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GFY 15 - Made 2 Be Broken 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; Fidelity Castro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Gunner Mason!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Castro rushes Mason and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Castro is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mason is defending well.
Castro decides to pull guard.
Castro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Castro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mason trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.
Mason controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Castro controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason preventing the sweep.
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.
Mason looking to sit in guard and control but Castro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Castro (2) vs (0) Mason
Castro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mason looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mason looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mason! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Castro (2) vs (4) Mason
Castro is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro is working hard here to advance position.
Castro is trying to control Mason's posture but Mason avoids it.
Castro is not content to let Mason control the position.
Mason is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Castro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Castro manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mason's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro wants to improve his position but Mason is controlling well.
Castro is not content to let Mason control the position.
Castro gets back to full guard.
Castro wants to sweep here but Mason controlling him for the moment.
Castro pulls Mason in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castro pulls Mason in close to prevent any damage.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castro is adopting a defensive guard.
Castro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Castro pulls Mason in to control the position.
Mason trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Castro controlling the position.
Mason wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Castro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Castro'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.
Castro keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Castro has control of Mason's left arm, preventing Mason from doing any damage.
Castro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mason doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mason manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mason stopping the sweep attempt from Castro.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Castro keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Castro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mason trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.
Castro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Castro (4) vs (4) Mason
Castro trying to control from half guard but Mason is working away.
Castro seems to be working for a kimura but Mason defends the submission attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Castro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mason doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Castro.
Mason works his way to full guard. Good work.
Castro drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Castro seems to have locked his on tight now - Mason screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Castro, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Fidelity Castro! |
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