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TWGC 41 (265lbs, D1): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 5 losses; Niles Standish! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Luke Penn!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Standish dives in and scores a takedown into Penn's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Standish (2) vs (0) Penn
Standish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Penn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Standish manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Standish (2) vs (2) Penn
Standish wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Penn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn is continuing to stall.
I've been told that Penn has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is fighting to break Standish's control of his arms but Standish is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Standish's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Penn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standish controlling Penn's posture.
Penn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Standish pulls Penn in to control the position.
Standish wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn slips nicely into half guard.
Standish preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Penn stalling.
Penn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standish is looking to control Penn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Standish avoid being mounted?
Standish won't allow Penn to pass to mount.
Standish is trying to get back to full guard.
Penn controlling the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Standish is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penn slows the pace down in half guard.
Standish is concentrating on defense, preventing Penn from advancing position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Penn is pressing down on Standish's thigh, looking to free his foot. Standish is holding on for now.
Penn not doing much here.
Standish tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Standish trying to get back to full guard but Penn takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Standish (2) vs (5) Penn
Penn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Standish is looking to improve his position but Penn isn't that keen on the idea.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Penn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Standish is desperately trying to improve his position but Penn has a good base and remains in mount.
Penn fails to advance to Standish's back.
Standish wants to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Standish is working to get back to half guard.
Penn avoids the attempt from Standish to control.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Standish is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Penn content just to control the position here.
Standish really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Standish prevents Penn from taking his back.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Standish is looking to get to half guard.
Standish slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Penn wants to pass to mount but Standish is defending the position.
Standish trying to control here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to free his trapped foot but Standish is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Standish is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn content to control rather than advance.
Standish desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Penn stalling.
Standish manages to get to full guard.
Penn trying to control but Standish is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Penn stays in close to Standish's body and controls the position.
Standish is trying to control the position but Penn postures up.
Penn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Penn wins on points by 5 to 2.
Luke Penn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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