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CWC 365 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 60 wins and 42 losses; Rolf Ottke! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 18 losses; Tommy Toehold!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Ottke gets a double leg takedown into Toehold's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ottke (2) vs (0) Toehold
Ottke content to stall in guard here.
Ottke trying to control the position from guard on top but Toehold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ottke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ottke trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ottke looking to pass the guard.
Ottke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottke seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Toehold for as long as he can get away with.
Ottke stopping the sweep attempt from Toehold.
Ottke sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toehold looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toehold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ottke controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Toehold wants to sweep here but Ottke controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ottke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toehold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ottke wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottke is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Toehold is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Toehold 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.
Toehold being controlled here, momentarily.
Ottke continues to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ottke looking to pass the guard.
Toehold tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Toehold is adopting a defensive guard.
Ottke controlling from the top position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Ottke.
Ottke tries to free his leg and advance position but Toehold is retaining full guard.
Ottke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ottke looking to pass the guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ottke trying to control the position from guard on top but Toehold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ottke advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Ottke (5) vs (0) Toehold
Ottke trying to control the action but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Ottke happy to just control the position for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Toehold's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ottke trying to control the action but Toehold is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Toehold is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ottke slows the pace down in half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ottke is looking for a kimura but Toehold is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ottke to get the leverage.
Ottke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toehold keeps working.
Toehold gets full guard.
Toehold is trying to keep Ottke in close.
Ottke's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ottke trying to control the position from guard on top but Toehold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ottke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ottke engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Toehold keeping moving, preventing Ottke from controlling successfully.
Ottke controlling from the top position.
Toehold trying to control the position here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ottke looking to sit in guard and control but Toehold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ottke (5) vs (2) Toehold
Ottke looking to control.
Ottke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Toehold is one step ahead there.
Toehold passes Ottke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ottke wants to control the action here but instead Toehold manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Ottke (5) vs (5) Toehold
Ottke wants to hold on but Toehold pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ottke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Ottke gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Ottke takes the fight on points by 6 to 5.
After winning the bout, Rolf Ottke thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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