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GFY 38 - Sonny Bonds 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 70 wins and 42 losses; Pacer Dalton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 30 losses; Olaf Snowstrinski!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Snowstrinski gets caught napping as Dalton dives in and scores a takedown. Snowstrinski manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dalton (2) vs (0) Snowstrinski
Dalton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snowstrinski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dalton content to stall in guard here.
Snowstrinski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dalton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dalton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dalton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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.
Snowstrinski is trying to control the position but Dalton postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowstrinski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dalton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dalton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dalton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowstrinski wants to sweep here but Dalton controlling him for the moment.
Dalton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dalton'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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Snowstrinski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dalton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dalton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Snowstrinski is trying to control the position but Dalton postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is stalling in the full guard.
Dalton tries to free his leg and advance position but Snowstrinski is retaining full guard.
Dalton forces his way into half guard.
Dalton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Snowstrinski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dalton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Snowstrinski is looking to improve his position.
Snowstrinski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dalton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dalton's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Dalton (2) vs (4) Snowstrinski
Snowstrinski controls the action.
Dalton tries to break free.
Dalton trying to control the position but Snowstrinski manages to sink in the hooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski has the hooks in. Dalton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Snowstrinski tries to get the hooks in deep but Dalton pushed the leg off.
I really don't envy Dalton right now.
Dalton is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Beating a Dead Horse to Death Again, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Snowstrinski tries to keep control of the position but Dalton is staying busy.
Dalton tries to roll but Snowstrinski sticks to his back.
Dalton trying to control but not successfully.
Dalton can't escape the position.
Snowstrinski working for a choke but Dalton is defending well.
Snowstrinski controlling from the back.
Dalton rolls, trying to escape but Snowstrinski keeps control of the position.
Snowstrinski trying to control momentarily.
Dalton manages to reverse the position and now he's in Snowstrinski's guard. Nice work there by Dalton.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dalton (4) vs (4) Snowstrinski
Dalton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski looking for a sweep. Not yet Snowstrinski, not yet.
Dalton stays in close to Snowstrinski's body and controls the position.
Snowstrinski working a defensive guard here.
Dalton wants to pass the guard but Snowstrinski is keeping the position.
Dalton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Snowstrinski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dalton's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dalton (4) vs (6) Snowstrinski
Dalton is adopting a defensive guard.
Snowstrinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dalton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Dalton keeps moving.
Dalton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Snowstrinski manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dalton (6) vs (6) Snowstrinski
Dalton is stalling in the full guard.
Dalton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dalton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dalton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Snowstrinski working a defensive guard here.
Dalton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Snowstrinski controls Dalton momentarily but Dalton frees himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dalton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snowstrinski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dalton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dalton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Snowstrinski's guard.
Dalton moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (9) vs (6) Snowstrinski
Dalton is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Snowstrinski's shoulder. That is not cool.
Snowstrinski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dalton's best efforts.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dalton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Snowstrinski gets full guard.
Dalton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Snowstrinski wants to sweep here but Dalton controlling him for the moment.
Dalton tries to free his leg and advance position but Snowstrinski is retaining full guard.
Snowstrinski trying to control the position.
Dalton looking to pass the guard.
Snowstrinski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dalton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dalton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Snowstrinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dalton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Snowstrinski for as long as he can get away with.
Dalton passes Snowstrinski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dalton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dalton is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (12) vs (6) Snowstrinski
Dalton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dalton avoids the attempt from Snowstrinski to control.
Dalton controlling the pace for now.
Snowstrinski can't escape the position.
Dalton controlling his opponent.
Snowstrinski wants to hold on but Dalton pushes him away.
Snowstrinski tries to reverse the position but Dalton maintains control.
Dalton controlling the position easily from mount.
Dalton wants to take Snowstrinski's back but he can't do it this time.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dalton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dalton pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Dalton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Snowstrinski wants to hold on but Dalton pushes him away.
Dalton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Snowstrinski is looking to improve his position but Dalton isn't that keen on the idea.
Snowstrinski wants to hold on but Dalton pushes him away.
Snowstrinski is trying to escape the mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dalton controlling from the full mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Dalton.
Dalton mounts Snowstrinski! Really nice guard pass there!
Snowstrinski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dalton controlling the pace for now.
Snowstrinski wants to control but Dalton is having none of it.
Dalton controlling the pace for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski working to try and regain half guard.
Snowstrinski tries to hold on but Dalton pushes him away.
Snowstrinski can't escape the position.
Dalton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dalton is trying to take his opponent's back.
Dalton content just to control the position here.
Dalton wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Dalton controlling the pace for now.
Snowstrinski wants to control but Dalton is having none of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dalton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Snowstrinski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Snowstrinski wants to control but Dalton is having none of it.
Dalton content just to control the position here.
Dalton continues to stall.
Snowstrinski is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dalton controlling his opponent.
Dalton with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Dalton controlling the pace for now.
Snowstrinski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dalton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dalton pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dalton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Further stalling from Dalton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dalton takes the fight on points by 12 to 6.
Pacer Dalton retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Pacer Dalton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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