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WPGC 5.5 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Gotan Wasselach! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Ruslan Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Wasselach closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Karelin quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wasselach (2) vs (0) Karelin
Karelin wants to control but Wasselach is keeping busy.
Wasselach is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Karelin is looking for a sweep. Wasselach is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karelin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wasselach is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin trying to hold on to Wasselach's head to control him but Wasselach postures up.
Wasselach trying to control from half guard but Karelin is working away.
Karelin is trying to get back to full guard.
Karelin is controlling Wasselach's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Karelin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is staying active underneath Wasselach, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Karelin trying to control from the bottom.
Karelin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Karelin is looking to control Wasselach's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karelin avoid being mounted?
Wasselach passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Wasselach (5) vs (0) Karelin
Karelin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin wants to control but Wasselach is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Karelin is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wasselach is staying active.
Karelin is refusing to be controlled, as Wasselach sits in half guard.
Karelin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wasselach is working away from the top position though.
Wasselach takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wasselach wants to take a breather but Karelin is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Wasselach (8) vs (0) Karelin
Karelin wants to control but Wasselach postures up.
Wasselach moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Karelin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wasselach wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Karelin can't do much from the bottom here.
Karelin is trying to improve his position.
Wasselach takes a little break here. Karelin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Karelin tries to buck Wasselach off but Wasselach is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Karelin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Karelin is trying to control Wasselach's posture but Wasselach avoids it.
Wasselach is staying tight to Karelin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wasselach's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Karelin tries to improve position but can't.
Karelin is not content to let Wasselach control the position.
Karelin can't do much from the bottom here.
Karelin is trying to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach trying to control the action but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Karelin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Karelin tries to roll over but Wasselach keeps him under control.
Karelin trying to get back to full guard but Wasselach takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Wasselach (11) vs (0) Karelin
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Karelin tries to control Wasselach's body but Wasselach pushes him off. Karelin squirms to his side and now Wasselach has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Wasselach (14) vs (0) Karelin
Wasselach avoiding Karelin 's attempts to control his hands.
Wasselach trying to control momentarily.
Karelin trying to control the hands but Wasselach won't let him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach controls the position.
Karelin prevents Wasselach from getting a body triangle.
Karelin trying to control the hands but Wasselach won't let him.
Will Wasselach go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Karelin.
We've been hearing good reports from Wasselach'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.
Wasselach struggling to keep hold of the position.
Wasselach avoiding Karelin 's attempts to control his hands.
Wasselach controls the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Karelin wants to escape the position.
Wasselach is looking to control Karelin but Karelin is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Karelin tries to roll but Wasselach sticks to his back.
Wasselach not allowing Karelin to control his hands.
Wasselach just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Karelin tries to escape but Wasselach has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Wasselach really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Karelin.
Karelin is in bad spot here.
Wasselach working for a choke but Karelin is defending well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Karelin tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karelin trying to control the position but Wasselach manages to sink in the hooks.
Wasselach controlling well, preventing Karelin from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasselach takes the fight on points by 14 to 0.
Our winner, Gotan Wasselach, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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