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TWGC 35 (185lbs, D1): London Qualifier - Round 2 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 7 losses; Shane MacGowan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 5 losses; Muhammad Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
MacGowan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: MacGowan (0) vs (2) Jabbar
Jabbar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
MacGowan looking for a sweep. Not yet MacGowan, not yet.
MacGowan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jabbar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacGowan 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacGowan keeping full guard, as Jabbar tries to pass.
MacGowan pulls Jabbar in to control the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
MacGowan being controlled here, momentarily.
Jabbar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jabbar stays in close to MacGowan's body and controls the position.
MacGowan pulls Jabbar in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar content to stall in guard here.
MacGowan is pulling down on Jabbar's head to control his posture.
MacGowan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
MacGowan has Jabbar pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as MacGowan holds on and takes a little breather.
Jabbar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've been hearing good reports from MacGowan'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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jabbar content to stall in guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jabbar wants to control from the top but MacGowan keeps moving.
Jabbar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacGowan is keeping the position for now.
Jabbar being controlled here momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar trying to control the position from guard on top but MacGowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jabbar content to stall in guard here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Jabbar 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.
Jabbar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacGowan tries to get to full guard but Jabbar has control of the leg.
Jabbar trying to control the pace.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jabbar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar trying to advance position but MacGowan counters by regaining guard.
Jabbar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jabbar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
MacGowan has his hands on Jabbar's head, controlling the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jabbar wants to control from the top but MacGowan keeps moving.
Jabbar controlling from the top position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan controlling Jabbar's posture.
Jabbar trying to control the position from guard on top but MacGowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jabbar wants to pass the guard but MacGowan is keeping the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan looking to control but Jabbar passes into half guard.
Well, if Jabbar 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.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Jabbar might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Jabbar trying to pass the guard but MacGowan defending well.
Jabbar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jabbar frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: MacGowan (0) vs (5) Jabbar
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jabbar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jabbar wins on points by 5 to 0.
A very excited looking Muhammad Jabbar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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