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Stepping Stone 90 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 Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Majid Shah! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 7 losses; Jax Brown!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Shah clinches up against the cage.
Shah is trying to trip Brown. He has hold of a leg but Brown is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Shah persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Shah (2) vs (0) Brown
Shah's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shah is one step ahead there.
Shah content to stall in guard here.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shah can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shah sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shah defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Shah looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shah has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Brown keeping full guard, as Shah tries to pass.
Shah stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Shah wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Shah is working hard here to advance position.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Shah pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shah wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shah is one step ahead there.
Brown keeping full guard, as Shah tries to pass.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shah is one step ahead there.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shah thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shah looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shah's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shah wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shah defends well.
Brown being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shah tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shah seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shah stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shah showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shah pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shah is looking for a kimura here.
Brown wants to improve his position but Shah is controlling well.
Shah keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brown is looking to get back to full guard here but Shah has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Shah (5) vs (0) Brown
Brown looks to move to half guard but instead Shah has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Shah (7) vs (0) Brown
Brown looks winded!
Shah controlling the position easily from mount.
Shah working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shah sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shah has hold of Brown's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Brown manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Shah controlling from mount.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
Shah trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Shah has control of Brown's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Brown regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
Shah controlling the pace for now.
Shah seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brown for as long as he can get away with.
Shah trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shah looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shah is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Brown has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Shah has hold of Brown's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Brown manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Shah looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shah looking for a guillotine from mount but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Shah is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Brown is surviving well by controlling Shah's body position as best he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Shah working for a submission but Brown is keeping him at bay.
Shah controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Shah wants to finish this one by submission but Brown is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Shah.
Brown manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Shah is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brown felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Shah content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brown.
Brown 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: Shah (7) vs (2) Brown
Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shah controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shah doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown.
Brown prevents Shah from improving his position.
Shah preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Shah tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shah is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Shah (11) vs (2) Brown
Shah trying to control momentarily.
Shah looking for the choke but no joy.
I really don't envy Brown right now.
Shah controlling from the back.
Shah tightening his grip on Brown, looking for the choke.
Shah controls the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to escape but Shah has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Shah just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Brown tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shah sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown tries to reverse the position but Shah maintains control.
Shah tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shah takes the fight on points by 11 to 2. |
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