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CWC 306 - Prelims PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 4 losses; Wilhelm Bar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 4 losses; Strega Notturna!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Bar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Notturna manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bar (2) vs (0) Notturna
Bar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Notturna is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bar defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bar slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bar in particular looking to stall.
Bar is keen to just control but Notturna is a slippery customer.
Notturna looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bar stalling.
Bar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Notturna for as long as he can get away with.
Notturna actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bar not doing much here.
Notturna looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bar trying to control from half guard but Notturna is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bar is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is refusing to be controlled, as Bar sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bar moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Notturna. Score +3 for passing guard: Bar (5) vs (0) Notturna
Bar is looking to take a break and control but Notturna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Notturna tries to improve position but can't.
Bar taking a breather here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Notturna keeps working.
Bar controls the position.
Notturna tries to bench press Bar off him but Bar keeps the position.
Notturna is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bar wants to take a breather but Notturna is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Notturna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bar passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Bar (8) vs (0) Notturna
Notturna is not content to let Bar control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bar controlling the position from side mount.
Bar taking a break here but Notturna is having none of it and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Notturna is staying active underneath Bar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Notturna is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Notturna actively working from the bottom here.
Bar is looking to advance position but Notturna won't allow it.
Bar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bar wants to control but Notturna is keeping him busy.
Notturna has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Bar escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Bar! Score +3 for passing guard: Bar (11) vs (0) Notturna
Bar trying to control the position but Notturna is working away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is looking to regain half guard here but Bar keeps moving and retains side control.
Bar taking a breather here.
Bar trying to control the action but Notturna is working from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is trying to escape the position but Bar is controlling the position.
Bar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Notturna keeps working.
Bar moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Notturna knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Notturna is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Notturna is trying to escape the position but Bar is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bar takes the fight on points by 11 to 0. |
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