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CWC 292 - Tokyo 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 4 losses; BTest Btest! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Khaba Dagestanskiy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Btest darts in and clinches Dagestanskiy up against the cage.
Btest gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Btest (2) vs (0) Dagestanskiy
Btest prevents Dagestanskiy from improving his position.
Btest is trying to control. Dagestanskiy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Btest prevents Dagestanskiy from improving his position.
Dagestanskiy actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dagestanskiy trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Btest stalling away here and it's allowed Dagestanskiy to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Btest looking to pass the guard.
Dagestanskiy keeping moving, preventing Btest from controlling successfully.
Btest postures up.
Dagestanskiy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Btest forces his way into half guard.
Dagestanskiy is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Btest tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dagestanskiy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dagestanskiy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Btest pulls his head out easily.
Dagestanskiy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Btest looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Btest controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Btest won't allow Dagestanskiy to sweep him here.
Dagestanskiy is looking for a triangle but Btest pushes his legs off easily.
Dagestanskiy looking for subs off his back but Btest has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Btest is pressing down on Dagestanskiy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dagestanskiy is holding on for now.
Dagestanskiy manages to get to full guard.
Btest trying to move into half guard but instead Dagestanskiy has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Btest (2) vs (2) Dagestanskiy
Btest seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy forces his way into half guard.
Dagestanskiy wants to control but Btest is keeping him busy.
Btest is looking for a sweep. Dagestanskiy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dagestanskiy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Btest manages to get to full guard.
Dagestanskiy trying to control but Btest is working from the bottom.
Dagestanskiy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Btest is trying to get back to full guard.
Btest trying to control but Dagestanskiy postures up.
Dagestanskiy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Btest is controlling Dagestanskiy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dagestanskiy is controlling the pace.
Dagestanskiy is working for a submission of some sort.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Btest is refusing to be controlled, as Dagestanskiy sits in half guard.
Dagestanskiy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Btest sees it coming and defends easily.
Btest trying to control from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Btest slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dagestanskiy wants to control from the top but Btest keeps moving.
Dagestanskiy has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Dont mess with us. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Dagestanskiy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Btest is trying to get back to full guard.
Btest is not content to let Dagestanskiy control the position.
Btest trying to control here.
Dagestanskiy is keen to just control but Btest is a slippery customer.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Btest is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Btest is refusing to be controlled, as Dagestanskiy sits in half guard.
Dagestanskiy seems to be working for a kimura but Btest defends the submission attempt.
Dagestanskiy 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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Btest does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dagestanskiy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dagestanskiy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Btest trying to control here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dagestanskiy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Btest defends it well.
Btest is looking to improve his position.
Btest regains full guard. Nicely done.
Btest working a defensive guard here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Btest keeping moving, preventing Dagestanskiy from controlling successfully.
Dagestanskiy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dagestanskiy wants to control from the top but Btest keeps moving.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy looking to sit in guard and control but Btest gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Btest (4) vs (2) Dagestanskiy
Dagestanskiy is looking for a triangle but Btest pushes his legs off easily.
Btest trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Btest trying to control but Dagestanskiy is working from the bottom.
Btest controlling from the top position.
Dagestanskiy looking for a sweep. Not yet Dagestanskiy, not yet.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy keeping moving, preventing Btest from controlling successfully.
Btest content to stall in guard here.
Dagestanskiy keeping moving, preventing Btest from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dagestanskiy trying to keep a closed guard but Btest is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Btest takes the fight on points by 4 to 2. |
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