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OWGP Sweet 16 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 10 losses; Ibbe Ribbler! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 50 wins and 19 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morrison Jr. shoots in and gets a takedown into Ribbler's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ribbler (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribbler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Ribbler seems keen to control Morrison Jr.'s posture.
Morrison Jr. passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Ribbler (0) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribbler keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison Jr. tries for a kimura but Ribbler is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Ribbler is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. swings around for an armbar but Ribbler sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Morrison Jr.'s guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ribbler (2) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. 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: Ribbler (2) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrison Jr. is stalling here. Ribbler is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Morrison Jr. seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ribbler has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ribbler (6) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to buck Ribbler off but Ribbler is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler happy to just control the position for now.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain half guard here but Ribbler keeps moving and retains side control.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ribbler controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to buck Ribbler off but Ribbler is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. is not content to let Ribbler control the position.
Morrison Jr. is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ribbler is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ribbler (8) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Ribbler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison Jr. slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ribbler stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ribbler's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ribbler (8) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribbler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribbler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribbler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribbler has control of Morrison Jr.'s left arm, preventing Morrison Jr. from doing any damage.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Ribbler is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Ribbler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ribbler (10) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
We've been hearing good reports from Ribbler'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.
Morrison Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ribbler is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. wants to hit a sweep here but Ribbler passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morrison Jr. there! Score +3 for passing guard: Ribbler (13) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Ribbler controlling the pace for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.
Ribbler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ribbler trying to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. defending well.
Ribbler is looking for a kimura here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morrison Jr. looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ribbler passes into half guard.
Morrison Jr. looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ribbler not doing much here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Ribbler keeps him under control.
Ribbler is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ribbler has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Ribbler (16) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. 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.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position but Ribbler isn't that keen on the idea.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. gets back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Ribbler has control of the leg.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ribbler in particular looking to stall.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep but Ribbler has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Ribbler (19) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ribbler moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ribbler (21) vs (9) Morrison Jr.
Morrison Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morrison Jr. is working to get back to half guard.
Ribbler trying to control but Morrison Jr. is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morrison Jr. knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrison Jr. works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ribbler stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
Ribbler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ribbler takes the fight on points by 21 to 9.
Ibbe Ribbler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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