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GFY 50 - 3 bottles no jacket 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 78 wins and 91 losses; Tobias Pancake! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 38 losses; Olaf Snowstrinski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Snowstrinski slaps away a takedown attempt from Pancake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pancake shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pancake showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Pancake (2) vs (0) Snowstrinski
Snowstrinski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Snowstrinski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pancake trying to control the position from guard on top but Snowstrinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Snowstrinski is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pancake (2) vs (2) Snowstrinski
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowstrinski 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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pancake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snowstrinski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Snowstrinski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Snowstrinski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pancake working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pancake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snowstrinski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Snowstrinski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like Snowstrinski might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Snowstrinski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pancake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Snowstrinski trying to control but Pancake is working from the bottom.
Snowstrinski is stalling in the full guard.
Snowstrinski postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pancake looking for a sweep. Not yet Pancake, not yet.
Snowstrinski trying to control but Pancake is working from the bottom.
Pancake looking for a guillotine here but Snowstrinski defends easily.
Snowstrinski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pancake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Pancake keeps moving.
Snowstrinski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Pancake keeps moving.
Snowstrinski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pancake keeping moving, preventing Snowstrinski from controlling successfully.
Snowstrinski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pancake controls Snowstrinski momentarily but Snowstrinski frees himself.
Snowstrinski stays in close to Pancake's body and controls the position.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Snowstrinski.
Pancake working for a triangle but Snowstrinski defends it easily.
Pancake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snowstrinski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Snowstrinski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pancake being controlled here, momentarily.
Pancake is trying to control the position but Snowstrinski postures up.
Snowstrinski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
More stalling from Snowstrinski.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Pancake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Snowstrinski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pancake has his foot on Snowstrinski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Snowstrinski works his way back into a safe position though.
Snowstrinski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Snowstrinski is continuing to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Snowstrinski.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pancake is trying to control the position but Snowstrinski postures up.
Pancake can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Snowstrinski controls the pace.
The adventures of Snowstrinski the control monster continue. Boring.
Pancake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pancake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snowstrinski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pancake controls Snowstrinski momentarily but Snowstrinski frees himself.
Pancake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snowstrinski is one step ahead there.
Pancake keeping moving, preventing Snowstrinski from controlling successfully.
Snowstrinski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Pancake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snowstrinski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pancake looking for a guillotine here but Snowstrinski defends easily.
Pancake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pancake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Snowstrinski 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.
Pancake is trying to control the position but Snowstrinski postures up.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Pancake keeps moving.
Pancake is trying to keep Snowstrinski in close.
Pancake being controlled here, momentarily.
Pancake 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: Pancake (4) vs (2) Snowstrinski
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski has his hands on Pancake's head, controlling the position.
Pancake controlling from the top position.
Pancake is sitting in close to Snowstrinski's body. Snowstrinski has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pancake is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pancake is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Snowstrinski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Olaf Snowstrinski!
A determined Olaf Snowstrinski didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it! |
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