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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 New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Tendren Hlervu! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Smasher Man!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hlervu goes for a double leg but Man avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Man continues to drive forward.
Man feints the counter takedown.
Hlervu gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hlervu (2) vs (0) Man
Man is defending against the submission attempts here by Hlervu.
Hlervu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Man manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlervu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
Hlervu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Man wants to improve his position but instead Hlervu has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hlervu is thwarting Man's attempts to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Man can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hlervu wants to take a breather but Man is having none of it.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Man trying to control from the bottom.
Hlervu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to maintain the position but Hlervu is very close to passing his half guard.
Hlervu is looking to advance position but Man won't allow it.
Man wants to control but Hlervu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Man tries to roll over but Hlervu keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu controlling the action here.
Hlervu could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to control but Hlervu is keeping busy.
Hlervu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hlervu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Man for as long as he can get away with.
Man tries to roll over but Hlervu keeps him under control.
Man is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu not doing much here.
Hlervu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Hlervu (5) vs (0) Man
Hlervu controlling from the full mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to reverse the position but Hlervu maintains control.
Man is squirming around, avoiding Hlervu's attempts to control the action.
Hlervu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hlervu looking to control but Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hlervu avoids the attempt from Man to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu controlling the position easily from mount.
Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Man is squirming around, avoiding Hlervu's attempts to control the action.
Hlervu controlling from the full mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Man really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hlervu controlling from mount.
Hlervu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hlervu'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.
Hlervu wants to control the pace but Man is squirming around nicely.
Hlervu controlling his opponent.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Man is trying to escape the mount.
Hlervu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Man is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Man is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Man is trying desperately to improve position.
Man is squirming around, avoiding Hlervu's attempts to control the action.
Man 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: Hlervu (5) vs (2) Man
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Hlervu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hlervu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Hlervu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hlervu controlling the position.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hlervu is keeping the position for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hlervu throws his legs up looking for a submission but Man uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Hlervu (5) vs (5) Man
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hlervu is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Hlervu gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Hlervu takes the fight on points by 6 to 5.
Tendren Hlervu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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