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Stepping Stone 5 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 15 losses; Rutger Petrov ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 4 losses; Micael Galvao !
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Galvao scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Petrov (0) vs (2) Galvao
Galvao controlling the action here.
Petrov wants to control but Galvao passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Petrov (0) vs (5) Galvao
Petrov is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galvao gets to mount! Petrov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Petrov (0) vs (7) Galvao
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov wants to control but Galvao is having none of it.
Petrov working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov is working hard here to advance position.
Galvao controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov wants to control but Galvao is having none of it.
Galvao takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Galvao tries to control but Petrov wriggling away.
Petrov tries to hold on but Galvao pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvao controlling the position easily from mount.
Petrov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Galvao is thwarting Petrov 's attempts to control the position.
Petrov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Galvao is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Galvao with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Galvao prevents Petrov from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvao passes into side control, despite Petrov 's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Petrov (0) vs (10) Galvao
Petrov is being controlled here.
Petrov can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee asks Galvao politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Galvao prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Galvao trying to control the action but Petrov is working from the bottom.
Petrov prevents Galvao from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Petrov 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Galvao tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Galvao working away.
Petrov tries to improve position but can't.
Petrov wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Galvao has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Petrov 's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Petrov is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Galvao !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Micael Galvao ! |
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