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SSG 120 Banner vs Gaul 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Trace Mack! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Javontonius Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mack shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smiff pinned against the cage. Smiff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mack fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smiff scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mack (0) vs (2) Smiff
Smiff is looking to take a break and control but Mack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smiff is looking to advance position but Mack won't allow it.
Smiff controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Mack (0) vs (5) Smiff
Smiff trying to control but Mack is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack is desperately trying to improve his position but Smiff has a good base and remains in mount.
Mack is working hard here to advance position.
Smiff controlling the position easily from mount.
Mack keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff moves to his opponent's back but Mack bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Smiff. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mack (2) vs (5) Smiff
Smiff trying to control the position.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack looking to sit in guard and control but Smiff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mack (2) vs (7) Smiff
Smiff looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smiff passes into half guard.
Mack is not content to let Smiff control the position.
Smiff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smiff is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mack wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff trying to mount his opponent but Mack defends it.
Smiff is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Mack still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Mack has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mack (6) vs (7) Smiff
Mack tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mack wants to control but Smiff is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mack is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smiff keeps working.
Mack advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mack (8) vs (7) Smiff
Mack sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mack trying to control but Smiff is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smiff keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mack looking to control but Smiff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smiff working to try and regain half guard.
Mack wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mack wants to control the pace but Smiff is squirming around nicely.
Smiff really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mack controlling the position easily from mount.
Mack pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mack takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smiff is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mack controlling from the full mount.
Mack trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mack is working for a guillotine from mount but Smiff frees his head quite easily.
Smiff really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mack tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Mack wants to control the pace but Smiff is squirming around nicely.
Smiff is trying to escape the mount but Mack keeps good control and instead manages to take Smiff's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Mack (11) vs (7) Smiff
Mack is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Smiff knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Smiff for a finish.
Smiff trying to control but not successfully.
Will Mack go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mack is looking for the choke from the back position but Smiff is controlling his hands well.
Smiff rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Smiff wants to improve his position but Mack is controlling well.
Smiff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smiff is looking to control Mack's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smiff avoid being mounted?
Smiff looks winded!
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Smiff is looking for a sweep. Mack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smiff trying to control here.
Mack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smiff keeps working.
Mack content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smiff is staying active underneath Mack, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mack is controlling the pace.
Mack is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smiff defends it well.
Mack perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smiff is refusing to be controlled, as Mack sits in half guard.
Smiff is looking for a sweep. Mack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Smiff moves into full guard.
Mack controlling from the top position.
Smiff wants to sweep but no luck.
Smiff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mack controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smiff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mack takes the fight on points by 11 to 7. |
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