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LEVEL 3 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Silent Bob! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Anakoni Kai!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kai fails to pull guard.
Bob is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kai to keep the fight standing.
Bob is trying to pull guard but Kai has him pressed against the ropes.
Bob tries to pull guard but Kai holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bob drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silent Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob is trying to pull guard but Kai has him pressed against the ropes.
Bob jumps guard.
Bob is looking for a triangle but Kai pushes his legs off easily.
Bob is trying to control the position but Kai postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Kai sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bob had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kai defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kai is aware though and is defending well.
Kai wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
Bob tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kai slips nicely into half guard.
Kai seems to be looking for submissions.
Bob has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob wants to control but Kai is keeping busy.
Kai prevents Bob from improving his position.
Kai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bob is just riding it out for now. Kai eventually gives up the hold.
Bob tries to get to full guard but Kai has control of the leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kai's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kai's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Bob (4) vs (0) Kai
Bob wants to control but Kai is keeping busy.
Kai can't escape the position.
Bob biding his time, controlling Kai.
Kai rolls, trying to escape but Bob keeps control of the position.
Kai staying busy and making it hard for Bob to control.
Bob has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kai's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bob is trying to stick to Kai's back but Kai is turning into Bob. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bob's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kai. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bob (4) vs (2) Kai
Kai wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
Bob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bob looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kai wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
Kai has gone for a leg lock! Bob slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kai's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bob (6) vs (2) Kai
Bob trying to control but Kai is working from the bottom.
Bob slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bob works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bob wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kai keeps working.
Bob looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kai is looking for a sweep. Bob is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kai is not content to let Bob control the position.
Kai trying to control but Bob postures up.
Bob frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Bob (9) vs (2) Kai
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kai tries to lock up and control but Bob gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bob sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bob looking to control but Kai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kai gets back to half guard.
Kai tries to get to full guard but Bob has control of the leg.
Bob trying to pass the guard but Kai defending well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bob is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kai moves into full guard.
Bob pushing down on Kai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bob keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bob trying to mount his opponent but Kai defends it.
Bob trying to control the action but Kai is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bob prevents Kai from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bob in particular looking to stall.
Kai is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bob is looking to take a break and control but Kai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kai.
Bob is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kai keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Kai is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bob defends well.
Kai being controlled here, momentarily.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bob pushing down on Kai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kai is trying to get back to full guard.
Kai has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at White Eagle. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bob is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kai moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bob controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kai controls Bob momentarily but Bob frees himself.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bob doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bob manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Kai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bob trying to control but Kai is working from the bottom.
Bob looking to pass the guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bob stands and throws Kai's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Bob (12) vs (2) Kai
Kai is not content to let Bob control the position.
Bob slows the pace down.
Kai is not content to let Bob control the position.
Kai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bob just content to control the position.
Kai is trying to get back to half guard.
Bob controlling the position from side mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kai is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob takes the fight on points by 12 to 2.
After winning the bout, Silent Bob 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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