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CWC 335 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 7 losses; Tyron Scott! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 34 losses; Esteban Mondragon! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Scott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mondragon circles away. Mondragon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mondragon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mondragon tightens his grip and picks Scott up, before dumping him to the ground. Scott manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Scott (0) vs (2) Mondragon Scott seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Scott is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mondragon is aware though and is defending well.
Scott escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mondragon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Mondragon told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Scott is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Scott (2) vs (2) Mondragon Mondragon trying to keep a closed guard but Scott is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Scott controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Mondragon keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Scott showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Mondragon looking to control.
Mondragon controlling Scott's posture. Scott advances to half guard. Scott wants to pass to mount but Mondragon is defending the position. Scott is trying to control. Mondragon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Mondragon wants to control but Scott is keeping busy.
Well, if Scott is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Scott is looking for a kimura here.
Mondragon is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mondragon is trying to maintain the position but Scott is very close to passing his half guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Mondragon moves into full guard.
Mondragon keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
Mondragon is looking for a triangle but Scott pushes his legs off easily.
Mondragon being controlled here, momentarily. Mondragon is trying to control the position but Scott postures up. Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Mondragon is retaining full guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Scott looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Scott looking to pass the guard.
Mondragon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mondragon trying to keep a closed guard but Scott is proving a slippery customer.
Scott controlling from the top position. Mondragon looking to control.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. Scott wants to control from the top but Mondragon keeps moving. Scott postures up.
Mondragon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Mondragon is retaining full guard. Scott is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Mondragon is pulling down on Scott's head to control his posture.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round. Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Mondragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Scott looking to pass the guard. Scott is looking to advance position but Mondragon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Scott (2) vs (6) Mondragon Scott tries to hold on but Mondragon pushes him away. Scott really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mondragon controlling his opponent.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round. Mondragon fails to advance to Scott's back. Scott bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Scott (4) vs (6) Mondragon Mondragon keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Mondragon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mondragon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Scott controls the pace. Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Mondragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight minutes gone in the round. Scott controls from within his opponent's guard. Mondragon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scott engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Mondragon 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. Mondragon trying to control the position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/9.gif) That's nine minutes gone in the round. Mondragon seems keen to control Scott's posture. Mondragon is trying to control the position but Scott postures up. Scott sitting in guard, not really doing much. Scott wants to pass the guard but Mondragon is keeping the position. Scott looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Scott drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Scott jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/10.gif) That's ten minutes gone in the round. Mondragon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scott sitting in guard, not really doing much. Scott'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.
Scott drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Scott jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Mondragon is retaining full guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/11.gif) That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Scott looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Mondragon trying to keep a closed guard but Scott is proving a slippery customer.
Scott won't allow Mondragon to sweep him here. Mondragon can't keep his opponent in guard - Scott advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Mondragon tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg. Scott works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Scott (7) vs (6) Mondragon
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/12.gif) That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Scott looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Scott tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Scott has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Scott is staying tight to Mondragon's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Scott tries for a kimura but Mondragon is defending well.
Scott is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mondragon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/13.gif) That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Scott trying to control the position but Mondragon is working away. Scott wants to control for a moment but Mondragon uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. Scott is keen to just control but Mondragon is a slippery customer. Mondragon is looking to improve his position.
Scott wants to free his trapped foot but Mondragon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/14.gif) That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Mondragon is looking for a sweep. Scott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Mondragon wants to control but Scott passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Scott (10) vs (6) Mondragon Scott takes a little break here. Mondragon wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Mondragon is trying to control Scott's posture but Scott avoids it. Scott takes a little break here. Mondragon wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Scott wants to control but Mondragon is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight! Scott takes the fight on points by 10 to 6. Tyron Scott thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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