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TWGC 37 (265+lbs, D2): Finals - Round 2 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 2 wins and 0 losses; Stephan Letter! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 1 losses; Tyron Scott!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Letter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Letter wants it to stay on the feet.
Scott shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Scott was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Letter (0) vs (4) Scott
You can see the frustration on Letter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Letter is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Letter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Scott controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott trying to control the position but Letter is working away.
Scott moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
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.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Letter keeps working.
Letter tries to bench press Scott off him but Scott keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Scott wants to control but Letter is keeping him busy.
Scott controlling from side mount.
Letter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Let's hope that Scott has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Letter keeps working.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Letter keeps working.
Letter is looking for a sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Scott trying to control the position but Letter is working away.
Scott happy to just control the position for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Letter keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Letter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Scott wants to control for a moment but Letter uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Scott seems content to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Scott is trying to control the action in half guard but Letter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Scott passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Letter! Score +3 for passing guard: Letter (0) vs (7) Scott
Scott fails to move to back control.
Scott looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Scott controlling the position easily from mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Letter tries to hold on but Scott postures up.
Scott controlling the pace for now.
Scott wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling from mount.
Letter tries to hold on but Scott postures up.
Scott controlling the pace for now.
Scott tries to control but Letter wriggling away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Scott looking to control and managing it successfully.
Scott fails to take his opponent's back.
Scott takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Letter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Scott avoids the attempt from Letter to control.
Scott sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Letter prevents Scott from taking his back.
Scott goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Letter is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Letter (2) vs (7) Scott
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking for a triangle but Letter pushes his legs off easily.
Scott looking for a sweep. Not yet Scott, not yet.
Scott controls Letter momentarily but Letter frees himself.
Scott 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.
Letter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott keeping moving, preventing Letter from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott wins on points by 7 to 2.
A very excited looking Tyron Scott made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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