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SSG 182 Beat The Man 7 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 28 wins and 10 losses; Nykolai Kersikov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 11 losses; Charles Eric Cheese! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious? Cheese stuffs the takedown attempt from Kersikov. Kersikov gets slowly back to his feet. Cheese tries to counter with a clinch but Kersikov shakes him off and moves away. Kersikov with a poor takedown and Cheese moves into the clinch. Kersikov jumps guard and drags Cheese to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Cheese passes into half guard. Cheese prevents Kersikov from improving his position. Cheese passes into side control, despite Kersikov's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kersikov (0) vs (3) Cheese We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cheese content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kersikov can't do much from the bottom here. Kersikov is looking to reverse the position. Cheese controlling the position from side mount. Kersikov is trying to control Cheese's posture but Cheese avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cheese takes a little break here. Kersikov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Kersikov tries to get back to half guard but can't. Kersikov struggling a bit here. Kersikov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kersikov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Cheese sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cheese's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Let's hope that Cheese has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Kersikov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Kersikov trying to control here.
Cheese prevents Kersikov from improving his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Kersikov wants to control but Cheese is keeping busy and won't allow it. Cheese prevents Kersikov from improving his position. Kersikov trying to control here.
Cheese sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Kersikov is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at KFA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Cheese is looking to advance position but Kersikov won't allow it. Kersikov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kersikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Kersikov is pulling down on Cheese's head to control his posture.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Kersikov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kersikov, not yet. Cheese looking to pass the guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round. Cheese is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Kersikov pulls Cheese in close to prevent any damage. Kersikov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cheese manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kersikov (2) vs (3) Cheese
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Kersikov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Cheese not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cheese has his hands on Kersikov's head, controlling the position. Cheese looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Kersikov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cheese swivels though and keeps the full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kersikov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Cheese looking to control.
Kersikov sitting in guard, not really doing much. Cheese pulls Kersikov in close to prevent any damage. 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 fourteen minutes gone in the round. More stalling from Cheese. Kersikov controlling from the top position. Cheese 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.
And that's the end of the fight! Cheese wins on points by 3 to 2. Our winner, Charles Eric Cheese, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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