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CWC 355 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 13 losses; Patty O Reilly! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 4 losses; Tyler Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
O Reilly clinches up against the cage.
Alvarez has hold of one of O Reilly's legs. O Reilly is fighting the takedown attempt but Alvarez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: O Reilly (0) vs (2) Alvarez
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but O Reilly is keeping the position.
O Reilly is controlling Alvarez's posture.
O Reilly is trying to control the position but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Reilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alvarez won't allow O Reilly to sweep him here.
We've been hearing good reports from O Reilly's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Reilly is keeping the position for now.
O Reilly looking for a sweep. Not yet O Reilly, not yet.
O Reilly controlling the position.
Alvarez tries to free his leg and advance position but O Reilly is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez being controlled here momentarily.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Reilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez won't allow O Reilly to sweep him here.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez is looking to pass into half guard but O Reilly pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now O Reilly is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: O Reilly (2) vs (2) Alvarez
O Reilly trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Alvarez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: O Reilly (2) vs (4) Alvarez
Alvarez won't allow O Reilly to sweep him here.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Reilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Reilly wants to sweep here but Alvarez controlling him for the moment.
Alvarez pushes down on O Reilly's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alvarez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but O Reilly sees it coming and defends easily.
O Reilly wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but O Reilly defending well.
Alvarez wants to advance to full mount but O Reilly doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
O Reilly keeping full guard, as Alvarez tries to pass.
O Reilly controlling Alvarez's posture.
O Reilly trying to keep a closed guard but Alvarez is proving a slippery customer.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Reilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alvarez manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: O Reilly (4) vs (4) Alvarez
O Reilly sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alvarez controls O Reilly momentarily but O Reilly frees himself.
O Reilly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alvarez pulls O Reilly in close to his closed guard and prevents O Reilly from doing any damage or advancing position.
O Reilly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
O Reilly wants to pass the guard but Alvarez is keeping the position.
O Reilly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alvarez is looking to sweep but instead, O Reilly has passed into half guard.
Alvarez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alvarez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: O Reilly (4) vs (6) Alvarez
O Reilly is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Alvarez passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: O Reilly (4) vs (9) Alvarez
Alvarez is looking to take O Reilly's back but instead O Reilly gets back to half guard. Nice work.
O Reilly wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but O Reilly is defending well.
O Reilly wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alvarez is pressing down on O Reilly's thigh, looking to free his foot. O Reilly is holding on for now.
O Reilly moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez won't allow O Reilly to sweep him here.
O Reilly is working hard here to advance position.
O Reilly controls Alvarez momentarily but Alvarez frees himself.
Alvarez pushing down on O Reilly's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
O Reilly wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well.
Alvarez wants to free his trapped foot but O Reilly is holding on for dear life with his legs.
O Reilly gets full guard.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is pulling down on Alvarez's head to control his posture.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Reilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Reilly looking for a sweep. Not yet O Reilly, not yet.
Alvarez is pushing down on O Reilly's leg trying to pass to half guard. O Reilly is fighting to maintain full guard but Alvarez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alvarez working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on O Reilly's thigh. O Reilly counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Reilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Reilly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Reilly is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez is pushing down on O Reilly's leg trying to pass to half guard. O Reilly is fighting to maintain full guard but Alvarez has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to pass the half guard into mount. O Reilly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
O Reilly trying to hold on to Alvarez's head to control him but Alvarez postures up.
O Reilly is doing well to control the position and prevent Alvarez from advancing to side control.
Alvarez trying to mount his opponent but O Reilly defends it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so O Reilly is just riding it out for now. Alvarez eventually gives up the hold.
Alvarez tries to pass the half guard into mount. O Reilly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
O Reilly trying to hold on to Alvarez's head to control him but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez is pressing down on O Reilly's thigh, looking to free his foot. O Reilly is holding on for now.
O Reilly moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Reilly is keeping the position for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alvarez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: O Reilly (4) vs (12) Alvarez
Alvarez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alvarez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
O Reilly tries to improve position but can't.
Alvarez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
O Reilly is trying to improve his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alvarez off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: O Reilly (8) vs (12) Alvarez
Alvarez tries to escape but O Reilly has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Alvarez keeps trying to improve his position.
O Reilly is looking to control Alvarez but Alvarez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Alvarez is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
O Reilly controlling well, preventing Alvarez from escaping the position.
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.
O Reilly has the hooks in. Alvarez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Well,O Reilly is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
O Reilly is not going to allow Alvarez to sit and survive in this position.
Alvarez is trying to break free.
O Reilly is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Alvarez tries to escape the position.
Alvarez is still trying to improve position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly gets his hands free as Alvarez looks to control.
Alvarez is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by O Reilly.
Alvarez is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if O Reilly gets his way!
What can Alvarez do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is keeping busy.
Alvarez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
O Reilly controlling well, preventing Alvarez from escaping the position.
O Reilly controls the position.
Alvarez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Reilly has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Alvarez's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvarez wins on points by 12 to 8.
An out of breath Tyler Alvarez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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