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CWC 323 - Prelims PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Jan Sobieski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 6 losses; Everett Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Arroyo tries to sprawl but Sobieski drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sobieski (2) vs (0) Arroyo
Arroyo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Arroyo is looking for a sweep. Sobieski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sobieski is keen to just control but Arroyo is a slippery customer.
Sobieski trying to mount his opponent but Arroyo defends it.
Arroyo tries to get to full guard but Sobieski has control of the leg.
Sobieski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Sobieski (5) vs (0) Arroyo
Sobieski avoids the attempt from Arroyo to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski controlling his opponent.
Sobieski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arroyo is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski working for a guillotine from mount but Arroyo is in no mood to give up.
Arroyo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sobieski wants to control but Arroyo is keeping him busy.
Sobieski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sobieski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Sobieski (8) vs (0) Arroyo
Sobieski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Arroyo is surviving well by controlling Sobieski's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arroyo is looking to escape.
Arroyo tries to hold on but Sobieski pushes him away.
Arroyo is looking to get to half guard.
Sobieski tries to control but Arroyo wriggling away.
Sobieski goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Arroyo is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sobieski (8) vs (2) Arroyo
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobieski is keeping the position for now.
Sobieski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sobieski is working hard here to advance position.
Sobieski keeping moving, preventing Arroyo from controlling successfully.
Sobieski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sobieski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arroyo's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sobieski (10) vs (2) Arroyo
Arroyo looking for a sweep. Not yet Arroyo, not yet.
Sobieski tries to free his leg and advance position but Arroyo is retaining full guard.
Arroyo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arroyo is keeping the position for now.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Arroyo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arroyo wants to control the position but Sobieski says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Arroyo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sobieski is trying to control the action in half guard but Arroyo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sobieski seems to be looking for submissions.
Arroyo trying to control here.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Arroyo is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sobieski (13) vs (2) Arroyo
Sobieski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Arroyo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sobieski wants to control the pace but Arroyo is squirming around nicely.
Arroyo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Arroyo is defending against the submission attempts here by Sobieski.
We've been hearing good reports from Sobieski'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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sobieski tries to free his leg and advance position but Arroyo is retaining full guard.
Arroyo looking to control.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Arroyo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arroyo wants to sweep here but Sobieski controlling him for the moment.
Sobieski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Arroyo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Arroyo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Arroyo! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sobieski (13) vs (6) Arroyo
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski struggling a bit here.
Sobieski is not content to let Arroyo control the position.
Sobieski is trying to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is letting Arroyo control him for a moment.
Sobieski is looking to regain half guard here but Arroyo keeps moving and retains side control.
Arroyo happy to just control the position for now.
Sobieski is not content to let Arroyo control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo staying calm.
Sobieski is looking to reverse the position.
Arroyo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Arroyo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski prevents Arroyo from improving position.
A lull in the action here.
Arroyo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sobieski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sobieski is looking for a sweep.
Sobieski tries to control but Arroyo manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Sobieski (13) vs (9) Arroyo
Arroyo slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Arroyo keeps control of the position as Sobieski tries to break free.
Arroyo just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Let's hope that Arroyo 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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Arroyo content to control rather than advance.
Sobieski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arroyo pulls his head out easily.
Sobieski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arroyo is trying to control. Sobieski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is defending against the submission attempts here by Arroyo.
Arroyo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sobieski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Arroyo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Arroyo's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sobieski (17) vs (9) Arroyo
Arroyo defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sobieski (17) vs (11) Arroyo
Sobieski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arroyo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sobieski being controlled here, momentarily.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobieski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arroyo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sobieski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arroyo has managed to get both his arms back between Sobieski's legs - danger averted.
Arroyo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sobieski's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arroyo controlling the action here.
Sobieski is controlling Arroyo's trapped leg to prevent Arroyo from advancing to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sobieski takes the fight on points by 17 to 11.
Jan Sobieski very nearly forgot to thank HELLBENT amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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