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CWC 267 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 8 losses; Devlin Draco! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 8 losses; Jack Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Morgan instigates a clinch.
Morgan jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morgan has his hands on Draco's head, controlling the position.
Draco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Morgan has Draco pulled in close to control his posture.
Draco works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Draco has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draco stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Morgan for as long as he can get away with.
Morgan tries to roll over but Draco keeps him under control.
Draco is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
Draco stalling.
Draco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morgan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Draco is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco controlling the pace.
Morgan is controlling Draco's trapped leg to prevent Draco from advancing to side control.
Morgan is pressing down on Draco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Draco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Draco is stalling in the full guard.
Morgan trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is continuing to stall.
Draco is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Draco tries to pass.
Draco slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Draco (3) vs (0) Morgan
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Draco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morgan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morgan wants to control but Draco postures up.
Draco is trying to get an arm triangle but Morgan is defending well.
Draco takes a little break here. Morgan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Draco is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morgan struggling a bit here.
Draco wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
Morgan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Draco is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morgan keeping hold of Draco's head, controlling as best he can.
Draco is controlling the pace.
Morgan trying to hold on to Draco's head to control him but Draco postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Draco trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Draco in particular looking to stall.
Draco is trying to control. Morgan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Draco is just content to waste time from the top position. Morgan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Draco stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
Draco sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Draco trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morgan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Draco from controlling successfully.
Morgan trying to control the position.
Draco content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Draco trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan has his hands on Draco's head, controlling the position.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Draco tries to pass.
Draco slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Draco trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan being controlled here, momentarily.
Draco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Draco is fighting to break Morgan's control of his arms but Morgan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Draco won't allow Morgan to sweep him here.
Draco is fighting to break Morgan's control of his arms but Morgan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Morgan wants to control but Draco passes easily into half guard.
Draco is controlling the pace.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Draco is controlling well.
Draco wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is concentrating on defense, preventing Draco from advancing position.
Draco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morgan defends it well.
Well, if Draco is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Morgan trying to control but Draco postures up.
Draco slows the pace down in half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Draco is stalling here. Morgan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Draco seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Morgan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Draco (3) vs (4) Morgan
Morgan controls the position from side control.
Draco wants to control but Morgan postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan controls the position.
Morgan is looking to take a break and control but Draco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morgan takes a little break here. Draco wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan wins on points by 4 to 3.
Jack Morgan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, UnderGround Supplements for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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