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Summit Series - Grappling Rd 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Kenji Matsuda! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Caique Lima!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matsuda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Lima tries to get set, Matsuda tries to push him back and clinch up but Lima manages to avoid the attempt.
Lima tries to clinch up.
Matsuda tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lima manages to circle out of the way.
Lima tries to clinch there but Matsuda circles away.
Lima tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Matsuda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matsuda seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lima tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Matsuda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matsuda is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lima.
Lima shoots and misses
and Matsuda counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matsuda walks away with a smile on his face. Lima gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lima is looking to clinch.
Matsuda seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Matsuda swats away the attempt to clinch by Lima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima moves in looking to clinch but Matsuda pushes him off.
Matsuda is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lima.
Lima is looking to clinch.
As Lima tries to get set, Matsuda tries to push him back and clinch up but Lima manages to avoid the attempt.
Matsuda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Lima tries to get set, Matsuda tries to push him back and clinch up but Lima manages to avoid the attempt.
Lima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matsuda tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lima manages to circle out of the way.
Matsuda swats away the attempt to clinch by Lima.
Lima tries to clinch there but Matsuda circles away.
Matsuda is looking to counter the offense by Lima and move into the clinch.
Lima tries to clinch up.
Lima doesn't manage to clinch there - Matsuda circles away.
Lima tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Matsuda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matsuda wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Matsuda keeps the fight on the outside.
Matsuda is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lima.
Lima wants to clinch.
Matsuda tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lima manages to circle out of the way.
Lima tries to clinch there but Matsuda circles away.
Matsuda wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch but Matsuda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matsuda tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lima manages to circle out of the way.
Lima fails with the takedown
and Matsuda counters by moving into the clinch.
Kenji Matsuda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caique Lima.
Lima tries to pull guard but Matsuda forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Matsuda gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lima regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Matsuda (2) vs (0) Lima
Matsuda postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda controlling from the top position.
Matsuda seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lima for as long as he can get away with.
Matsuda tries to free his leg and advance position but Lima is retaining full guard.
Matsuda's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima looking to control.
Matsuda looking to pass the guard.
Lima had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matsuda defends it easily.
Matsuda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lima is keeping the position for now.
Matsuda passes into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lima is looking to control Matsuda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lima avoid being mounted?
Matsuda content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lima moves into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lima working a defensive guard here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lima looking to control.
Lima is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Matsuda defends well.
Matsuda sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lima wants to control but Matsuda passes easily into half guard.
Lima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Matsuda in particular looking to stall.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lima is looking to control Matsuda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lima avoid being mounted?
Lima is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Matsuda is staying active.
Matsuda controlling the pace.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lima tries to roll over but Matsuda keeps him under control.
Lima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Matsuda pulls his head out easily.
Lima actively working from the bottom here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lima has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matsuda is working away from the top position though.
Matsuda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lima wants to get back to full guard but Matsuda has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Matsuda (5) vs (0) Lima
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lima keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Matsuda controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Matsuda takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
After winning the bout, Kenji Matsuda thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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