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GFY 39 - Cricket Blair Witch 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 31 wins and 38 losses; Sirus Hughes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 75 wins and 83 losses; Tobias Pancake!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Pancake tries to sprawl but Hughes drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hughes (2) vs (0) Pancake
Hughes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pancake sees it coming and defends easily.
Hughes wants to take a breather but Pancake is having none of it.
Pancake wants to control but Hughes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hughes seems to be looking for submissions.
Hughes trying to control from half guard but Pancake is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Hughes seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes wants to control but Pancake is keeping him busy.
Pancake wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
Hughes is thwarting Pancake's attempts to control the position.
Pancake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hughes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hughes slows the pace down in half guard.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Pancake is defending well.
Pancake is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pancake is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hughes is controlling the pace.
Hughes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pancake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hughes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pancake is refusing to be controlled, as Hughes sits in half guard.
Hughes not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pancake for as long as he can get away with.
Pancake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to work for an arm triangle but Pancake is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pancake trying to hold on to Hughes's head to control him but Hughes postures up.
Hughes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pancake is just riding it out for now. Hughes eventually gives up the hold.
Hughes prevents Pancake from improving his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to control from half guard but Pancake is working away.
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.
Pancake tries to roll over but Hughes keeps him under control.
Hughes wants to take a breather but Pancake is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hughes is thwarting Pancake's attempts to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pancake is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hughes is staying active.
Hughes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pancake is trying to control but can't.
Hughes wants to work for an arm triangle but Pancake is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hughes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pancake keeps working.
Pancake tries to roll over but Hughes keeps him under control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pancake has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hughes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pancake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Hughes seems content to control.
Hughes is trying to control the action in half guard but Pancake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hughes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hughes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pancake is just riding it out for now. Hughes eventually gives up the hold.
Pancake is staying active underneath Hughes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pancake wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
Hughes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hughes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pancake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hughes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pancake keeps working.
Pancake wants to get back to full guard.
Hughes seems to be working for a kimura but Pancake defends the submission attempt.
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but Pancake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pancake is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pancake wants to control but Hughes is keeping busy.
Pancake wants to get back to full guard.
Pancake makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pancake.
Pancake wants to hit a sweep here but Hughes passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pancake there! Score +3 for passing guard: Hughes (5) vs (0) Pancake
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pancake has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pancake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hughes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pancake is looking to escape.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pancake is desperately trying to improve his position but Hughes has a good base and remains in mount.
Pancake tries to improve his position but Hughes has taken his back! Hughes has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Pancake tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Hughes pushes Pancake away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sirus Hughes! |
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