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TWGC 36 (145lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1 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 Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Sterling Draper! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Jorgen Kruth!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Draper moves into the clinch successfully.
Draper gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Draper (2) vs (0) Kruth
Kruth is looking for a sweep. Draper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kruth trying to control but Draper postures up.
Draper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kruth wants to improve his position but Draper is controlling well.
Draper is looking to take a break and control but Kruth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kruth sees it coming and defends easily.
Draper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper seems to be working for a kimura but Kruth defends the submission attempt.
Kruth is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kruth tries to get to full guard but Draper has control of the leg.
Draper stalling.
Kruth is not content to let Draper control the position.
Draper prevents Kruth from improving his position.
Kruth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kruth is not content to let Draper control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruth works his way to full guard. Good work.
Draper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Draper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Draper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Draper advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Draper (5) vs (0) Kruth
Draper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kruth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Kruth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Draper trying to control the position but Kruth is working away.
Kruth sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruth is staying active underneath Draper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Draper is looking for a kimura here.
Kruth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kruth is defending against the submission attempts here by Draper.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draper is trying to control. Kruth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kruth wants to get back to full guard.
Draper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kruth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kruth wants to improve his position but Draper is controlling well.
Draper is trying to work for a kimura but Kruth is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kruth wants to control but Draper is keeping busy.
Draper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Draper has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kruth is looking for a sweep. Draper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Draper is working for a submission of some sort.
Draper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kruth knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kruth is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Draper pulls his head out easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kruth wants to improve his position but Draper is controlling well.
Kruth is staying active underneath Draper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Draper looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Draper is looking to pass Kruth's guard but actually Kruth recovers to full guard.
Draper looking to pass the guard.
Draper trying to control but Kruth is working from the bottom.
Kruth trying to keep a closed guard but Draper is proving a slippery customer.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Draper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kruth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Draper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Draper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Draper trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draper is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Draper has gone for a leg lock! Kruth slips out almost immediately though and dives into Draper's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Draper (5) vs (2) Kruth
Draper keeping moving, preventing Kruth from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kruth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Draper keeping full guard, as Kruth tries to pass.
Draper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kruth manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Draper (7) vs (2) Kruth
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Draper trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Draper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Draper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Draper passes Kruth's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Draper looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Draper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Draper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kruth sees it coming and defends easily.
Draper prevents Kruth from improving his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Draper is working for a kimura but Kruth is defending it quite comfortably.
Draper passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Draper (10) vs (2) Kruth
Draper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Draper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kruth knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kruth tries to buck Draper off but Draper is having none of it.
Draper tries for a kimura but Kruth is defending well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Draper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kruth can't do much from the bottom here.
Draper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kruth, who protects the arm well.
We've been informed that Kruth has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Draper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kruth has escaped the position, nice work there.
Draper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kruth knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Draper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kruth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Draper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Draper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kruth, who protects the arm well.
Kruth wants to control but Draper postures up.
Draper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Draper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kruth knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kruth manages to work his way to half guard, despite Draper's best efforts.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kruth tries to get to full guard but Draper has control of the leg.
Draper has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kruth defend it? Draper steps over the head and cranks it - Kruth is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Draper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sterling Draper!
A relieved looking Sterling Draper thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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