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Stepping Stone 70 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; John Lake! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Aniruddha Anand!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Anand has Lake up against the cage in a clinch.
Anand stops a takedown attempt from Lake.
Anand wants a takedown but no success here.
Anand tries to score a body lock takedown but Lake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anand pulls guard.
Lake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anand swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lake is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lake looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anand working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lake drops back looking for a leg! Anand is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anand manages to kick Lake off! Lake jumps back into Anand's guard.
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.
Anand can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lake controls the pace.
Lake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anand is keeping the position for now.
Anand escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anand pulls Lake in to control the position.
Anand is trying to keep Lake in close.
Anand escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Anand is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anand can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lake controls the pace.
Lake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anand on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anand tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anand not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anand wants to control the position but Lake says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Anand wants to control but Lake is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lake is taking a breather. Anand 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.
Lake seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anand does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anand wants to control but Lake is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake controlling the action here.
Lake wants to take a breather but Anand is having none of it.
Anand has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lake is working away from the top position though.
Anand tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Lake has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Lake (3) vs (0) Anand
Anand is trying to escape the mount.
Anand wants to hold on but Lake pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lake tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lake fails to move to back control.
Lake content just to control the position here.
Anand is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lake tries to control but Anand wriggling away.
Lake fails to advance to Anand's back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anand wants to hold on but Lake pushes him away.
Anand is looking to improve his position but Lake isn't that keen on the idea.
Lake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anand tries to hold on but Lake pushes him away.
Lake wants to take Anand's back but he can't do it this time.
Lake wants to control the pace but Anand is squirming around nicely.
Anand is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lake looking to control but Anand is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anand wants to control but Lake is having none of it.
Lake fails to take his opponent's back.
Lake content just to control the position here.
Lake looking to control but Anand is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anand 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lake content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Anand tries to get to full guard but Lake has control of the leg.
Lake controlling the action here.
Lake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anand looking for submissions off his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anand gets back to full guard.
Lake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anand looking for subs off his back but Lake has passed one foot through into half guard.
Anand trying to control here.
Anand is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lake's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lake's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lake (3) vs (4) Anand
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lake tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Anand prevents Lake from getting the reversal.
Lake on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lake tries to get out of the position.
Anand looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lake is trying desperately to improve position.
Lake is squirming around, avoiding Anand's attempts to control the action.
Anand might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lake haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lake is desperately trying to improve his position but Anand has a good base and remains in mount.
Anand is working for a guillotine from mount but Lake frees his head quite easily.
Lake tries to hold on but Anand pushes him away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Anand tries to control but Lake wriggling away.
Lake wants to hold on but Anand pushes him away.
Anand tries to control but Lake wriggling away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lake has given up his back here. Will Anand look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Lake (3) vs (7) Anand
Lake trying to control the position but Anand manages to sink in the hooks.
Lake defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Anand's arms.
Will Anand go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lake wants to control his opponent's hands but Anand gets his hands free.
Anand working for the choke.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Anand is hanging on to Lake's back as he tries to escape.
Lake trying to control the hands but Anand won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lake rolls, trying to escape but Anand keeps control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anand wins on points by 7 to 3.
Aniruddha Anand bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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