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SSG 159 Hlervu vs Schaubi 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 31 wins and 9 losses; Tendren Hlervu! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 25 wins and 9 losses; Abu Schaubi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hlervu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Schaubi swivels and escapes.
Hlervu shoots and misses
and Schaubi counters by clinching up.
Hlervu is working for takedown but Schaubi is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tendren Hlervu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schaubi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hlervu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Schaubi after a bit of a struggle.
Schaubi pulls guard.
Hlervu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schaubi is adopting a defensive guard.
Hlervu trying to control the position from guard on top but Schaubi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schaubi wants to sweep here but Hlervu controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaubi pulls Hlervu in close to prevent any damage.
Hlervu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schaubi 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.
Hlervu controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu wants to control from the top but Schaubi keeps moving.
Schaubi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu passes Schaubi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hlervu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Schaubi trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hlervu is stalling here. Schaubi is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hlervu seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Schaubi has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Hlervu (0) vs (4) Schaubi
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Schaubi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Schaubi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Schaubi working away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu is trying to improve his position.
Hlervu is trying to control Schaubi's posture but Schaubi avoids it.
Hlervu tries to improve position but can't.
Schaubi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hlervu will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu struggling a bit here.
Hlervu is trying to work for a sweep but Schaubi has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Hlervu (0) vs (6) Schaubi
Schaubi controlling the pace for now.
Schaubi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu is squirming around, avoiding Schaubi's attempts to control the action.
Hlervu wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Hlervu (0) vs (9) Schaubi
Hlervu wants to escape the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi gets his hands free as Hlervu looks to control.
Hlervu rolls, trying to escape but Schaubi keeps control of the position.
Hlervu is working hard here to advance position.
Schaubi doesn't have the hooks in and Hlervu manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hlervu (2) vs (9) Schaubi
Hlervu is fighting to break Schaubi's control of his arms but Schaubi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu is looking to pass into half guard but Schaubi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Schaubi is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hlervu (2) vs (11) Schaubi
Schaubi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu keeping full guard, as Schaubi tries to pass.
Hlervu has Schaubi pulled in close to control his posture.
Hlervu looking for a guillotine here but Schaubi defends easily.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hlervu is keeping the position for now.
Schaubi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu looking for a guillotine here but Schaubi defends easily.
Hlervu wants to control but Schaubi passes easily into half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Hlervu (2) vs (14) Schaubi
Schaubi controlling from the full mount.
Hlervu wants to control but Schaubi is having none of it.
Hlervu stops Schaubi from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hlervu is looking to escape.
Hlervu reaches up to try and control the position but Schaubi seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Hlervu rolls and tries to escape and now Schaubi has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Hlervu (2) vs (17) Schaubi
Hlervu rolls, trying to escape but Schaubi keeps control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hlervu prevents Schaubi from getting a body triangle.
Hlervu trying to control the position but Schaubi manages to sink in the hooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schaubi wins on points by 17 to 2.
Abu Schaubi made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'G-g-g-g-gadOOSHED him through a glass door, b'. |
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