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CWC 361 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 6 losses; Mapuche Matariki! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 6 losses; Gotan Wasselach!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Wasselach fails with a takedown attempt.
Matariki has Wasselach up against the cage in a clinch.
Matariki gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wasselach regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Matariki (2) vs (0) Wasselach
Wasselach looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matariki is one step ahead there.
Wasselach looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matariki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matariki seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wasselach for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matariki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wasselach is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matariki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Matariki continues to stall.
Matariki looking to pass the guard.
Wasselach pulls Matariki in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matariki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wasselach looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Matariki puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Matariki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Matariki passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Matariki (5) vs (0) Wasselach
Matariki controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Matariki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Matariki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Matariki.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach won't allow Matariki to pass to mount.
Matariki prevents Wasselach from improving his position.
Wasselach trying to control here.
Wasselach is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach won't allow Matariki to pass to mount.
Wasselach is pressing down on Matariki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Matariki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wasselach swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wasselach can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Matariki controls the pace.
Matariki trying to move into half guard but instead Wasselach has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Matariki (5) vs (2) Wasselach
Matariki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wasselach is one step ahead there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Matariki is pulling down on Wasselach's head to control his posture.
Matariki wants to hit a sweep here but Wasselach passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Matariki there! Score +3 for passing guard: Matariki (5) vs (5) Wasselach
Matariki tries to lock up and control but Wasselach gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wasselach wants to control the pace but Matariki is squirming around nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach content just to control the position here.
Matariki tries to reverse the position but Wasselach maintains control.
Matariki is working hard here to advance position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach tries to control but Matariki wriggling away.
Wasselach sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wasselach with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Matariki is working to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach controlling from the full mount.
Matariki tries to lock up and control but Wasselach gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wasselach takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Matariki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Matariki has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Wasselach's lack of action.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matariki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matariki is looking to improve his position.
Wasselach seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Matariki gets back to full guard.
Wasselach trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matariki controlling the position.
Matariki trying to keep a closed guard but Wasselach is proving a slippery customer.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Matariki looking to control but Wasselach passes into half guard.
Matariki tries to get to full guard but Wasselach has control of the leg.
Matariki is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at SSJ Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Matariki trying to control but Wasselach postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach content to control rather than advance.
Matariki is controlling Wasselach's trapped leg to prevent Wasselach from advancing to side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wasselach in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Matariki is heads and Wasselach is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Matariki takes the fight on points by 6 to 5.
A victorious Mapuche Matariki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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