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TWGC 40 (185lbs, D1): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Sauli Somelainen! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 9 losses; Mapuche Matariki!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Somelainen takes the fight into the clinch.
Matariki tightens his grip and picks Somelainen up, before dumping him to the ground. Somelainen manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Somelainen (0) vs (2) Matariki
Somelainen trying to control the position.
Somelainen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Somelainen looking for subs off his back but Matariki has passed one foot through into half guard.
Somelainen is trying to control but Matariki manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Somelainen (0) vs (5) Matariki
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matariki takes Somelainen's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Somelainen is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Somelainen (0) vs (8) Matariki
Matariki controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matariki has the hooks in. Somelainen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
What can Somelainen do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Well, with Matariki on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Somelainen is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Somelainen trying to control the action but Matariki just sinks the hooks in.
Matariki has the hooks in. Somelainen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Matariki slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Matariki's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen trying to control the hands but Matariki breaks the grip.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Matariki controlling the positon.
Somelainen tries to roll but Matariki sticks to his back.
Matariki really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Somelainen.
Somelainen is trying to break free.
Matariki is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Let's hope that Matariki 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matariki has the hooks in. Somelainen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Matariki is not going to allow Somelainen to sit and survive in this position.
Somelainen can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matariki is not going to allow Somelainen to sit and survive in this position.
Matariki is hanging on to Somelainen's back as he tries to escape.
Matariki is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Somelainen rolls, trying to escape but Matariki keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Matariki is hanging on to Somelainen's back as he tries to escape.
Somelainen is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
It looks like Matariki might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Matariki keeps control of the position as Somelainen tries to break free.
Somelainen trying to control the hands but Matariki breaks the grip.
Matariki is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Somelainen's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Matariki has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Somelainen's body.
Somelainen tries to break free.
Our spies down at at SSJ Gym inform us that Matariki has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Somelainen is working hard here to advance position.
Matariki really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Somelainen.
Somelainen trying to control the position but Matariki manages to sink in the hooks.
Somelainen tries to roll but Matariki sticks to his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Matariki.
Matariki gets his hands free as Somelainen looks to control.
Matariki is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Somelainen has hold of Matariki's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Somelainen rolls, trying to escape but Matariki keeps control of the position.
Matariki biding his time, controlling Somelainen.
You can see the frustration on Somelainen's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Matariki's guard. Nice work there by Somelainen.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Somelainen (2) vs (8) Matariki
Somelainen content to stall in guard here.
Somelainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Matariki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matariki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Matariki keeping moving, preventing Somelainen from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Somelainen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Matariki looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Matariki looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Matariki! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Somelainen (2) vs (12) Matariki
Somelainen is trying to control Matariki's posture but Matariki avoids it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Somelainen tries to buck Matariki off but Matariki is having none of it.
Somelainen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Somelainen tries to roll over but Matariki keeps him under control.
Somelainen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Matariki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Somelainen 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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen wants to hit a sweep here but Matariki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Somelainen there! Score +3 for passing guard: Somelainen (2) vs (15) Matariki
Matariki avoids the attempt from Somelainen to control.
Somelainen is working to get back to half guard.
Matariki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Somelainen tries to hold on but Matariki pushes him away.
Matariki controlling his opponent.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen tries to lock up and control but Matariki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Somelainen has given up his back here. Will Matariki look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Somelainen (2) vs (18) Matariki
Matariki is not going to allow Somelainen to sit and survive in this position.
Matariki controls the action.
Somelainen is in bad spot here.
Matariki has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Somelainen's body.
Matariki is not going to allow Somelainen to sit and survive in this position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Matariki gets his hands free as Somelainen looks to control.
Somelainen is in bad spot here.
Matariki has good solid back control here.
Somelainen trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Matariki slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Matariki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Somelainen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Somelainen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Somelainen is trying to escape the mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Matariki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Somelainen looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Somelainen (2) vs (21) Matariki
Somelainen trying to control but not successfully.
Matariki is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Somelainen wants to escape the position.
Matariki not allowing Somelainen to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Somelainen can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matariki wins on points by 21 to 2.
A victorious Mapuche Matariki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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