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CWC 344 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 89 wins and 45 losses; Matvey Pavlov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 15 losses; John Lee!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pavlov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pavlov tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pavlov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lee sprawls well initially but Pavlov persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Pavlov (2) vs (0) Lee
Lee wants to improve his position but Pavlov is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lee tries to roll over but Pavlov keeps him under control.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is not content to let Pavlov control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lee slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pavlov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pavlov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lee trying to control the position.
Pavlov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee has his hands on Pavlov's head, controlling the position.
Pavlov wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Pavlov from controlling successfully.
Pavlov looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pavlov (2) vs (2) Lee
Pavlov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee being controlled here momentarily.
Pavlov looking for a sweep. Not yet Pavlov, not yet.
Pavlov trying to control the position.
Pavlov wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Pavlov is working hard here to advance position.
Lee is fighting to break Pavlov's control of his arms but Pavlov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lee stays in close to Pavlov's body and controls the position.
Pavlov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pavlov is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pavlov (4) vs (2) Lee
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Pavlov from controlling successfully.
Pavlov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pavlov is fighting to break Lee's control of his arms but Lee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pavlov tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Pavlov trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Pavlov is really struggling to control Lee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pavlov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Pavlov (7) vs (2) Lee
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pavlov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Pavlov controls the position.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Pavlov keeps moving and retains side control.
Lee wants to control but Pavlov postures up.
Pavlov looking to control but instead Lee has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Lee felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pavlov controlling the action here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lee.
Pavlov wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Pavlov looking to pass the guard.
Pavlov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pavlov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pavlov's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pavlov (7) vs (4) Lee
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavlov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pavlov is trying to keep Lee in close.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Pavlov.
Pavlov is trying to keep Lee in close.
Pavlov wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Pavlov keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lee has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Pavlov (7) vs (7) Lee
Lee tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pavlov keeps working.
Pavlov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lee's best efforts.
Pavlov is concentrating on defense, preventing Lee from advancing position.
Pavlov trying to control but Lee postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pavlov controlling Lee's posture.
Pavlov looking to control.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Pavlov.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pavlov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov looking to control.
Pavlov wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pavlov controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov controlling Lee's posture.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pavlov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pavlov working a defensive guard but Lee passes into half guard.
Lee is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Pavlov is trying to control but can't.
Lee trying to control the action but Pavlov is working from the bottom.
Lee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pavlov keeps working.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov is looking to improve his position.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Pavlov defending well.
Lee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lee is thwarting Pavlov's attempts to control the position.
Pavlov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Lee 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.
Pavlov is not content to let Lee control the position.
Pavlov is trying to control but can't.
Pavlov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Pavlov gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Pavlov takes the fight on points by 8 to 7.
Matvey Pavlov retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Matvey Pavlov, 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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