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Stepping Stone 16 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 4 losses; Scott Hall! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Henny Bottles!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Hall drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hall (2) vs (0) Bottles
Hall seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bottles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
Hall not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bottles has Hall pulled in close to control his posture.
Bottles is trying to keep Hall in close.
Hall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bottles trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottles keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Bottles.
Bottles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bottles is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hall defends well.
Bottles has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hall has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Hall (5) vs (0) Bottles
Bottles is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bottles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bottles gets back to half guard.
Hall wants to free his trapped foot but Bottles is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bottles wants to get back to full guard.
Bottles gets full guard.
Bottles pulls Hall in close to prevent any damage.
Hall pushing down on Bottles's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hall wants to pass to mount but Bottles is defending the position.
Hall is working hard here to advance position.
Hall trying to control the pace.
Hall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bottles knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bottles is looking to control Hall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bottles avoid being mounted?
Hall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bottles knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hall not doing much here.
Bottles gets back to full guard.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Bottles is keeping the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hall not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hall postures up.
Hall controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
Hall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Our spies down at at Gym Heroes inform us that Bottles has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bottles looking to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hall's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hall seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bottles for as long as he can get away with.
Hall won't allow Bottles to sweep him here.
Bottles trying to control the position.
Hall's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bottles keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall preventing the sweep.
Hall advances to half guard.
Hall prevents Bottles from improving his position.
Hall is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bottles reverses the position - he's now on top in Hall's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hall (5) vs (2) Bottles
Bottles is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hall is controlling Bottles's posture.
Hall 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: Hall (7) vs (2) Bottles
Hall trying to control the pace.
Bottles tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Hall keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to pass the guard but Bottles defending well.
Hall controlling the action here.
Bottles trying to control but Hall postures up.
Hall frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Hall (10) vs (2) Bottles
Bottles prevents Hall from taking his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bottles can't escape the position.
Hall looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bottles is trying desperately to improve position.
Hall controlling the position easily from mount.
Bottles wants to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bottles is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hall controlling the pace for now.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Hall.
Hall prevents Bottles from getting the reversal.
Hall is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Bottles is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Hall (13) vs (2) Bottles
Bottles is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hall off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Bottles is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hall.
Bottles holding both Hall 's hands and preventing any damage.
Hall has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bottles's body.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall'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.
You can see the frustration on Bottles's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bottles is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hall.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bottles rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hall is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Hall (16) vs (2) Bottles
Hall controlling the position easily from mount.
Bottles keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling from mount.
Hall continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hall takes the fight on points by 16 to 2.
A relieved looking Scott Hall thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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