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Stepping Stone 43 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 11 wins and 3 losses; Tyron Scott! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 5 losses; Cyrus Ozymandias!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Scott changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ozymandias looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Scott (4) vs (0) Ozymandias
Ozymandias tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Scott is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ozymandias's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ozymandias is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozymandias is not content to let Scott control the position.
Ozymandias is looking to regain half guard here but Scott keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott working away.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Ozymandias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scott is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ozymandias is looking to reverse the position.
Scott is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ozymandias holds on to Scott's head and controls the position momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ozymandias is looking to reverse the position.
Scott is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ozymandias will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Ozymandias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Ozymandias's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Scott trying to control the position but Ozymandias is working away.
Scott moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ozymandias tries to bench press Scott off him but Scott keeps the position.
Ozymandias keeping his opponent close.
Scott controlling the position.
Ozymandias is trying to get back to half guard.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Ozymandias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ozymandias is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias is still trying to improve position.
Scott tries for a kimura but Ozymandias is defending well.
Ozymandias sneaks back into half guard.
Scott is controlling the pace.
Scott trying to control the action but Ozymandias is working from the bottom.
Ozymandias has a hand on Scott's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Scott takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Scott (7) vs (0) Ozymandias
Scott avoids the attempt from Ozymandias to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Scott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ozymandias is looking to escape.
Ozymandias tries to reverse the position but Scott maintains control.
Scott has hold of Ozymandias's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ozymandias manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ozymandias is in all sorts of trouble here.
Scott wants to control the pace but Ozymandias is squirming around nicely.
Scott looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ozymandias is squirming around, avoiding Scott's attempts to control the action.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling the position easily from mount.
Ozymandias is desperately trying to improve his position but Scott has a good base and remains in mount.
Ozymandias is trying to reverse the position but instead Scott has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Scott (10) vs (0) Ozymandias
Ozymandias just trying to survive but Scott is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ozymandias tries to break free.
Ozymandias rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ozymandias is not content to let Scott control the position.
Scott not doing much here.
Ozymandias tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Scott performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ozymandias is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Scott stalling.
Scott is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Scott is taking a breather. Ozymandias 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ozymandias knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Scott is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ozymandias defends it well.
Ozymandias regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ozymandias 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: Scott (10) vs (2) Ozymandias
Ozymandias keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Let's hope that Ozymandias 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 slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Scott is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Scott can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ozymandias controls the pace.
Ozymandias must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ozymandias trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ozymandias manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Scott (12) vs (2) Ozymandias
Scott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Scott preventing the sweep.
Scott sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ozymandias has his hands on Scott's head, controlling the position.
Scott controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Scott advances to half guard.
Scott seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ozymandias has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Scott is working away from the top position though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias is not content to let Scott control the position.
Scott sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Scott is thwarting Ozymandias's attempts to control the position.
Ozymandias works his way to full guard. Good work.
Scott is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Ozymandias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ozymandias controlling Scott's posture.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Ozymandias.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to control but Ozymandias is working from the bottom.
Scott is fighting to break Ozymandias's control of his arms but Ozymandias is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Scott preventing the sweep.
Scott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Scott advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Scott (15) vs (2) Ozymandias
Scott is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ozymandias knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias is trying to escape the position but Scott is controlling the position.
Ozymandias tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Scott happy to just control the position for now.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ozymandias keeps working.
Scott takes a little break here. Ozymandias wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to control but Ozymandias is keeping him busy.
Scott is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ozymandias is looking to regain half guard here but Scott keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott takes the fight on points by 15 to 2.
Tyron Scott tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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