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Stepping Stone 40 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 4 losses; Barthelemy Boganda! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Matthew Bandini!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Boganda looking to score a takedown here. Bandini is defending well but Boganda drives through and ends up in Bandini's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Boganda (2) vs (0) Bandini
Boganda wants to control from the top but Bandini keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from Boganda's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bandini is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bandini has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boganda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boganda postures up.
Boganda works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boganda looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boganda prevents Bandini from improving his position.
Boganda seems to be working for a kimura but Bandini defends the submission attempt.
Bandini wants to control but Boganda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bandini gets back to full guard.
Bandini keeping moving, preventing Boganda from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boganda is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bandini is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bandini is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boganda defends well.
Boganda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boganda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boganda trying to control but Bandini is working from the bottom.
Boganda works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boganda seems to be looking for submissions.
Boganda trying to pass the guard but Bandini defending well.
Boganda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boganda tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bandini knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boganda is working for a kimura but Bandini is defending it quite comfortably.
Boganda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bandini is just riding it out for now. Boganda eventually gives up the hold.
Bandini tries to get to full guard but Boganda has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boganda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boganda slows the pace down in half guard.
Bandini is trying to control but can't.
Bandini looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boganda trying to control from half guard but Bandini is working away.
Boganda is pressing down on Bandini's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bandini is holding on for now.
Bandini is refusing to be controlled, as Boganda sits in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boganda looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boganda is stalling here. Bandini is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Boganda seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bandini has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Boganda (2) vs (4) Bandini
Bandini takes a little break here. Boganda wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Boganda is looking for a sweep.
Bandini working away.
Bandini tries to move into full mount but can't pass Boganda's legs.
Boganda struggling a bit here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bandini is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boganda has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bandini thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bandini is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boganda knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bandini controls the position from side control.
Bandini trying to control the position but Boganda is working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boganda tries to improve position but can't.
Boganda gets back to half guard.
Boganda tries to get to full guard but Bandini has control of the leg.
Bandini is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boganda trying to control here.
Boganda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boganda wants to sweep but no luck.
Boganda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boganda is looking for a triangle here but Bandini uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Boganda (2) vs (7) Bandini
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bandini is trying to get an arm triangle but Boganda is defending well.
Bandini is looking to take a break and control but Boganda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bandini working away.
Boganda is trying to improve his position.
Boganda wants to control but Bandini postures up.
Boganda regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boganda is trying to maintain the position but Bandini is very close to passing his half guard.
Boganda controlling the position for now.
Bandini wants to work for an arm triangle but Boganda is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boganda actively working from the bottom here.
Bandini is trying to work for a kimura but Boganda is defending well.
Boganda regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boganda looking to control.
Boganda throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bandini uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Boganda (2) vs (10) Bandini
Boganda is looking to reverse the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Boganda regains half guard.
Bandini is trying to work for a kimura but Boganda is defending well.
Bandini moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Boganda (2) vs (13) Bandini
Bandini looks winded!
Boganda is looking to regain half guard here but Bandini keeps moving and retains side control.
Boganda gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Boganda is looking to control Bandini's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boganda avoid being mounted?
Boganda looking for submissions off his back.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bandini is thwarting Boganda's attempts to control the position.
Boganda wants to improve his position but Bandini is controlling well.
Boganda looking for submissions off his back.
Bandini is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bandini wants to control but Boganda is keeping him busy.
Bandini trying to mount his opponent but Boganda defends it.
Bandini is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boganda defends it well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Boganda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bandini is working away from the top position though.
Boganda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boganda actively working from the bottom here.
Boganda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bandini pulls his head out easily.
Boganda looking for submissions off his back.
Bandini is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boganda doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bandini.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bandini seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boganda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boganda looking for submissions off his back.
Bandini is trying to control. Boganda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boganda is trying to get back to full guard.
Boganda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bandini pulls his head out easily.
Boganda actively working from the bottom here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boganda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boganda is looking for a sweep. Bandini is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boganda is trying to maintain the position but Bandini is very close to passing his half guard.
Boganda is looking to improve his position.
Bandini controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bandini trying to control the action but Boganda is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bandini wins on points by 13 to 2. |
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