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CWC 249 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Alexey Andreev! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 8 losses; Andy Shifter!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Andreev dives in and scores a takedown into Shifter's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Andreev (2) vs (0) Shifter
Andreev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shifter seems keen to control Andreev's posture.
Andreev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Andreev is pushing down on Shifter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shifter is fighting to maintain full guard but Andreev has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter is looking to control Andreev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shifter avoid being mounted?
Andreev wants to control but Shifter is keeping him busy.
Shifter wants to control but Andreev is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev is looking to take a break and control but Shifter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andreev passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Andreev (5) vs (0) Shifter
Shifter slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Andreev trying to control the pace.
Andreev is pressing down on Shifter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shifter is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shifter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shifter tries to roll over but Andreev keeps him under control.
Shifter keeping control of the position.
Andreev trying to control the pace.
Andreev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shifter keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter 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: Andreev (5) vs (4) Shifter
Andreev tries to break free.
Shifter is not going to allow Andreev to sit and survive in this position.
We've been hearing good reports from Andreev'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.
Shifter controls the action.
Andreev tries to roll but Shifter sticks to his back.
Andreev is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter tries to keep control of the position but Andreev is staying busy.
Andreev wants to escape the position.
Shifter biding his time, looking for the opening.
Shifter is not going to allow Andreev to sit and survive in this position.
Our spies down at at AREA 51 inform us that Shifter has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Shifter biding his time, controlling Andreev.
Andreev tries to roll but Shifter sticks to his back.
Shifter controls the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Andreev turns into Shifter and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Andreev (7) vs (4) Shifter
Andreev content to stall in guard here.
Andreev is looking to advance position but Shifter has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Andreev (7) vs (8) Shifter
Shifter avoids the attempt from Andreev to control.
Andreev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shifter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shifter manages to capitalize on a mistake by Andreev to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Andreev (7) vs (11) Shifter
Andreev tries to break free.
Andreev wants to control his opponent's hands but Shifter gets his hands free.
Andreev is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shifter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Andreev is in bad spot here.
Shifter trying to control.
Shifter biding his time, looking for the opening.
Shifter has the hooks in. Andreev is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Andreev trying to control the hands but Shifter breaks the grip.
Andreev is really stuck here.
Good control from Shifter.
Andreev rolls, trying to escape but Shifter keeps control of the position.
Shifter gets his hands free as Andreev looks to control.
Andreev needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Shifter keeps control of the position as Andreev tries to break free.
Shifter is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Let's hope that Shifter has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Andreev is in bad spot here.
Andreev wants to control his opponent's hands but Shifter gets his hands free.
Shifter is hanging on to Andreev's back as he tries to escape.
Andreev holding on to Shifter's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Andreev manages to reverse the position and now he's in Shifter's guard. Nice work there by Andreev.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Andreev (9) vs (11) Shifter
Andreev trying to control the position from guard on top but Shifter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Andreev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shifter seems keen to control Andreev's posture.
Andreev wants to control from the top but Shifter keeps moving.
Shifter keeping full guard, as Andreev tries to pass.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Andreev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Andreev'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.
Shifter seems keen to control Andreev's posture.
Andreev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Andreev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Andreev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shifter looking for a sweep. Not yet Shifter, not yet.
Shifter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Andreev pushing down on Shifter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Andreev is trying to control the action in half guard but Shifter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shifter tries to roll over but Andreev keeps him under control.
Andreev is pressing down on Shifter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shifter is holding on for now.
Andreev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shifter defends it well.
Shifter is looking to control Andreev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shifter avoid being mounted?
Andreev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shifter tries to roll over but Andreev keeps him under control.
Shifter is not content to let Andreev control the position.
Andreev wants to free his trapped foot but Shifter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shifter is looking to control Andreev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shifter avoid being mounted?
Andreev controlling the action here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Shifter tries to get to full guard but Andreev has control of the leg.
Shifter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Andreev trying to control from Shifter's half guard. Shifter has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Andreev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shifter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shifter wins on points by 11 to 9.
Our winner, Andy Shifter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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