|
|
SSG 138 Barnes vs Dew 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 11 losses; Ray White! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 13 losses; Gaston Cahute!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Cahute darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: White (0) vs (2) Cahute
Cahute tries to pass to full mount but White defends it.
White trying to control here.
White gets full guard.
Cahute is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! White is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! White has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: White (2) vs (2) Cahute
Cahute is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cahute working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White passes Cahute's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cahute keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cahute keeps working.
White is looking for a kimura but Cahute is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for White to get the leverage.
White is trying to control the action in half guard but Cahute is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cahute has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Cahute works his way to full guard. Good work.
White slips nicely into half guard.
White is keen to just control but Cahute is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: White (5) vs (2) Cahute
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cahute regains half guard.
White is working for a submission of some sort.
Cahute trying to hold on to White's head to control him but White postures up.
White is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cahute is just riding it out for now. White eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cahute works his way to full guard. Good work.
White engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cahute seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cahute wants to hit a sweep here but White passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cahute there! Score +3 for passing guard: White (8) vs (2) Cahute
Cahute can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White wants to finish this one by submission but Cahute is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from White.
White jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cahute is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cahute and White has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Cahute tries to buck White off but White is having none of it.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cahute keeps working.
Cahute can't do much from the bottom here.
White thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
White goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cahute has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for White but great work by Cahute. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: White (8) vs (6) Cahute
Cahute tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cahute has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
White is not content to let Cahute control the position.
White is looking for a sweep.
White is working hard here to advance position.
Cahute wants to control for a moment but White uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
White might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cahute is looking for a kimura but White is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cahute to get the leverage.
White trying to hold on to Cahute's head to control him but Cahute postures up.
Cahute looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
White trying to hold on to Cahute's head to control him but Cahute postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cahute trying to mount his opponent but White defends it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Cahute is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
White is defending against the submission attempts here by Cahute.
White wants to control but Cahute is keeping busy.
Cahute tries to pass the half guard into mount. White knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control here.
Cahute is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. White doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cahute.
Cahute not doing much here.
Cahute wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Cahute is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cahute is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.
Cahute is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cahute is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.
White actively working from the bottom here.
Cahute trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cahute stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
White 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.
Cahute pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Cahute sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed White's guard.
White tries to get to full guard but Cahute has control of the leg.
Cahute controlling the pace.
Cahute works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: White (8) vs (9) Cahute
White has given up his back here. Will Cahute look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: White (8) vs (12) Cahute
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cahute working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cahute is persistently looking for the submission but White is defending it well.
Cahute looking to break White's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. White remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cahute will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Cahute is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
White manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cahute's guard. Nice work there by White.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: White (10) vs (12) Cahute
White forces his way into half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cahute is looking to improve his position.
White content to control rather than advance.
White wants to take a breather but Cahute is having none of it.
Cahute is trying to control but can't.
Cahute moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
White engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cahute lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: White (10) vs (14) Cahute
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cahute trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White trying to control the position here.
Cahute trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cahute looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: White (12) vs (14) Cahute
White wants to pass the guard but Cahute is keeping the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cahute is trying to keep White in close.
White wants to pass the guard but Cahute is keeping the position.
White trying to control but Cahute is working from the bottom.
White 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.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Cahute is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White won't allow Cahute to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cahute wins on points by 14 to 12.
Ray White spoke after the fight, saying 'Hold up, they call me the Mic Wrecker for a reason! Yo Loss or no loss u look like a cosby creeper slippin zoloff dis a pro loss takin better than black panthers your last chick ran faster than ya daddy did see I'm grandmaster you a lady in a prom dress gimme another competitor who on next I'm out.'. |
|
|
|
|
|
