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CWC 302 - Simone vs Ottke 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 20 losses; Juu Dyon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 12 losses; Fredrik Stenberg!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Dyon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dyon (2) vs (0) Stenberg
Dyon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stenberg controls Dyon momentarily but Dyon frees himself.
Dyon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stenberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Stenberg, not yet.
Stenberg is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dyon 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyon tries to free his leg and advance position but Stenberg is retaining full guard.
Stenberg is trying to keep Dyon in close.
Stenberg keeping moving, preventing Dyon from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyon preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stenberg holds on and takes a little breather.
Stenberg has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at BDS. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Stenberg wants to sweep here but Dyon controlling him for the moment.
Dyon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stenberg trying to control the position.
Dyon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stenberg is keeping the position for now.
Dyon content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dyon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dyon advances to half guard.
Stenberg is not content to let Dyon control the position.
Stenberg wants to improve his position but Dyon is controlling well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stenberg is holding on to half guard well.
Dyon works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Dyon (5) vs (0) Stenberg
Stenberg manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dyon's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg is looking to control Dyon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stenberg avoid being mounted?
Dyon prevents Stenberg from improving his position.
Stenberg trying to control but Dyon postures up.
Dyon moves into full mount! Stenberg won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Dyon (8) vs (0) Stenberg
Stenberg can't escape the position.
Dyon tries to control but Stenberg wriggling away.
Stenberg working to try and regain half guard.
Dyon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dyon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stenberg is desperately trying to improve his position but Dyon has a good base and remains in mount.
Dyon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stenberg tries to hold on but Dyon pushes him away.
Dyon wants to control the pace but Stenberg is squirming around nicely.
Dyon manages to capitalize on a mistake by Stenberg to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Dyon (11) vs (0) Stenberg
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dyon tries to keep control of the position but Stenberg is staying busy.
Stenberg tries to escape the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Dyon's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Dyon trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Stenberg doesn't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stenberg is in bad spot here.
Stenberg keeps trying to improve his position.
Dyon has good solid back control here.
Will Dyon go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Dyon is trying to stick to Stenberg's back but Stenberg is turning into Dyon. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dyon's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Stenberg. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dyon (11) vs (2) Stenberg
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg stopping the sweep attempt from Dyon.
Stenberg wants to pass the guard but Dyon is keeping the position.
Stenberg trying to control but Dyon is working from the bottom.
Dyon wants to sweep here but Stenberg controlling him for the moment.
Stenberg pushes down on Dyon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dyon trying to control but Stenberg postures up.
Dyon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dyon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stenberg wants to control from the top but Dyon keeps moving.
Dyon is pulling down on Stenberg's head. It's preventing any offense from Stenberg, at least for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dyon keeping full guard, as Stenberg tries to pass.
Dyon looking for a sweep. Not yet Dyon, not yet.
Dyon 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: Dyon (13) vs (2) Stenberg
Stenberg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dyon passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Dyon (16) vs (2) Stenberg
Dyon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stenberg! Score +2 for reaching mount: Dyon (18) vs (2) Stenberg
Dyon tries to control but Stenberg wriggling away.
Dyon prevents Stenberg from getting the reversal.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg regains half guard.
Stenberg is not content to let Dyon control the position.
Stenberg is looking to improve his position.
Stenberg is refusing to be controlled, as Dyon sits in half guard.
Stenberg is looking to improve his position.
Dyon content to control rather than advance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg tries to roll over but Dyon keeps him under control.
Dyon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stenberg wants to get back to full guard.
Dyon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stenberg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dyon is controlling the pace.
Dyon'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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg trying to control but Dyon postures up.
Stenberg is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Dyon is staying active.
Dyon passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Dyon (21) vs (2) Stenberg
Stenberg is desperately trying to improve his position but Dyon has a good base and remains in mount.
Dyon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stenberg working to try and regain half guard.
Dyon tries to control but Stenberg wriggling away.
Stenberg is trying desperately to improve position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dyon controlling from the full mount.
Dyon is looking to work his way around to Stenberg's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Dyon controlling from the full mount.
Dyon moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Dyon (24) vs (2) Stenberg
Stenberg rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Stenberg tries to roll over but Dyon keeps him under control.
Stenberg wants to control but Dyon is keeping busy.
Stenberg wants to get back to full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dyon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Further stalling from Dyon.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stenberg manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stenberg keeping full guard, as Dyon tries to pass.
Stenberg seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dyon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stenberg is controlling Dyon's posture.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dyon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dyon looking to pass the guard.
Stenberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dyon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stenberg is pulling down on Dyon's head. It's preventing any offense from Dyon, at least for the moment.
Dyon passes into half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dyon trying to control the pace.
Dyon is pressing down on Stenberg's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stenberg is holding on for now.
Dyon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stenberg makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stenberg.
Stenberg keeping moving, preventing Dyon from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dyon takes the fight on points by 24 to 2.
Juu Dyon was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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