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Summit Series - Grappling Rd 6 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Hung Young Wang! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 0 losses; Jone White! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Wang gets a clinch. Wang ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wang no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Wang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wang tries to get out of the position. White wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving. Wang is trying to keep White in close.
White wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving. White not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. White drops back looking for a leg! Wang is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wang manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Wang's guard. Wang looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. White controlling from the top position. Wang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. White trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. White is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. White is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Wang lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wang (2) vs (0) White Wang postures up.
White is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wang is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Wang trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Wang trying to control but White is working from the bottom. White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Wang is sitting in close to White's body. White has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Wang is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Wang is tapping! That was a very nice submission by White.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jone White! |
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