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Stepping Stone 12 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Glen Barnes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Max D Alessandro!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
D Alessandro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnes circles away.
As D Alessandro tries to get set, Barnes tries to push him back and clinch up but D Alessandro manages to avoid the attempt.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - D Alessandro circles away.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but D Alessandro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
D Alessandro looks for a takedown but Barnes sprawls well.
Barnes leaves D Alessandro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Glen Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max D Alessandro.
D Alessandro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barnes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Barnes (4) vs (0) D Alessandro
Barnes working away.
D Alessandro holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but D Alessandro keeps working.
D Alessandro wants to control but Barnes postures up.
Barnes is staying tight to D Alessandro's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Alessandro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Barnes seems content to control.
D Alessandro is trying to maintain the position but Barnes is very close to passing his half guard.
D Alessandro is looking to improve his position.
D Alessandro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
D Alessandro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnes is working away from the top position though.
D Alessandro is looking to improve his position.
Barnes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Alessandro wants to control but Barnes is keeping busy.
D Alessandro wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
Barnes is taking a breather. D Alessandro 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.
Barnes is looking to advance position but D Alessandro won't allow it.
D Alessandro is pressing down on Barnes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but D Alessandro is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Alessandro wants to sweep but no luck.
D Alessandro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barnes controls the pace.
D Alessandro wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Barnes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Barnes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Alessandro seems keen to control Barnes's posture.
D Alessandro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnes manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Barnes (4) vs (2) D Alessandro
D Alessandro trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes has control of D Alessandro's left arm, preventing D Alessandro from doing any damage.
Barnes is looking for a triangle but D Alessandro pushes his legs off easily.
Barnes working a defensive guard but D Alessandro manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Barnes (4) vs (5) D Alessandro
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
D Alessandro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barnes has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
D Alessandro wants to control for a moment but Barnes uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes trying to control but D Alessandro postures up.
D Alessandro wants to pass the guard but Barnes is defending well.
D Alessandro wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
Barnes is pressing down on D Alessandro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeping full guard, as D Alessandro tries to pass.
Barnes looking for a guillotine here but D Alessandro defends easily.
Barnes is trying to control the position but D Alessandro postures up.
D Alessandro looking to pass the guard.
D Alessandro stands and throws Barnes's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Barnes (4) vs (8) D Alessandro
D Alessandro tries to move into full mount but can't pass Barnes's legs.
Barnes gets back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to control D Alessandro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barnes avoid being mounted?
Barnes works his way to full guard. Good work.
D Alessandro sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barnes's guard.
Barnes is trying to maintain the position but D Alessandro is very close to passing his half guard.
D Alessandro is looking to stall here but Barnes recovers full guard.
Barnes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
D Alessandro trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
D Alessandro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
D Alessandro trying to move into half guard but instead Barnes has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Barnes (6) vs (8) D Alessandro
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barnes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
D Alessandro keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Barnes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barnes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down D Alessandro for as long as he can get away with.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but D Alessandro is keeping the position.
D Alessandro trying to control the position.
Barnes sitting in guard here, content to control.
D Alessandro is pulling down on Barnes's head to control his posture.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from D Alessandro.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Barnes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. D Alessandro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as D Alessandro holds on and takes a little breather.
D Alessandro controls Barnes momentarily but Barnes frees himself.
D Alessandro has control of Barnes's left arm, preventing Barnes from doing any damage.
Barnes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
D Alessandro wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
D Alessandro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnes manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Barnes (6) vs (10) D Alessandro
D Alessandro tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
Barnes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead D Alessandro passes into half guard.
D Alessandro wants to take a breather but Barnes is having none of it.
D Alessandro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has his hands clasped together around D Alessandro's back. He's all about the action.
D Alessandro wants to take a breather but Barnes is having none of it.
D Alessandro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Barnes haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Barnes actively working from the bottom here.
D Alessandro is looking for a kimura but Barnes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for D Alessandro to get the leverage.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barnes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as D Alessandro controls the pace.
Barnes looking for a guillotine here but D Alessandro defends easily.
D Alessandro trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
D Alessandro is stalling in the full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
D Alessandro trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
D Alessandro stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Barnes looking to control.
Barnes 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.
D Alessandro tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as D Alessandro controls the pace.
D Alessandro wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
D Alessandro wins on points by 10 to 6. |
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