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CWC 288 - Montreal PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 23 losses; Rolf Ottke! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 5 losses; Ernesto Llosa!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Llosa shoots in and gets a takedown into Ottke's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ottke (0) vs (2) Llosa
Llosa drops back looking for a leg! Ottke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ottke manages to kick Llosa off! Llosa jumps back into Ottke's guard.
Llosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Ottke is retaining full guard.
Ottke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ottke (2) vs (2) Llosa
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ottke tries to free his leg and advance position but Llosa is retaining full guard.
Llosa trying to keep a closed guard but Ottke is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llosa is looking for a triangle but Ottke pushes his legs off easily.
Llosa keeping full guard, as Ottke tries to pass.
Llosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ottke defends well.
Ottke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Llosa is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottke stands and throws Llosa's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Ottke (5) vs (2) Llosa
Ottke working away.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottke wants to control but Llosa is keeping him busy.
Ottke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Llosa manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llosa moves into full guard.
Llosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Llosa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ottke haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ottke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ottke looking to sit in guard and control but Llosa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ottke (5) vs (4) Llosa
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Llosa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Llosa advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Ottke (5) vs (7) Llosa
You can see the frustration on Ottke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Llosa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ottke has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Llosa but great work by Ottke. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ottke (9) vs (7) Llosa
Llosa tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here as Ottke stalls from top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ottke'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.
Llosa tries to buck Ottke off but Ottke is having none of it.
Ottke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Llosa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Ottke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Llosa keeps working.
Llosa tries to improve position but can't.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ottke staying calm.
Ottke trying to control the action but Llosa is working from the bottom.
Llosa tries to bench press Ottke off him but Ottke keeps the position.
Ottke content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ottke trying to control the action but Llosa is working from the bottom.
Llosa gets back to half guard.
Llosa wants to improve his position but Ottke is controlling well.
Ottke controlling the action here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Llosa is looking to improve his position.
Ottke passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Ottke (12) vs (7) Llosa
Ottke is looking to take a break and control but Llosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ottke is trying to get an arm triangle but Llosa is defending well.
Llosa tries to improve position but can't.
Llosa keeps trying to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Llosa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ottke off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ottke (12) vs (11) Llosa
Llosa is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ottke knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ottke for a finish.
Ottke trying to control the hands but Llosa breaks the grip.
Llosa is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ottke defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ottke looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Llosa working for a choke but Ottke reverses nicely into Llosa 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ottke (14) vs (11) Llosa
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ottke stays in close to Llosa's body and controls the position.
Llosa keeping moving, preventing Ottke from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Llosa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ottke is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ottke takes the fight on points by 14 to 11.
After the fight, Rolf Ottke was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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