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SSG 234 Makarov vs Lima 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 Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Pavel Sova! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 12 losses; Chicken Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Destroyer tries to keep at a distance but Sova has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sova has hold of one of Destroyer's legs. Destroyer is fighting the takedown attempt but Sova gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sova (2) vs (0) Destroyer
Sova looking to pass the guard.
Sova won't allow Destroyer to sweep him here.
Destroyer looking to control.
Destroyer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Destroyer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sova controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sova trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sova is working hard here to advance position.
Sova controls from within his opponent's guard.
Destroyer looking for a sweep. Not yet Destroyer, not yet.
Sova controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sova seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Destroyer for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sova advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sova in particular looking to stall.
Sova continues to stall.
Destroyer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sova is looking for a kimura here.
Sova is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sova is stalling here. Destroyer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sova seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Destroyer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sova (2) vs (4) Destroyer
Destroyer trying to control the position but Sova is working away.
Destroyer working away.
Sova tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Destroyer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sova manages to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer is thwarting Sova's attempts to control the position.
Sova is trying to get back to full guard.
Sova slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sova will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sova has his hands on Destroyer's head, controlling the position.
Destroyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Sova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Destroyer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer trying to move into half guard but instead Sova has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sova (4) vs (4) Destroyer
Sova showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Destroyer has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sova is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Destroyer. Score +3 for passing guard: Sova (7) vs (4) Destroyer
Sova trying to control the action but Destroyer is working from the bottom.
Destroyer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sova takes a little break here. Destroyer wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Destroyer is looking for a sweep.
Sova moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Sova (9) vs (4) Destroyer
Destroyer is trying to escape the mount.
Destroyer has given up his back. Will we see Sova going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Sova (12) vs (4) Destroyer
Good control from Sova.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sova has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Destroyer has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Destroyer is really stuck here.
Sova really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Destroyer.
Destroyer tries to escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sova gets his way!
Destroyer trying to control the hands but Sova breaks the grip.
Destroyer is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Sova's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Destroyer tries to roll but Sova sticks to his back.
Sova is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Destroyer defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sova has good solid back control here.
Destroyer showing good submission defense here.
Sova keeps control of the position easily here as Destroyer tries to buck him off.
Will Sova go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sova is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Destroyer is keeping busy.
Sova patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sova is trying to stick to Destroyer's back but Destroyer is turning into Sova. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sova's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Destroyer. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sova (12) vs (6) Destroyer
Sova wants to sweep but no luck.
Destroyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sova is keeping the position for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sova keeping moving, preventing Destroyer from controlling successfully.
Sova managing to control the position.
Destroyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sova swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Destroyer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sova working for a triangle but Destroyer defends it easily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sova wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sova looking for a sweep. Not yet Sova, not yet.
Destroyer stays in close to Sova's body and controls the position.
Destroyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Sova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Destroyer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sova haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sova looking for a sweep. Not yet Sova, not yet.
Destroyer trying to control but Sova is working from the bottom.
Destroyer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Destroyer stopping the sweep attempt from Sova.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sova 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: Sova (14) vs (6) Destroyer
Destroyer is staying active underneath Sova, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sova takes the fight on points by 14 to 6. |
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