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WPGC 1 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Abdelrahman Camara! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Archimedes Sparbot!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Sparbot clinches.
Sparbot decides to pull guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Camara postures up.
Sparbot keeping moving, preventing Camara from controlling successfully.
Sparbot looking for a guillotine here but Camara defends easily.
Camara trying to control but Sparbot is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara postures up.
Sparbot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Camara wants to pass the guard but Sparbot is keeping the position.
Camara has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Camara might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Camara trying to control but Sparbot is working from the bottom.
Sparbot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sparbot keeps trying to improve his position.
Sparbot has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Camara has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Camara (3) vs (0) Sparbot
Sparbot manages to work his way to half guard, despite Camara's best efforts.
Sparbot trying to control but Camara postures up.
Sparbot tries to get to full guard but Camara has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot is refusing to be controlled, as Camara sits in half guard.
Sparbot is looking for a sweep. Camara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Camara wants to control but Sparbot is keeping him busy.
Sparbot is trying to control but can't.
Sparbot tries to get to full guard but Camara has control of the leg.
Camara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sparbot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sparbot wants to get back to full guard.
Sparbot gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot looking to control.
Sparbot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Camara is one step ahead there.
Sparbot is trying to keep Camara in close.
Camara trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparbot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparbot is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Camara trying to control but Sparbot is working from the bottom.
Sparbot is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara trying to control but Sparbot is working from the bottom.
Sparbot trying to control the position here.
Sparbot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Camara controls the pace.
Sparbot has his foot on Camara's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Camara works his way back into a safe position though.
Sparbot pulls Camara in close to prevent any damage.
Camara tries to free his leg and advance position but Sparbot is retaining full guard.
Sparbot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Camara manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Camara (3) vs (2) Sparbot
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot trying to control but Camara is working from the bottom.
Sparbot slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Camara (3) vs (5) Sparbot
Camara tries to improve position but can't.
Sparbot working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sparbot working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sparbot is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Camara prevents Sparbot from moving into mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Camara has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sparbot advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Camara (3) vs (7) Sparbot
Sparbot is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Camara is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Camara (3) vs (10) Sparbot
Sparbot is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Sparbot has got his arm under Camara's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Camara has spun round into Sparbot's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Camara (5) vs (10) Sparbot
Sparbot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Camara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Camara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Camara passes Sparbot's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Camara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sparbot keeping moving, preventing Camara from controlling successfully.
Sparbot is trying to hold Camara in close to prevent damage but Camara has managed to pass into half guard.
Camara is trying to control. Sparbot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Camara wants to pass the guard but Sparbot is defending well.
Sparbot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot trying to control here.
Sparbot won't allow Camara to pass to mount.
Sparbot tries to get to full guard but Camara has control of the leg.
Camara is keen to just control but Sparbot is a slippery customer.
Sparbot wants to control but Camara is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Camara is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sparbot is staying active underneath Camara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sparbot regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sparbot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Camara manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Camara (5) vs (12) Sparbot
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Camara keeping moving, preventing Sparbot from controlling successfully.
Sparbot wants to pass the guard but Camara is keeping the position.
Camara keeping moving, preventing Sparbot from controlling successfully.
Camara working for a triangle but Sparbot defends it easily.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot looking to pass the guard.
Sparbot stands and throws Camara's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Camara (5) vs (15) Sparbot
Sparbot tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sparbot tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sparbot has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Camara is looking to reverse the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Camara manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Camara is trying to get back to full guard.
Camara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sparbot wants to control from the top but Camara keeps moving.
Sparbot wants to pass the guard but Camara is keeping the position.
Sparbot trying to control the position from guard on top but Camara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparbot stays in close to Camara's body and controls the position.
Camara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sparbot defends it easily.
Camara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Camara keeping moving, preventing Sparbot from controlling successfully.
Well,Camara is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Sparbot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Camara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparbot trying to control the position from guard on top but Camara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparbot slips nicely into half guard.
Sparbot is working for a kimura but Camara is defending it quite comfortably.
Camara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sparbot is trying to control the action in half guard but Camara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot trying to advance position but Camara counters by regaining guard.
Sparbot not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Camara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sparbot defends well.
Sparbot slips nicely into half guard.
Sparbot wants to pass to mount but Camara is defending the position.
Sparbot with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Camara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Camara is defending against the submission attempts here by Sparbot.
Sparbot is working for a kimura but Camara is defending it quite comfortably.
Sparbot is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sparbot is trying to control. Camara wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparbot wins on points by 15 to 5.
Archimedes Sparbot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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