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ENIGMA SUB WRESTLING 3 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Eddie Ryan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Marcus Shakes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Ryan has managed to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Ryan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ryan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shakes smiles and moves away.
Shakes tries to clinch up.
Ryan forces Shakes back against the ropes and clinches.
Shakes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ryan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shakes is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ryan pulls guard.
Shakes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ryan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shakes's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ryan (2) vs (0) Shakes
Ryan looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ryan advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Ryan (5) vs (0) Shakes
Shakes felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes wants to control but Ryan postures up.
Ryan wants to control but Shakes is keeping him busy.
Ryan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shakes, who protects the arm well.
Ryan working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to move to mount but Shakes blocks the move with his legs.
Ryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shakes keeps working.
Ryan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ryan taking a break here but Shakes is having none of it and regains half guard.
Shakes holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is stalling here. Shakes is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ryan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Shakes has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ryan (5) vs (4) Shakes
Ryan tries to buck Shakes off but Shakes is having none of it.
Shakes is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ryan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ryan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shakes controls the position.
Ryan tries to buck Shakes off but Shakes is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is working hard here to advance position.
Ryan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Shakes wants to control but Ryan is keeping him busy.
Shakes is looking to advance position but Ryan won't allow it.
Shakes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shakes wants to pass the guard but Ryan is defending well.
Shakes controlling the action here.
Ryan is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shakes moves into full mount! Ryan won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Ryan (5) vs (7) Shakes
Ryan is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ryan wants to control but Shakes is having none of it.
Shakes controlling the pace for now.
Ryan is looking to improve his position but Shakes isn't that keen on the idea.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shakes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ryan is looking to escape.
Ryan tries to hold on but Shakes postures up.
Shakes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ryan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to get back to full guard.
Shakes is trying to control the action in half guard but Ryan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ryan wants to get back to full guard.
Ryan wants to get back to full guard but Shakes has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Ryan (5) vs (10) Shakes
Ryan is squirming around, avoiding Shakes's attempts to control the action.
Shakes content just to control the position here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to hold on but Shakes pushes him away.
Ryan has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Shakes's lack of action.
Ryan tries to roll over but Shakes keeps him under control.
Shakes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ryan is looking to control Shakes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ryan avoid being mounted?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Shakes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ryan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shakes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Shakes tries to pass to full mount but Ryan defends it.
Ryan tries to roll over but Shakes keeps him under control.
Ryan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shakes is working away from the top position though.
Ryan trying to get back to full guard but Shakes takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Ryan (5) vs (13) Shakes
Ryan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shakes avoids the attempt from Ryan to control.
Ryan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ryan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ryan tries to get to full guard but Shakes has control of the leg.
Shakes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shakes trying to control the action but Ryan is working from the bottom.
Ryan trying to control here.
Shakes trying to pass the guard but Ryan defending well.
Ryan is trying to control but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to roll over but Shakes keeps him under control.
Shakes is thwarting Ryan's attempts to control the position.
Ryan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ryan is looking to improve his position.
Shakes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shakes is keen to just control but Ryan is a slippery customer.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to control but Shakes is keeping busy.
Ryan is refusing to be controlled, as Shakes sits in half guard.
Shakes controlling the action here.
Ryan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shakes passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Ryan (5) vs (16) Shakes
And that's the end of the fight!
Shakes wins on points by 16 to 5.
Marcus Shakes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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