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Stepping Stone 4 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 London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Nori Tatewaki! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; LLoyd Christmas!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Christmas scores with a takedown into Tatewaki's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Tatewaki (0) vs (2) Christmas
Tatewaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tatewaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tatewaki wants to control but Christmas passes easily into half guard.
Tatewaki trying to control from the bottom.
Christmas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tatewaki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christmas works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Tatewaki (0) vs (5) Christmas
Tatewaki is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Christmas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Christmas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatewaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tatewaki is working hard here to advance position.
Christmas is taking a breather. Tatewaki says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tatewaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Christmas is trying to control. Tatewaki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tatewaki tries to roll over but Christmas keeps him under control.
Tatewaki actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatewaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Christmas is looking to take a break and control but Tatewaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tatewaki is looking for a sweep. Christmas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Christmas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tatewaki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Christmas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tatewaki is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tatewaki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Christmas preventing the sweep.
Christmas trying to control but Tatewaki is working from the bottom.
Christmas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas forces his way into half guard.
Christmas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tatewaki has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tatewaki gets full guard.
Christmas trying to control but Tatewaki is working from the bottom.
Tatewaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tatewaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christmas tries to free his leg and advance position but Tatewaki is retaining full guard.
Christmas preventing the sweep.
Christmas trying to control but Tatewaki is working from the bottom.
Tatewaki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Christmas defends it easily.
Tatewaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Tatewaki being controlled here, momentarily.
Christmas slips nicely into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tatewaki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Christmas tries to free his leg and advance position but Tatewaki is retaining full guard.
We've been informed that Christmas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tatewaki trying to keep a closed guard but Christmas is proving a slippery customer.
Christmas stopping the sweep attempt from Tatewaki.
Tatewaki looking to control.
Tatewaki is looking for a triangle here but Christmas uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Tatewaki (0) vs (8) Christmas
Tatewaki is trying to improve his position.
Tatewaki is not content to let Christmas control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tatewaki tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Christmas presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Tatewaki (0) vs (10) Christmas
Tatewaki is desperately trying to improve his position but Christmas has a good base and remains in mount.
Tatewaki is squirming around, avoiding Christmas's attempts to control the action.
Tatewaki is trying to escape the mount.
Christmas wants to control the pace but Tatewaki is squirming around nicely.
Tatewaki looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Christmas controlling from mount.
Christmas is working for a guillotine from mount but Tatewaki frees his head quite easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Christmas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tatewaki is working to get back to half guard.
Christmas wants to take his opponent's back but Tatewaki doesn't allow it.
Tatewaki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tatewaki (2) vs (10) Christmas
Tatewaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Christmas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Christmas keeping full guard, as Tatewaki tries to pass.
Christmas is adopting a defensive guard.
Christmas keeping moving, preventing Tatewaki from controlling successfully.
Tatewaki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Christmas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Christmas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Christmas! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Tatewaki (2) vs (14) Christmas
Tatewaki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tatewaki trying to hold on to Christmas's head to control him but Christmas postures up.
Christmas controlling the action here.
Christmas looking for a submission but Tatewaki manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Tatewaki 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: Tatewaki (4) vs (14) Christmas
Tatewaki prevents Christmas from improving his position.
Christmas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tatewaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tatewaki's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Tatewaki (4) vs (18) Christmas
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Tatewaki defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Christmas is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tatewaki knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tatewaki for a finish.
Christmas is hanging on to Tatewaki's back as he tries to escape.
Christmas controlling from the back.
Tatewaki tries to roll but Christmas sticks to his back.
Tatewaki manages to reverse the position and now he's in Christmas's guard. Nice work there by Tatewaki.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tatewaki (6) vs (18) Christmas
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Christmas seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tatewaki won't allow Christmas to sweep him here.
Tatewaki trying to control but Christmas is working from the bottom.
Christmas keeping full guard, as Tatewaki tries to pass.
Christmas looking to control.
Tatewaki stopping the sweep attempt from Christmas.
Christmas is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Tatewaki has his hands clasped together but Christmas extends and breaks Tatewaki's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Christmas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). LLoyd Christmas!
After winning the bout, LLoyd Christmas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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