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CFC CG 11 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 2 losses; Yuri Prochazka! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 3 losses; Enrique Vega! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Vega tries for a takedown but Prochazka circles away easily and Prochazka counters with a single leg into guard. Vega didn't expect that. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Prochazka (2) vs (0) Vega Prochazka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Prochazka drops back looking for a leg! Vega is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vega manages to kick Prochazka off! Prochazka jumps back into Vega's guard. Prochazka wants to control from the top but Vega keeps moving. Prochazka is pushing down on Vega's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vega is fighting to maintain full guard but Prochazka has managed to sneak the leg through. Vega is looking to improve his position.
Prochazka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Prochazka is controlling the pace.
Prochazka moves into full mount! Vega won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Prochazka (5) vs (0) Vega Prochazka controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Prochazka looking to control but Vega is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Vega can't escape the position.
Prochazka wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. Vega is trying desperately to improve position. Prochazka is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Vega to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Vega shrugs it off. Vega regains half guard. Prochazka moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Prochazka (8) vs (0) Vega Vega tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Prochazka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Prochazka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Prochazka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Vega is looking to reverse the position. Vega gets back to half guard. Vega looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Vega tries to get to full guard but Prochazka has control of the leg. Still in half guard, Prochazka seems content to control. Vega looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Prochazka seems to be working for a kimura but Vega defends the submission attempt. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The fighters are battling for position here. Vega manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Prochazka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vega has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Prochazka has managed to get both his arms back between Vega's legs - danger averted. Prochazka drops back looking for a leg! Vega is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vega manages to kick Prochazka off! Prochazka jumps back into Vega's guard. Prochazka drops back looking for a leg! Vega is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vega manages to kick Prochazka off! Prochazka jumps back into Vega's guard. Prochazka content to stall in guard here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Vega had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Prochazka defends it easily. Prochazka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vega's guard. Vega looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Prochazka is trying for a kimura here. Vega looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Prochazka wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yuri Prochazka! A relieved looking Yuri Prochazka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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