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CFC CG 17 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 16 losses; Shane Goble! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 13 losses; Bob Le Boulder! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Goble is trying hard to land a takedown here. Le Boulder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. We've been hearing reports that Goble has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Le Boulder defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Goble. Goble misses with a takedown attempt and Le Boulder counters with a nice double leg into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Goble (0) vs (2) Le Boulder Goble is rocked! That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Goble. That's going to take a lot out of him. Le Boulder is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Oh Goble is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! It looks like Le Boulder 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. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Goble is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Le Boulder is aware though and is defending well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Le Boulder pushes down on Goble's leg and manages to get into half guard. Le Boulder passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Goble (0) vs (5) Le Boulder Le Boulder staying calm. Goble tries to get back to half guard but can't. Le Boulder happy to just control the position for now. Le Boulder is continuing to stall. Let's hope that Le Boulder 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. We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Le Boulder. Goble seems to have got his legs back now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Goble is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round. Goble sneaks back into half guard. Le Boulder with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. The adventures of Le Boulder the control monster continue. Boring. Goble actively working from the bottom here. Goble is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Le Boulder pulls his head out easily. Le Boulder not doing much here.
Goble looking for a kimura from the bottom but Le Boulder passes into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Goble (0) vs (8) Le Boulder
That's two minutes gone in the round. Goble is looking to reverse the position. Le Boulder thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Goble is trying to get back to half guard. Goble gets back to half guard. Le Boulder content to control rather than advance. Goble is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Le Boulder pulls his head out easily. Le Boulder stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Goble looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Goble is trying to get back to full guard. Still in half guard, Le Boulder seems content to control. Goble wants to get back to full guard. Goble is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Le Boulder pulls his head out easily. Le Boulder wants to pass to mount but Goble is defending the position. Le Boulder keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Le Boulder has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Goble (0) vs (11) Le Boulder Le Boulder fails to advance to Goble's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Le Boulder controlling the position easily from mount. Goble is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Le Boulder controlling the pace for now. Le Boulder takes Goble's back. Score +3 for taking back: Goble (0) vs (14) Le Boulder Le Boulder keeps control of the position easily here as Goble tries to buck him off.
Goble tries to roll but Le Boulder sticks to his back.
Le Boulder controlling from the back. Le Boulder is trying to stick to Goble's back but Goble is turning into Le Boulder. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Le Boulder's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Goble. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Goble (2) vs (14) Le Boulder
That's five minutes gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Le Boulder is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Goble (2) vs (16) Le Boulder Le Boulder is sitting in close to Goble's body. Goble has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Le Boulder is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Le Boulder is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Goble.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shane Goble! Shane Goble is the new super heavyweight champion! Shane Goble seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. Bob Le Boulder was interviewed post fight and said 'Time to hit the Buffet.'. |
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