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CWC 292 - Tokyo 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 7 losses; Julio Valeron Huhrera ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 19 losses; Able Archer!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Huhrera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Huhrera has a takedown stuffed.
Huhrera 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.
Julio Valeron Huhrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huhrera shoots in and drives through. Archer sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Valeron Huhrera . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huhrera closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Archer quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Huhrera (2) vs (0) Archer
Archer actively working from the bottom here.
Huhrera prevents Archer from improving his position.
Huhrera is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Archer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Huhrera .
Huhrera trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer is defending against the submission attempts here by Huhrera .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer is trying to get back to full guard.
Archer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Archer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Huhrera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Archer is keeping the position for now.
Huhrera sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Archer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Archer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Archer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Huhrera (2) vs (2) Archer
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera is trying to get back to full guard.
My spies in Jed's Gym inform me that Archer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Huhrera is working hard here to advance position.
Huhrera wants to control but Archer is keeping busy.
Huhrera is trying to get back to full guard.
Archer wants to work for an arm triangle but Huhrera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Archer passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Huhrera (2) vs (5) Archer
Archer working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Huhrera rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Archer's guard! Nice work there by Huhrera ! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Huhrera (4) vs (5) Archer
Archer keeping full guard, as Huhrera tries to pass.
Archer is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Huhrera frees his head nicely. Oh but Archer has switched to an armbar! Huhrera is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Able Archer!
Able Archer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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