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TPG 002 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 London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Ryk Anders! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Silvio Van De Leide!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Anders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van De Leide swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anders rushes Van De Leide and presses him up against the cage.
Anders drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van De Leide gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anders is pressed up against the cage. Van De Leide has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anders down to the mat. Anders avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anders shoots for a double leg takedown but Van De Leide sprawls well. He's pushed Anders's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van De Leide instigates a clinch.
Van De Leide has picked Anders up - he's going for a ride! Van De Leide dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anders (0) vs (2) Van De Leide
Anders trying to control from the bottom.
Van De Leide wants to take a breather but Anders is having none of it.
Van De Leide might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anders haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Van De Leide is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Van De Leide is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders gets full guard.
Van De Leide wants to control from the top but Anders keeps moving.
Anders definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Anders keeping full guard, as Van De Leide tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders looking for a guillotine here but Van De Leide defends easily.
Van De Leide wants to control from the top but Anders keeps moving.
Anders looking to control.
Van De Leide sitting in guard here, content to control.
Van De Leide wants to control from the top but Anders keeps moving.
Anders working for a triangle but Van De Leide defends it easily.
Van De Leide got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anders has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Van De Leide has managed to get both his arms back between Anders's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anders being controlled here, momentarily.
Van De Leide got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anders has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Van De Leide has managed to get both his arms back between Anders's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders trying to keep a closed guard but Van De Leide is proving a slippery customer.
Van De Leide 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.
Anders keeping moving, preventing Van De Leide from controlling successfully.
Anders looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van De Leide wants to pass the guard but Anders is keeping the position.
Anders not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van De Leide tries to free his leg and advance position but Anders is retaining full guard.
Van De Leide wants to control from the top but Anders keeps moving.
Anders is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Leide trying to control the position from guard on top but Anders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van De Leide tries to free his leg and advance position but Anders is retaining full guard.
Anders keeping moving, preventing Van De Leide from controlling successfully.
Anders is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anders working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van De Leide doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van De Leide manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Van De Leide wants to control from the top but Anders keeps moving.
Van De Leide stopping the sweep attempt from Anders.
Van De Leide wants to control from the top but Anders keeps moving.
Anders not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van De Leide wants to control from the top but Anders keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Leide advances to half guard.
Van De Leide is trying to work for a kimura but Anders is defending well.
Anders is trying to maintain the position but Van De Leide is very close to passing his half guard.
Anders is refusing to be controlled, as Van De Leide sits in half guard.
Anders wants to improve his position but Van De Leide is controlling well.
Van De Leide wants to work for an arm triangle but Anders is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Anders is trying to get back to full guard.
Van De Leide is keen to just control but Anders is a slippery customer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anders wants to control but Van De Leide is keeping busy.
Van De Leide is trying to control. Anders wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anders looking for submissions off his back.
Anders tries to roll over but Van De Leide keeps him under control.
Anders wants to control but Van De Leide is keeping busy.
Van De Leide is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Anders doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Van De Leide.
Anders is defending against the submission attempts here by Van De Leide.
Anders is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Van De Leide is working for a submission of some sort.
Anders is not content to let Van De Leide control the position.
Van De Leide wants to pass to mount but Anders is defending the position.
Anders wants to get back to full guard.
Anders manages to get to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anders holds on and takes a little breather.
Van De Leide stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anders swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anders escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van De Leide gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Van De Leide forces his way into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Van De Leide wants to pass the guard but Anders is defending well.
Van De Leide is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Van De Leide is looking to take a break and control but Anders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anders wants to control but Van De Leide is keeping busy.
Van De Leide is keen to just control but Anders is a slippery customer.
Van De Leide passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Anders (0) vs (5) Van De Leide
Van De Leide working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Anders is trying to control Van De Leide's posture but Van De Leide avoids it.
Van De Leide is trying to get an arm triangle but Anders is defending well.
Van De Leide is trying to get an arm triangle but Anders is defending well.
We've been informed that Van De Leide has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Van De Leide working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Anders is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Van De Leide thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van De Leide is looking to take a break and control but Anders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anders is looking for a sweep.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anders is trying to control Van De Leide's posture but Van De Leide avoids it.
Van De Leide has hold of Anders's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Anders tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Van De Leide cranks the arm and Anders screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Anders, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Silvio Van De Leide!
Silvio Van De Leide made sure to mention his sponsor, Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 in his post fight interview.
The defeated Ryk Anders had this to say: 'I'm a competitor, and I know a lot of people say that, but I'm not going to give in or be intimidated by anybody!'. |
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