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Stepping Stone 88 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 London, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 4 losses; Leonardinho Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 9 losses; Ray White!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
White gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Chai (0) vs (4) White
White thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Chai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chai is looking for a sweep.
Chai is trying to escape the position but White is controlling the position.
Chai can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai stops White from passing to mount.
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.
Chai is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked White off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Chai (4) vs (4) White
Chai just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
White preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Chai.
Chai is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
You can see the frustration on White's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai biding his time, looking for the opening.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White manages to reverse the position and now he's in Chai's guard. Nice work there by White.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (4) vs (6) White
Chai looking to control.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chai controlling the position.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
White is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to sweep but no luck.
White controlling from the top position.
White trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
White looking to pass the guard.
White trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai has his hands on White's head, controlling the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chai continues to stall.
Chai keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but White has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (4) vs (9) White
White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
White tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
White trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
White looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
White might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chai haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Chai prevents White from improving position.
White wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chai stops White from passing to mount.
White goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chai rolls with the submission and now he's on top in White's guard! Nice work there by Chai! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (6) vs (9) White
Chai trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (6) vs (11) White
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control the position.
White trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai looking to control.
Chai is pulling down on White's head. It's preventing any offense from White, at least for the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Chai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (8) vs (11) White
Chai is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to control the position but Chai postures up.
White keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass.
White 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.
White is still trying to improve position.
Chai passes into half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Chai not doing much here.
Chai wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Chai is taking a breather. White 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.
Chai tries to pass to full mount but White defends it.
White is looking for a sweep. Chai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White is trying to control but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
White actively working from the bottom here.
Chai trying to pass the guard but White defending well.
Chai controlling the pace.
White is controlling Chai's trapped leg to prevent Chai from advancing to side control.
White is looking for a sweep. Chai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Chai frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (11) vs (11) White
Chai looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and White gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
White wins on points by 12 to 11.
Ray White 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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