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CWC 353 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 21 wins and 35 losses; Ruben Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Panda One!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracie gets tackled into the ropes by One. One maintains the clinch.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
One pulls guard.
One keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
One pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Gracie wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
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.
One keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
One is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but One is working from the bottom.
One working a defensive guard here.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands and throws One's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (3) vs (0) One
Gracie wants to control for a moment but One uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Gracie is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and One reverses the position - he's now on top in Gracie's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (3) vs (2) One
One looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie working for a triangle but One defends it easily.
Gracie has an active guard here but One has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
One not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. One is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
One is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
One trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a kimura from the bottom but One passes into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (3) vs (5) One
Gracie tries to buck One off but One is having none of it.
One controlling the position from side mount.
Let's hope that One 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.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gracie is trying to work for a sweep but One has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Gracie (3) vs (7) One
One controlling from mount.
One avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
One controlling from the full mount.
One manages to capitalize on a mistake by Gracie to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Gracie (3) vs (10) One
Gracie rolls, trying to escape but One keeps control of the position.
One trying to control momentarily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't escape the position.
One just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Gracie is in bad spot here.
Good control from One.
One keeps control of the position as Gracie tries to break free.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie manages to reverse the position and now he's in One's guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (5) vs (10) One
Gracie trying to control but One is working from the bottom.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but One is retaining full guard.
Gracie stands and throws One's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (8) vs (10) One
One keeping his opponent close.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
One manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but One sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to work for an americana but One has managed to regain full guard.
One seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but One is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
One keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
One keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
One keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
One is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
Gracie trying to control but One is working from the bottom.
One keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
One wins on points by 10 to 8. |
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