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CWC 299 - Ottke vs Savkov 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 London, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 24 losses; Able Archer! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Klay Dee!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Dee closes the distance and pushes Archer back into the cage.
Archer gets underhooks to prevent Dee's takedown attempt.
Archer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dee has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Archer is trying to keep an underhook but Dee manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Archer (0) vs (2) Dee
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Archer preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Archer is looking to control Dee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Archer avoid being mounted?
Archer 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.
Dee is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer is trying to maintain the position but Dee is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer is controlling Dee's trapped leg to prevent Dee from advancing to side control.
Archer is trying to get back to full guard.
Archer keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dee wants to pass to mount but Archer is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer is trying is best to control the position here.
Archer'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.
Archer is trying to get back to full guard.
Archer is trying to maintain the position but Dee is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer is concentrating on defense, preventing Dee from advancing position.
Dee controlling the action here.
Archer is looking to improve his position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Archer trying to control but Dee postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Dee seems content to control.
Archer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Archer is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Archer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dee prevents Archer from improving his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Archer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dee is working away from the top position though.
Archer tries to get to full guard but Dee has control of the leg.
Archer gets back to full guard.
Dee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Archer has Dee pulled in close to control his posture.
Archer looking for a sweep. Not yet Archer, not yet.
Dee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Archer pulls Dee in to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Archer working a defensive guard here.
Archer is pulling down on Dee's head to control his posture.
Archer continues to stall.
Dee preventing the sweep.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Archer working a defensive guard here.
Archer managing to control the position.
Dee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Archer pulls Dee in to control the position.
Dee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Archer looking for a sweep. Not yet Archer, not yet.
Archer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Archer has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dee has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Archer (0) vs (5) Dee
Dee tries to advance to mount but Archer denies him.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Archer wants to control but Dee postures up.
Archer tries to improve position but can't.
Archer is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dee is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Archer (0) vs (7) Dee
Archer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Archer wants to control but Dee is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dee is trying to take his opponent's back.
Archer tries to lock up and control but Dee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Archer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Archer is working hard here to advance position.
Dee avoids the attempt from Archer to control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Archer holds on to Dee as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Dee wants to control the pace but Archer is squirming around nicely.
Dee looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dee wants to control the pace but Archer is squirming around nicely.
Archer is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dee trying to control but Archer is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dee wins on points by 7 to 0.
A victorious Klay Dee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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