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CWC 336 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 9 losses; Jari Laitila! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 49 wins and 34 losses; Conald Petersen!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Laitila gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laitila manages to pull guard.
Laitila is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Petersen controlling from the top position.
Petersen tries to free his leg and advance position but Laitila is retaining full guard.
Laitila can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petersen controls the pace.
Petersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Laitila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Petersen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Laitila seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Petersen passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Laitila (0) vs (3) Petersen
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen controlling from side mount.
Petersen works to advance to full mount. Laitila defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Laitila (0) vs (5) Petersen
Laitila has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Laitila (0) vs (8) Petersen
Laitila trying to control the hands but Petersen breaks the grip.
Petersen has good solid back control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitila trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Petersen is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Let's hope that Petersen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Petersen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is really stuck here.
Petersen controlling from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Petersen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen trying to control.
Laitila can't escape the position.
What can Laitila do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Laitila looking very determined here, making life difficult for Petersen.
Petersen controls the action.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Petersen.
Laitila turns into Petersen and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laitila (2) vs (8) Petersen
Petersen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Petersen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laitila (2) vs (10) Petersen
Petersen tries to free his leg and advance position but Laitila is retaining full guard.
Petersen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Laitila lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laitila (4) vs (10) Petersen
Petersen looking to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Petersen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Petersen keeping moving, preventing Laitila from controlling successfully.
Petersen keeping full guard, as Laitila tries to pass.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laitila wants to control from the top but Petersen keeps moving.
Petersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Petersen, not yet.
Petersen is trying to control the position but Laitila postures up.
Petersen seems keen to control Laitila's posture.
Petersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Petersen, not yet.
Laitila advances to half guard.
Petersen is looking for a sweep. Laitila is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Laitila is keen to just control but Petersen is a slippery customer.
Petersen is trying to maintain the position but Laitila is very close to passing his half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is trying to control the action in half guard but Petersen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petersen holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Petersen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Petersen gets back to full guard.
Petersen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laitila manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laitila (4) vs (12) Petersen
Petersen controlling from the top position.
Petersen trying to control but Laitila is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laitila pulls Petersen in to control the position.
Petersen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Laitila keeping moving, preventing Petersen from controlling successfully.
Laitila has his foot on Petersen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petersen works his way back into a safe position though.
Petersen content to stall in guard here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Petersen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laitila keeping moving, preventing Petersen from controlling successfully.
Petersen looking to pass the guard.
Laitila looking to control.
Petersen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Laitila keeping moving, preventing Petersen from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Petersen forces his way into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Laitila is not content to let Petersen control the position.
Laitila moves into full guard.
Petersen advances to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Petersen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Laitila is looking for a sweep. Petersen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Petersen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Laitila is trying to maintain the position but Petersen is very close to passing his half guard.
Laitila wants to improve his position but Petersen is controlling well.
Petersen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laitila controlling the position for now.
Laitila is looking to improve his position.
Petersen wants to work for an arm triangle but Laitila is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Laitila is holding on to half guard well.
Laitila won't allow Petersen to pass to mount.
Petersen not doing much here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Laitila trying to hold on to Petersen's head to control him but Petersen postures up.
Petersen not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Petersen wins on points by 12 to 4.
During a confident post fight interview, Conald Petersen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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