|
WP 91 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 77 wins and 48 losses; Jackson Ramirez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 44 wins and 27 losses; Tyron Scott! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Scott shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez shows good takedown defense. Ramirez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Scott shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramirez as he avoids it easily. Ramirez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Scott fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Jackson Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Scott. Ramirez shoots in looking for a takedown but Scott manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramirez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Scott shoots for a takedown but Ramirez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Ramirez looking to score a takedown here. Scott is defending well but Ramirez drives through and ends up in Scott's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ramirez (2) vs (0) Scott Scott tries to land a sweep but no joy. Ramirez wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving. Our spies down at at Hammer House of Horror inform us that Scott has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off? Scott wants to control the position but Ramirez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ramirez sitting and controlling from the half guard. Ramirez wants to control but Scott is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Scott won't allow Ramirez to pass to mount. Scott trying to control here.
Ramirez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ramirez passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Ramirez (5) vs (0) Scott Ramirez controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Scott is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ramirez wants to control the pace but Scott is squirming around nicely. Ramirez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Scott is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ramirez prevents Scott from getting the reversal. Ramirez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Scott is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Ramirez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Scott tries to hold on but Ramirez pushes him away. Ramirez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Scott is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ramirez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scott is looking to escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Scott is wriggling around trying to escape.
Scott wants to hold on but Ramirez pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Ramirez controlling from the full mount. Ramirez trying to control but he's not successful this time. Ramirez controlling the pace for now. Ramirez fails to move to back control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Scott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Ramirez looking to control but Scott is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Scott really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ramirez trying to control but he's not successful this time. Ramirez controlling from the full mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Scott wants to control but Ramirez is having none of it. Scott tries to get back to half guard but can't. Ramirez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scott is looking to escape. Scott tries to hold on but Ramirez pushes him away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round. Scott is looking to improve his position but Ramirez isn't that keen on the idea. Scott tries to hold on but Ramirez pushes him away. Ramirez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Scott tries to lock up and control but Ramirez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Scott is looking to get to half guard. Ramirez trying to control but he's not successful this time. Scott slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Ramirez controlling the action here. Scott is refusing to be controlled, as Ramirez sits in half guard. Scott is trying to control but can't.
Ramirez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Ramirez is looking to advance position but Scott won't allow it. Scott is positioning himself well to prevent Ramirez advancing to mount. 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. Scott is looking for a sweep. Ramirez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ramirez in particular looking to stall. Scott controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Ramirez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight! Ramirez takes the fight on points by 5 to 0. Jackson Ramirez very nearly forgot to thank Threads of Fate amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
|
|
|
|
|