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CWC 284 NY PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 53 wins and 27 losses; Matvey Pavlov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 6 losses; Reijo Halli!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Pavlov tries for a takedown but Halli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pavlov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Pavlov (2) vs (0) Halli
Halli wants to improve his position but Pavlov is controlling well.
We've been hearing good reports from Pavlov'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.
Halli is still trying to improve position.
Pavlov is thwarting Halli's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Pavlov 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.
Halli controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pavlov in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov prevents Halli from improving his position.
Pavlov trying to control from half guard but Halli is working away.
Halli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Pavlov seems content to control.
Pavlov prevents Halli from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Pavlov seems content to control.
Halli is trying to control but can't.
Halli wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pavlov controlling the pace.
Pavlov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli is looking for a sweep. Pavlov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pavlov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pavlov wants to control but Halli is keeping him busy.
Pavlov is pressing down on Halli's thigh, looking to free his foot. Halli is holding on for now.
Pavlov controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov trying to mount his opponent but Halli defends it.
Pavlov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halli keeps working.
Pavlov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pavlov trying to pass the guard but Halli defending well.
Pavlov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pavlov is looking to stall here but Halli recovers full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov trying to control but Halli is working from the bottom.
Pavlov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pavlov advances to half guard.
Halli wants to control but Pavlov is keeping busy.
Pavlov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Pavlov (5) vs (0) Halli
Pavlov looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Halli is squirming around, avoiding Pavlov's attempts to control the action.
Halli regains half guard.
Pavlov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Halli wants to get back to full guard.
Pavlov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Halli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Halli is trying to control but can't.
Pavlov stalling.
Pavlov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Halli for as long as he can get away with.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Pavlov.
Halli tries to roll over but Pavlov keeps him under control.
Halli is not content to let Pavlov control the position.
Pavlov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pavlov wants to work for an arm triangle but Halli is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Halli wants to get back to full guard.
Pavlov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Halli is trying to maintain the position but Pavlov is very close to passing his half guard.
Pavlov stalling.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Halli wants to get back to full guard.
Pavlov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Halli wants to control but Pavlov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pavlov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pavlov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Pavlov (8) vs (0) Halli
Pavlov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Halli is looking to escape.
Pavlov wants to take Halli's back here but Halli is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov wants to control the pace but Halli is squirming around nicely.
Halli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Halli bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pavlov (8) vs (2) Halli
Pavlov looking for a sweep. Not yet Pavlov, not yet.
Pavlov working a defensive guard here.
Pavlov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halli manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pavlov (10) vs (2) Halli
Pavlov controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov tries to free his leg and advance position but Halli is retaining full guard.
Halli 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.
Pavlov wants to control from the top but Halli keeps moving.
Pavlov 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.
Our spies down at at Finish the Fight inform us that Halli has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pavlov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pavlov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pavlov stands and throws Halli's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Pavlov (13) vs (2) Halli
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halli keeps working.
Pavlov just content to control the position.
Pavlov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halli keeps working.
Halli prevents Pavlov from improving position.
Halli can't do much from the bottom here.
Pavlov tries to advance to mount but Halli denies him.
Pavlov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halli keeps working.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Halli wants to control but Pavlov postures up.
Pavlov trying to control the action but Halli is working from the bottom.
Halli controls the position for a moment.
Pavlov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Halli will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pavlov wants to control but Halli is keeping him busy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Halli prevents Pavlov from improving position.
Halli being controlled for a moment.
Pavlov trying to control the position but Halli is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halli is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pavlov off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Pavlov (13) vs (6) Halli
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavlov takes the fight on points by 13 to 6.
A victorious Matvey Pavlov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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