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Hawaii Grappling 4 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Jim Fish! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 13 losses; Elazar Shalit!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Shalit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fish rushes Shalit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fish wants a takedown but no success here.
Shalit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shalit has clasped his hands together around Fish's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Fish (0) vs (4) Shalit
Fish is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shalit off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Fish (4) vs (4) Shalit
Fish trying to control.
Fish looking for the RNC.
Fish will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fish is hanging on to Shalit's back as he tries to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Shalit defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Fish is persistently looking for the submission but Shalit is defending it well.
Fish keeps control of the position as Shalit tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Shalit defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Shalit tries to escape but Fish has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Shalit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fish is looking for a rear naked choke here but Shalit reverses the position brilliantly into Fish's guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fish (4) vs (6) Shalit
Shalit sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fish's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish gets full guard.
Fish keeping moving, preventing Shalit from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shalit slips nicely into half guard.
Shalit is working for a kimura but Fish is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalit wants to free his trapped foot but Fish is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fish is trying to maintain the position but Shalit is very close to passing his half guard.
Fish has a hand on Shalit's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Shalit takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Fish (4) vs (9) Shalit
Fish is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hawaii Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Fish prevents Shalit from taking his back.
Fish tries to hold on but Shalit postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalit prevents Fish from getting the reversal.
Fish regains half guard.
Shalit sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fish works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shalit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fish looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shalit passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Fish (4) vs (12) Shalit
Fish sneaks back into half guard.
Shalit wants to control but Fish is keeping him busy.
Shalit is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fish is just riding it out for now. Shalit eventually gives up the hold.
Shalit trying to mount his opponent but Fish defends it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is looking to pass Fish's guard but actually Fish recovers to full guard.
Fish trying to keep a closed guard but Shalit is proving a slippery customer.
Fish looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shalit advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Fish (4) vs (15) Shalit
Fish can't do much from the bottom here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fish tries to improve position but can't.
Fish is not content to let Shalit control the position.
Fish wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Shalit has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Fish's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Fish is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Shalit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Elazar Shalit!
Elazar Shalit seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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