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WP 25 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 23 wins and 24 losses; Volodymyr Kersikov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 26 losses; Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Wang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kersikov (0) vs (2) Wang
Wang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kersikov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kersikov's coaches at KFA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Kersikov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wang is working away from the top position though.
Wang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kersikov defends it well.
Kersikov is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang seems to be working for a kimura but Kersikov defends the submission attempt.
Wang is looking for a kimura but Kersikov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wang to get the leverage.
Wang looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang is working for a kimura but Kersikov is defending it quite comfortably.
Wang is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kersikov still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kersikov has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kersikov (4) vs (2) Wang
Wang is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kersikov off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kersikov (4) vs (6) Wang
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is trying to defend against the choke here but Wang has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Wang Tightens the hold and Kersikov taps out furiously! Wang displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Long Wang!
During a confident post fight interview, Long Wang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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