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SSG 286 Bar vs Hlervu 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 21 losses; Wilhelm Bar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 15 losses; Tendren Hlervu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Bar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bar (2) vs (0) Hlervu
Bar trying to mount his opponent but Hlervu defends it.
Hlervu actively working from the bottom here.
Bar works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Bar (5) vs (0) Hlervu
Bar trying to control the action but Hlervu is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hlervu being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlervu looking for a sweep but Bar has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Bar (7) vs (0) Hlervu
Bar wants to control the pace but Hlervu is squirming around nicely.
Hlervu is desperately trying to improve his position but Bar has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bar controlling from the full mount.
Hlervu working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bar is keen to just control but Hlervu is a slippery customer.
Bar is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bar is trying to control the action in half guard but Hlervu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bar content to control rather than advance.
Bar is keen to just control but Hlervu is a slippery customer.
Hlervu looking for submissions off his back.
Bar is looking to take a break and control but Hlervu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bar is thwarting Hlervu's attempts to control the position.
Bar wants to free his trapped foot but Hlervu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hlervu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu actively working from the bottom here.
Hlervu looking for subs from the bottom but Bar mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Bar (10) vs (0) Hlervu
Bar tries to control but Hlervu wriggling away.
Bar manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hlervu to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Bar (13) vs (0) Hlervu
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bar has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hlervu's body.
Bar controlling well, preventing Hlervu from escaping the position.
What can Hlervu do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Bar patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bar tightening his grip on Hlervu, looking for the choke.
Hlervu tries to roll but Bar sticks to his back.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bar keeps control of the position easily here as Hlervu tries to buck him off.
Bar is trying to control but Hlervu is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Hlervu is trying to escape the mount.
Bar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hlervu is looking to escape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu is working to get back to half guard.
Hlervu tries to control the position but Bar now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Bar (16) vs (0) Hlervu
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hlervu breaks Bar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bar (16) vs (2) Hlervu
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu trying to control but Bar is working from the bottom.
Bar keeping full guard, as Hlervu tries to pass.
Bar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu advances to half guard.
Bar wants to get back to full guard.
Bar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hlervu is working away from the top position though.
Hlervu is just content to waste time from the top position. Bar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bar is controlling Hlervu's posture.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bar continues to stall.
Hlervu is looking to pass into half guard but Bar pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bar is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bar (18) vs (2) Hlervu
Bar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hlervu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bar takes the fight on points by 18 to 2.
Wilhelm Bar retains his heavyweight title! |
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