but can't.
Andreev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sulvar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Andreev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Andreev's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sulvar (8) vs (2) Andreev
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreev tries to escape the position.
Andreev 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.
Sulvar not allowing Andreev to control his hands.
Sulvar is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Andreev defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Sulvar has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Andreev has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Andreev wants to control his opponent's hands but Sulvar gets his hands free.
Andreev breaks Sulvar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (8) vs (4) Andreev
Andreev is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sulvar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sulvar has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (10) vs (4) Andreev
Sulvar controlling from the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Andreev wants to control but Sulvar passes easily into half guard.
Andreev wants to control but Sulvar is keeping busy.
Andreev is looking to improve his position.
Andreev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Andreev is defending against the submission attempts here by Sulvar.
Sulvar is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Andreev to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Sulvar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sulvar wants to control from the top but Andreev keeps moving.
Sulvar postures up.
Andreev keeping moving, preventing Sulvar from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Andreev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sulvar 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.
Sulvar trying to control but Andreev is working from the bottom.
Andreev is looking for a triangle but Sulvar pushes his legs off easily.
Andreev looking for a guillotine here but Sulvar defends easily.
Sulvar trying to control the position from guard on top but Andreev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sulvar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Andreev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sulvar has managed to get both his arms back between Andreev's legs - danger averted.
Sulvar trying to control the position from guard on top but Andreev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andreev has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sulvar doesn't defend quickly enough and Andreev has managed to lock this one up! Can Sulvar escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Andreev on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alexey Andreev!
Alexey Andreev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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