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CWC 220 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 3 losses; Valentin Saric! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 8 losses; Tres Sulvar!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Sulvar feints and as Saric raises his hands in defense, Sulvar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Saric (0) vs (2) Sulvar
Saric bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sulvar's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Saric (2) vs (2) Sulvar
Sulvar looking for a sweep. Not yet Sulvar, not yet.
We've been hearing good reports from Saric's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saric slips nicely into half guard.
Saric is trying to control the action in half guard but Sulvar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saric really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sulvar tries to get to full guard but Saric has control of the leg.
Sulvar is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Saric is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Saric (5) vs (2) Sulvar
Saric controlling the position easily from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric is trying to take his opponent's back.
Saric looking to control but Sulvar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric is looking to work his way around to Sulvar's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Saric wants to control the action but instead Sulvar gets a body lock and reverses into Saric's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Saric (5) vs (4) Sulvar
Saric is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saric trying to control the position here.
Saric 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.
Saric will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sulvar stands and throws Saric's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Saric (5) vs (7) Sulvar
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric is being controlled here.
Saric is not content to let Sulvar control the position.
Saric is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Saric regains half guard.
Saric is looking to improve his position.
Saric trying to control but Sulvar postures up.
Sulvar wants to control but Saric is keeping him busy.
Saric wants to control but Sulvar is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saric is controlling Sulvar's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Saric wants to improve his position but Sulvar is controlling well.
Sulvar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saric does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saric is looking to control Sulvar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saric avoid being mounted?
Sulvar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Saric moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Saric is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar trying to control but Saric is working from the bottom.
Sulvar controlling from the top position.
Saric looking to control but Sulvar passes into half guard.
Saric slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Saric looking for a sweep. Not yet Saric, not yet.
Saric is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Saric wants to sweep but no luck.
Saric can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sulvar controls the pace.
Saric keeping moving, preventing Sulvar from controlling successfully.
Saric wants to sweep here but Sulvar controlling him for the moment.
Saric is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sulvar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saric is keeping the position for now.
Saric looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sulvar stands and throws Saric's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Saric (5) vs (10) Sulvar
Sulvar taking a breather here.
Saric is looking to regain half guard here but Sulvar keeps moving and retains side control.
Sulvar is looking to take a break and control but Saric is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saric manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sulvar is taking a breather. Saric 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.
Sulvar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Saric knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Saric wants to control but Sulvar is keeping busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Saric manages to get to full guard.
Sulvar postures up.
Saric 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: Saric (7) vs (10) Sulvar
Saric wants to pass to mount but Sulvar is defending the position.
Sulvar is staying active underneath Saric, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Saric wants to advance to full mount but Sulvar doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Saric stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sulvar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sulvar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Saric postures up.
Saric wants to pass the guard but Sulvar is keeping the position.
Sulvar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Saric is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sulvar keeping moving, preventing Saric from controlling successfully.
Saric slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Saric (10) vs (10) Sulvar
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar sneaks back into half guard.
Saric is looking to stall here but Sulvar recovers full guard.
Our spies down at at Advanced Fitness Inc. inform us that Sulvar has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sulvar trying to keep a closed guard but Saric is proving a slippery customer.
Sulvar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Saric drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Saric jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Saric looking to pass the guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar keeping moving, preventing Saric from controlling successfully.
Saric 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.
Saric trying to control the position from guard on top but Sulvar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sulvar holds on and takes a little breather.
Sulvar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sulvar looking for a sweep. Not yet Sulvar, not yet.
Saric advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Saric (13) vs (10) Sulvar
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Saric wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sulvar keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Well,Saric is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Saric is looking to take a break and control but Sulvar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saric works to advance to full mount. Sulvar defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Saric (15) vs (10) Sulvar
Saric looking to control but Sulvar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sulvar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Saric controlling from the full mount.
Saric'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.
Saric can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sulvar is looking to escape.
Saric controlling the pace for now.
Sulvar bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Saric (15) vs (12) Sulvar
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sulvar trying to control but Saric is working from the bottom.
Saric wants to sweep but no luck.
Saric is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Saric looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sulvar is one step ahead there.
Sulvar trying to control the position from guard on top but Saric is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sulvar has gone for a leg lock! Saric slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sulvar's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Saric (17) vs (12) Sulvar
And that's the end of the fight!
Saric takes the fight on points by 17 to 12. |
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