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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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 49 wins and 26 losses; Reijo Halli! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 97 wins and 62 losses; Bogdan Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Halli clinches up against the cage.
Halli lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Halli (2) vs (0) Kersikov
Kersikov is controlling Halli's posture.
Halli stopping the sweep attempt from Kersikov.
Kersikov is controlling Halli's posture.
Kersikov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kersikov, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kersikov is keeping the position for now.
Halli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Halli wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kersikov, not yet.
Kersikov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kersikov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kersikov, not yet.
Kersikov is pulling down on Halli's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halli sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
Halli is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kersikov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Halli is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is pulling down on Halli's head to control his posture.
Halli looking to pass the guard.
Kersikov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Halli won't allow Kersikov to sweep him here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is pulling down on Halli's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halli wants to pass the guard but Kersikov is keeping the position.
Kersikov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Halli controlling from the top position.
Kersikov pulls Halli in to control the position.
Halli 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov has control of Halli's left arm, preventing Halli from doing any damage.
Halli stopping the sweep attempt from Kersikov.
Kersikov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Halli (2) vs (2) Kersikov
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Halli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kersikov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Halli tries to get to full guard but Kersikov has control of the leg.
Halli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kersikov is working away from the top position though.
Still in half guard, Kersikov seems content to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Halli slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Halli looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kersikov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kersikov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Halli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kersikov is working away from the top position though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Kersikov seems content to control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Halli is trying to get back to full guard.
Kersikov slows the pace down in half guard.
Kersikov tries to pass to full mount but Halli defends it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov trying to advance position but Halli counters by regaining guard.
Kersikov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Halli looking to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov 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.
Kersikov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kersikov content to stall in guard here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Halli working a defensive guard here.
Halli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kersikov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Halli working a defensive guard here.
Kersikov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Halli is heads and Kersikov is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Halli takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
Reijo Halli decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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