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SSG 199 Johnson vs Warrior 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 Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 5 losses; Stanislav Strakapoud! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 16 losses; Jacques Chancel!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Strakapoud drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Strakapoud (2) vs (0) Chancel
Strakapoud slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chancel wants to sweep here but Strakapoud controlling him for the moment.
Strakapoud trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strakapoud controlling from the top position.
Strakapoud tries to free his leg and advance position but Chancel is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chancel wants to sweep here but Strakapoud controlling him for the moment.
Strakapoud pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chancel is keeping the position for now.
Strakapoud seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Chancel wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strakapoud is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Strakapoud looking to pass the guard.
Strakapoud controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Strakapoud pushes down on Chancel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Strakapoud tries to pass to full mount but Chancel defends it.
Strakapoud is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chancel moves into full guard.
Strakapoud's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chancel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Strakapoud gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Strakapoud sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chancel is keeping the position for now.
Strakapoud has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chancel working for a triangle but Strakapoud defends it easily.
Chancel can't keep his opponent in guard - Strakapoud advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Strakapoud performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chancel is refusing to be controlled, as Strakapoud sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud is controlling the pace.
Strakapoud tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chancel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Strakapoud is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chancel looking for submissions off his back.
Chancel trying to control but Strakapoud postures up.
Chancel manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chancel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Strakapoud pushes down on Chancel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Strakapoud controlling the action here.
Chancel wants to get back to full guard.
Strakapoud tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chancel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Strakapoud is working hard here to advance position.
Chancel has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Chancel is refusing to be controlled, as Strakapoud sits in half guard.
Strakapoud prevents Chancel from improving his position.
Chancel moves into full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chancel looking to control.
Chancel is looking for a triangle but Strakapoud pushes his legs off easily.
Strakapoud not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Strakapoud postures up.
Chancel wants to sweep but no luck.
Chancel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Strakapoud (2) vs (2) Chancel
Strakapoud tries to roll over but Chancel keeps him under control.
Strakapoud moves into full guard.
Chancel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chancel trying to control but Strakapoud is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Strakapoud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chancel pushing down on Strakapoud's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Strakapoud is trying to get back to full guard.
Chancel wants to take a breather but Strakapoud is having none of it.
Strakapoud wants to control but Chancel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chancel is keen to just control but Strakapoud is a slippery customer.
Strakapoud regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chancel wants to control from the top but Strakapoud keeps moving.
Strakapoud trying to keep a closed guard but Chancel is proving a slippery customer.
Strakapoud looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud trying to control the position.
Chancel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Strakapoud is trying to maintain the position but Chancel is very close to passing his half guard.
Chancel trying to control from half guard but Strakapoud is working away.
Strakapoud is looking to improve his position.
Strakapoud wants to control but Chancel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Strakapoud is looking for a sweep. Chancel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chancel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Strakapoud wants to improve his position but Chancel is controlling well.
Chancel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strakapoud keeps working.
Chancel is thwarting Strakapoud's attempts to control the position.
Chancel tries to pass to full mount but Strakapoud defends it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud wants to improve his position but Chancel is controlling well.
Chancel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Strakapoud (2) vs (5) Chancel
Chancel controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Chancel 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.
Strakapoud sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Strakapoud tries to roll over but Chancel keeps him under control.
Strakapoud slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Strakapoud trying to control the position.
Strakapoud bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chancel's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Strakapoud (4) vs (5) Chancel
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chancel is keeping the position for now.
Strakapoud controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chancel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strakapoud defends well.
Strakapoud slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chancel trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chancel wants to sweep here but Strakapoud controlling him for the moment.
Strakapoud stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chancel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud pushing down on Chancel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chancel is trying to control but can't.
Strakapoud perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chancel keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Strakapoud in particular looking to stall.
Strakapoud trying to pass the guard but Chancel defending well.
Strakapoud content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Chancel actively working from the bottom here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud stalling.
Chancel won't allow Strakapoud to pass to mount.
Strakapoud controlling the action here.
Strakapoud seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chancel for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chancel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Strakapoud pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chancel is keeping the position for now.
Strakapoud engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chancel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chancel looking for a sweep. Not yet Chancel, not yet.
Strakapoud advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Strakapoud (7) vs (5) Chancel
Strakapoud just content to control the position.
Chancel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Chancel is being controlled here.
Strakapoud wants to control but Chancel is keeping him busy.
Chancel wants to control but Strakapoud postures up.
Strakapoud controlling the position.
Chancel manages to get back to half guard.
Strakapoud uses his free foot to push down on Chancel's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chancel. Score +3 for passing guard: Strakapoud (10) vs (5) Chancel
Chancel is squirming around, avoiding Strakapoud's attempts to control the action.
Chancel is working to get back to half guard.
Strakapoud controlling the pace for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Chancel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Strakapoud with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Chancel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Strakapoud looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chancel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Strakapoud takes the fight on points by 10 to 5. |
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