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WP 116 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 71 wins and 69 losses; Long Wang! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 24 losses; Roman Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kersikov gets a double leg takedown into Wang's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wang (0) vs (2) Kersikov
Wang pulls Kersikov in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov stopping the sweep attempt from Wang.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
Wang controlling the position.
Kersikov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wang has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wang is pulling down on Kersikov's head. It's preventing any offense from Kersikov, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wang pulls Kersikov in close to prevent any damage.
Wang continues to stall.
Kersikov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kersikov has managed to get both his arms back between Wang's legs - danger averted.
Kersikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
Wang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov preventing the sweep.
Wang managing to control the position.
Wang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kersikov defends it easily.
Kersikov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kersikov is fighting to break Wang's control of his arms but Wang is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wang controls Kersikov momentarily but Kersikov frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov controlling from the top position.
Wang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wang looking for a sweep. Not yet Wang, not yet.
Kersikov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kersikov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kersikov is fighting to break Wang's control of his arms but Wang is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kersikov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
Kersikov being controlled here momentarily.
Wang has an active guard here but Kersikov has managed to pass into half guard.
Kersikov prevents Wang from improving his position.
Wang trying to hold on to Kersikov's head to control him but Kersikov postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wang is positioning himself well to prevent Kersikov advancing to mount.
Wang is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kersikov in particular looking to stall.
Wang trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Wang (0) vs (5) Kersikov
Wang wants to hold on but Kersikov pushes him away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wang is desperately trying to improve his position but Kersikov has a good base and remains in mount.
Kersikov pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Wang is trying desperately to improve position.
Wang is working hard here to advance position.
Kersikov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kersikov avoids the attempt from Wang to control.
Wang working to try and regain half guard.
Wang looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Wang (0) vs (8) Kersikov
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wang rolls, trying to escape but Kersikov keeps control of the position.
Wang manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kersikov's guard. Nice work there by Wang.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wang (2) vs (8) Kersikov
Kersikov is trying to control the position but Wang postures up.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kersikov is keeping the position for now.
Wang trying to control but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Kersikov keeping full guard, as Wang tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Wang is stalling in the full guard.
Wang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kersikov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kersikov is pulling down on Wang's head to control his posture.
Wang slips nicely into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kersikov is not content to let Wang control the position.
Kersikov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kersikov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kersikov won't allow Wang to pass to mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wang is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kersikov sees it coming and defends easily.
Wang wants to pass the guard but Kersikov is defending well.
Wang is looking for a kimura here.
Wang looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wang is trying to work for a kimura but Kersikov is defending well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wang wants to free his trapped foot but Kersikov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wang looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wang is trying to work for a kimura but Kersikov is defending well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Wang is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kersikov keeps working.
Wang stalling.
Kersikov tries to get to full guard but Wang has control of the leg.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kersikov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wang not doing much here.
Wang is pressing down on Kersikov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kersikov is holding on for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov controlling the position for now.
Wang is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Kersikov to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Kersikov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kersikov wins on points by 8 to 2.
Roman Kersikov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Long Wang stepped up to the mic, saying 'No worries. Everyone here knows my opponent has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs, so I'm sure this fight will soon be ruled a 'No Contest' by the Athletic Commission.'. |
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