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SSG 273 Maximus vs Borgia PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 13 losses; Alexander Maximus! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Alexander Borgia!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Maximus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Maximus (4) vs (0) Borgia
Maximus controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Borgia wants to control but Maximus is keeping busy.
Borgia is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus is trying to control. Borgia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maximus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Borgia is trying to get back to full guard.
Borgia trying to control but Maximus postures up.
Borgia is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus trying to control the pace.
Maximus is pressing down on Borgia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Borgia is holding on for now.
Borgia wants to control but Maximus is keeping busy.
Maximus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Maximus works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Maximus (7) vs (0) Borgia
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia wants to control but Maximus is having none of it.
Maximus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borgia wants to hold on but Maximus pushes him away.
Borgia is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maximus avoids the attempt from Borgia to control.
Borgia is looking to improve his position but Maximus isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia prevents Maximus from taking his back.
Maximus trying to control but Borgia is having none of it.
Maximus with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Borgia tries to hold on but Maximus pushes him away.
Maximus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Borgia tries to reverse the position but Maximus maintains control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Maximus fails to move to back control.
Maximus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Borgia is squirming around, avoiding Maximus's attempts to control the action.
Maximus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Maximus fails to advance to Borgia's back.
Maximus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Borgia is working to get back to half guard.
Maximus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Maximus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Maximus tries to control but Borgia wriggling away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Borgia working to try and regain half guard.
Maximus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Borgia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maximus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maximus'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.
Borgia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maximus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Maximus avoids the attempt from Borgia to control.
Maximus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maximus seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Borgia for as long as he can get away with.
Further stalling from Maximus.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Maximus is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maximus trying to control but Borgia is having none of it.
Maximus controlling the pace for now.
Borgia tries to reverse the position but Maximus maintains control.
Borgia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Borgia is looking for a sweep. Maximus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Maximus stalling.
Borgia wants to improve his position but Maximus is controlling well.
Maximus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Maximus is looking to advance position but Borgia won't allow it.
Borgia wants to improve his position but Maximus is controlling well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Borgia gets full guard.
Borgia controls Maximus momentarily but Maximus frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Borgia holds on and takes a little breather.
Maximus is stalling in the full guard.
Borgia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maximus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Our spies down at at Globo Gym (5000) inform us that Borgia has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Maximus trying to control the position from guard on top but Borgia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Maximus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Maximus won't allow Borgia to sweep him here.
Maximus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Borgia looking to control.
Maximus trying to move into half guard but instead Borgia has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Maximus (7) vs (2) Borgia
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Borgia wants to control from the top but Maximus keeps moving.
Borgia postures up.
Borgia wants to control from the top but Maximus keeps moving.
Maximus looking to control.
Maximus keeping full guard, as Borgia tries to pass.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Maximus seems keen to control Borgia's posture.
Borgia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maximus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Borgia is fighting to break Maximus's control of his arms but Maximus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borgia content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus takes the fight on points by 7 to 2.
After winning the bout, Alexander Maximus 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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