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CWC 356 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 Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 6 losses; Aku Serronen! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 10 losses; Jaxon Bremner! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Bremner closes the distance and clinches. Bremner gets underhooks to prevent Serronen's takedown attempt.
Serronen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Serronen is pressed up against the cage. Bremner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Serronen down to the mat. Serronen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Bremner has closed the distance and engaged Serronen in a clinch.
Bremner is trying to trip Serronen. He has hold of a leg but Serronen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bremner persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Serronen (0) vs (2) Bremner Serronen keeping full guard, as Bremner tries to pass. Bremner looking to sit in guard and control but Serronen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Serronen (2) vs (2) Bremner Bremner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Serronen controls from within his opponent's guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bremner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bremner is looking for a triangle but Serronen pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Serronen wants to pass the guard but Bremner is keeping the position. Serronen's corner is telling him to maintain position. Bremner wants to sweep but no luck. Serronen forces his way into half guard. Bremner trying to hold on to Serronen's head to control him but Serronen postures up.
Bremner is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bremner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Bremner is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bremner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Serronen pulls his head out easily. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. The fighters are battling for position here. Bremner manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Serronen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Serronen showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Bremner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Serronen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Serronen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Serronen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Serronen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bremner is keeping the position for now. Bremner is trying to keep Serronen in close.
Bremner controlling Serronen's posture. Serronen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bremner's guard. Serronen is looking to advance position but Bremner won't allow it. Serronen controlling the action here.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Bremner is trying to get back to full guard. Bremner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Serronen is working away from the top position though. The fighters are battling for position here. Bremner manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Bremner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Serronen defends well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Serronen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bremner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Bremner looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Serronen passes into half guard.
Bremner wants to get back to full guard. Serronen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Bremner is looking to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Bremner trying to control from the bottom.
Bremner is looking to improve his position.
Bremner keeps trying to improve his position. Serronen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Bremner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Serronen content to control rather than advance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Bremner moves into full guard.
Bremner trying to keep a closed guard but Serronen is proving a slippery customer.
Bremner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Bremner looking for a guillotine here but Serronen defends easily.
Bremner wants to sweep here but Serronen controlling him for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Bremner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Bremner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Serronen's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Serronen (2) vs (4) Bremner Serronen pulls Bremner in close to prevent any damage. Serronen looking for a sweep. Not yet Serronen, not yet. Bremner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Serronen is controlling Bremner's posture. Bremner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Serronen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round. Serronen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bremner is one step ahead there. Bremner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Bremner wants to control from the top but Serronen keeps moving. Bremner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Serronen wants to sweep here but Bremner controlling him for the moment. Bremner tries to free his leg and advance position but Serronen is retaining full guard. Bremner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Bremner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Bremner wants to control from the top but Serronen keeps moving. Bremner advances to half guard. Bremner tries to pass to full mount but Serronen defends it. Bremner trying to control from half guard but Serronen is working away. Bremner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Serronen is staying active underneath Bremner, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Bremner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Serronen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Bremner is pushing down on Serronen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Serronen is fighting to maintain full guard but Bremner has managed to sneak the leg through. Bremner working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Serronen's thigh. Serronen counters though and makes it back to full guard. Serronen keeping moving, preventing Bremner from controlling successfully. Well,Serronen is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes? Bremner looking to pass the guard. Serronen has control of Bremner's left arm, preventing Bremner from doing any damage. Bremner wants to control from the top but Serronen keeps moving.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Bremner looking to pass the guard. Bremner preventing the sweep. Bremner controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Serronen keeping full guard, as Bremner tries to pass. Serronen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bremner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Serronen swivels though and keeps the full guard. Serronen wants to sweep here but Bremner controlling him for the moment. Bremner trying to control the position from guard on top but Serronen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Serronen is pulling down on Bremner's head. It's preventing any offense from Bremner, at least for the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Bremner trying to control the position from guard on top but Serronen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bremner wants to pass the guard but Serronen is keeping the position. Bremner trying to control the position from guard on top but Serronen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Bremner drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Serronen dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Serronen (4) vs (4) Bremner
And that's the end of the fight! As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Bremner gets a bonus point for attempting more subs. Bremner wins on points by 5 to 4. Jaxon Bremner thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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