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CWC 339 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 42 wins and 15 losses; John Lee! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 15 losses; Tommy Toehold!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lee (2) vs (0) Toehold
Lee is fighting to break Toehold's control of his arms but Toehold is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lee trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Toehold has control of Lee's left arm, preventing Lee from doing any damage.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toehold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
Toehold controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Toehold keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Toehold seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Toehold is retaining full guard.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
Toehold wants to improve his position but instead Lee has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toehold wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Toehold is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Toehold knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Toehold is trying to control but can't.
Toehold wants to control but Lee passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (5) vs (0) Toehold
Toehold tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lee staying calm.
Lee tries to move into full mount but can't pass Toehold's legs.
Toehold is looking for a sweep.
Toehold gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lee content to control rather than advance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Toehold is trying to control but can't.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Toehold is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Toehold is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee is controlling the pace.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
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.
Toehold is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lee's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lee (5) vs (4) Toehold
Lee just trying to survive but Toehold is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Toehold keeps control of the position as Lee tries to break free.
Toehold gets his hands free as Lee looks to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Toehold trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lee doesn't escape.
Lee tries to escape but Toehold has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lee trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
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.
I really don't envy Lee right now.
Toehold trying to control momentarily.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Toehold controlling the position well here. Lee rolled but Toehold kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Lee looking very determined here, making life difficult for Toehold.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lee is really stuck here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Toehold tries to get the hooks in deep but Lee pushed the leg off.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold keeps control of the position as Lee tries to break free.
Toehold gets his hands free as Lee looks to control.
Toehold controls the position.
Lee rolls, trying to escape but Toehold keeps control of the position.
Lee trying to control the position but Toehold manages to sink in the hooks.
Lee is in bad spot here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold biding his time, controlling Lee.
Lee trying to control but not successfully.
Lee can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toehold is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee takes the fight on points by 5 to 4.
During a confident post fight interview, John Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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