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SSG 256 McCain vs Marden 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 2 losses; Tobias Bergman! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 2 losses; T Mustana Chai!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Bergman moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Chai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bergman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bergman sets himself, and Chai steps forward looking for the clinch! Bergman avoids it this time.
Nice sprawl there from Chai as Bergman shoots in.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bergman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bergman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Bergman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chai clinches with his opponent.
Bergman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bergman has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Chai regains guard immediately. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bergman (2) vs (0) Chai
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergman tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
Bergman trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bergman wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Bergman from controlling successfully.
Bergman tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
Bergman has gone for a leg lock! Chai slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bergman's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bergman (2) vs (2) Chai
Bergman has an active guard here but Chai has managed to pass into half guard.
Chai prevents Bergman from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai not doing much here.
Bergman wants to control but Chai passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Bergman (2) vs (5) Chai
Bergman is trying to improve his position.
Bergman can't do much from the bottom here.
Bergman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chai wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chai working away.
Chai slows the pace down.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bergman regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai is working for a kimura but Bergman is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergman tries to roll over but Chai keeps him under control.
Bergman holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bergman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bergman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chai pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Chai seems content to control.
Bergman is trying to maintain the position but Chai is very close to passing his half guard.
Chai wants to free his trapped foot but Bergman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bergman trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai controlling the pace.
Bergman tries to get to full guard but Chai has control of the leg.
Bergman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chai sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chai trying to control but Bergman is working from the bottom.
Bergman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Chai escapes and throws Bergman's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Bergman (2) vs (8) Chai
Chai working away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to control but Bergman is keeping him busy.
Chai tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Bergman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chai controls the position.
Bergman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bergman wants to control but Chai postures up.
Bergman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Bergman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chai is staying tight to Bergman's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bergman stops Chai from passing to mount.
Chai trying to control the position but Bergman is working away.
Bergman tries to bench press Chai off him but Chai keeps the position.
Bergman is working hard here to advance position.
Bergman is trying to control Chai's posture but Chai avoids it.
Bergman is looking for a sweep.
Bergman is trying to work for a sweep but Chai has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Bergman (2) vs (10) Chai
Chai fails to move to back control.
Chai content just to control the position here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bergman is looking to escape.
Chai controlling from mount.
Bergman is trying to escape the mount.
Bergman tries to hold on but Chai postures up.
Bergman is looking to improve his position but Chai isn't that keen on the idea.
Bergman wants to control but Chai is having none of it.
Chai controlling the position easily from mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chai fails to take his opponent's back.
Chai trying to control but Bergman is having none of it.
Bergman regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bergman tries to get to full guard but Chai has control of the leg.
Bergman trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Bergman (2) vs (13) Chai
Bergman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chai tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bergman tries to lock up and control but Chai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bergman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chai has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Master Chai's Dojo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Chai avoids the attempt from Bergman to control.
Chai controlling from mount.
Bergman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chai takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bergman wants to control but Chai is having none of it.
Chai is looking to take Bergman's back but instead Bergman gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Chai takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bergman is staying active underneath Chai, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bergman is looking to control Chai's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bergman avoid being mounted?
Bergman is looking to improve his position.
Bergman trying to control but Chai postures up.
Chai trying to control the pace.
Bergman wants to control but Chai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bergman with the active half guard here but Chai passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Bergman (2) vs (16) Chai
Bergman tries to improve position but can't.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Bergman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chai might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bergman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bergman tries to improve position but can't.
Chai tries to advance to mount but Bergman denies him.
Bergman is trying to control Chai's posture but Chai avoids it.
Chai tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bergman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bergman is trying to control Chai's posture but Chai avoids it.
Bergman is trying to improve his position.
Bergman is trying to control Chai's posture but Chai avoids it.
Bergman tries to improve position but can't.
Bergman is being controlled here.
Bergman is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chai is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Bergman (2) vs (18) Chai
Bergman tries to hold on but Chai pushes him away.
Chai controlling from mount.
Chai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bergman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chai pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Bergman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bergman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bergman (4) vs (18) Chai
Bergman trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bergman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chai manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bergman (4) vs (20) Chai
Chai looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai wins on points by 20 to 4.
A very excited looking T Mustana Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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