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CWC 395 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 50 wins and 39 losses; Bjj Steel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 26 losses; Bo Nickal!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Steel shoots for a takedown but Nickal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nickal drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Steel (0) vs (4) Nickal
Steel looking for a sweep but Nickal has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Steel (0) vs (6) Nickal
Nickal looking to control but Steel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nickal prevents Steel from getting the reversal.
Steel looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Steel (0) vs (9) Nickal
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel is trying to break free.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Steel staying busy and making it hard for Nickal to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel can't escape the position.
Nickal is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Nickal tries to get the hooks in deep but Steel pushed the leg off.
I really don't envy Steel right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is not going to allow Steel to sit and survive in this position.
Nickal is looking for the choke from the back position but Steel is controlling his hands well.
Nickal is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Steel defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Steel tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Steel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nickal looking to control but Steel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nickal looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Steel is squirming around, avoiding Nickal's attempts to control the action.
Nickal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Steel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nickal wants to control the pace but Steel is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Steel can't escape the position.
Steel tries to control the position but Nickal now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Steel (0) vs (12) Nickal
Steel manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nickal's guard. Nice work there by Steel.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel (2) vs (12) Nickal
Steel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nickal is keeping the position for now.
Nickal being controlled here, momentarily.
Steel preventing the sweep.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to control from the top but Nickal keeps moving.
Nickal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nickal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nickal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steel is one step ahead there.
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nickal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal working a defensive guard here.
Steel looking to sit in guard and control but Nickal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel (2) vs (14) Nickal
Steel wants to sweep but no luck.
Steel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nickal won't allow Steel to sweep him here.
Steel has Nickal pulled in close to control his posture.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nickal won't allow Steel to sweep him here.
Steel trying to keep a closed guard but Nickal is proving a slippery customer.
Steel wants to hit a sweep here but Nickal passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Steel there! Score +3 for passing guard: Steel (2) vs (17) Nickal
Nickal looking to control but Steel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steel stops Nickal from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to hold on but Nickal pushes him away.
Steel is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Steel tries to control Nickal's body but Nickal pushes him off. Steel squirms to his side and now Nickal has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Steel (2) vs (20) Nickal
Steel trying to control but not successfully.
Nickal has the hooks in. Steel is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Steel is keeping busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to break free.
Steel turns into Nickal and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel (4) vs (20) Nickal
Nickal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Steel controls the pace.
Steel trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel wants to pass the guard but Nickal is keeping the position.
Nickal working a defensive guard here.
Steel controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Steel trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel wants to pass the guard but Nickal is keeping the position.
Nickal trying to control the position.
Steel is looking to pass into half guard but Nickal pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nickal is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel (4) vs (22) Nickal
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Steel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nickal is one step ahead there.
Steel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've been informed that Nickal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nickal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Steel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nickal won't allow Steel to sweep him here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nickal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Steel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nickal stays in close to Steel's body and controls the position.
Steel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nickal is now in half guard.
Steel wants to get back to full guard but Nickal has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Steel (4) vs (25) Nickal
Steel tries to improve his position but instead Nickal has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Steel (4) vs (28) Nickal
Nickal trying to control.
Nickal doesn't have the hooks in and Steel manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel (6) vs (28) Nickal
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nickal wants to sweep but no luck.
Nickal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Steel controls the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickal wins on points by 28 to 6.
Bo Nickal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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