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TWGC 34 (155lbs, D1): Montreal Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; John Lee! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 3 losses; Marcinho Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sitsongrit looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Lee (4) vs (0) Sitsongrit
Sitsongrit tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
Sitsongrit seems a little lost for a moment, as Lee dominates the positioning.
Sitsongrit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sitsongrit struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sitsongrit 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to control but Sitsongrit is keeping him busy.
Sitsongrit trying to remain calm as Lee controls from the top position.
Sitsongrit is trying to improve his position.
Sitsongrit is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee happy to just control the position for now.
Sitsongrit tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Lee presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Lee (6) vs (0) Sitsongrit
Sitsongrit is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sitsongrit is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sitsongrit keeps working.
Lee wants to pass to mount but Sitsongrit is defending the position.
Sitsongrit controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sitsongrit trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lee manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (9) vs (0) Sitsongrit
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
Lee avoids the attempt from Sitsongrit to control.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sitsongrit sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sitsongrit trying to control from the bottom.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to full guard.
Sitsongrit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sitsongrit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looking for subs from the bottom but Lee mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (12) vs (0) Sitsongrit
Lee controlling from the full mount.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee content just to control the position here.
Sitsongrit stops Lee from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lee wants to control the pace but Sitsongrit is squirming around nicely.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sitsongrit is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lee with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sitsongrit regains half guard.
Sitsongrit trying to control but Lee postures up.
Sitsongrit is looking to improve his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sitsongrit looking for a sweep. Not yet Sitsongrit, not yet.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is keeping the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sitsongrit keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Sitsongrit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sitsongrit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Lee passes easily into half guard.
Lee is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sitsongrit reverses the position - he's now on top in Lee's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (12) vs (2) Sitsongrit
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lee can't keep his opponent in guard - Sitsongrit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sitsongrit moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (12) vs (5) Sitsongrit
Sitsongrit wants to control for a moment but Lee uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Sitsongrit slows the pace down in half guard.
Lee is looking to control Sitsongrit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
Sitsongrit is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sitsongrit works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (12) vs (8) Sitsongrit
Sitsongrit looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lee tries to hold on but Sitsongrit postures up.
Lee gets back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sitsongrit looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sitsongrit works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (12) vs (11) Sitsongrit
Lee is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at SSJ Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sitsongrit looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee takes the fight on points by 12 to 11.
John Lee 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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