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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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 11 losses; Jisoo Oh! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 57 wins and 76 losses; Boris Balkan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Oh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balkan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Balkan feints the counter takedown.
Oh clinches.
Oh ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Oh no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Oh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Balkan controls the pace.
Oh seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Balkan wants to control from the top but Oh keeps moving.
Balkan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan wants to control from the top but Oh keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh keeping full guard, as Balkan tries to pass.
Balkan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Balkan stands and throws Oh's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Oh (0) vs (3) Balkan
Balkan is looking to take a break and control but Oh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh being controlled for a moment.
Oh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Balkan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oh regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Balkan in particular looking to stall.
Balkan wants to free his trapped foot but Oh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oh is not content to let Balkan control the position.
My spies in Blacktalians MMA inform me that Balkan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Balkan trying to advance position but Oh counters by regaining guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan wants to control from the top but Oh keeps moving.
Balkan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Balkan passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Oh (0) vs (6) Balkan
Oh tries to lock up and control but Balkan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Balkan tries to control but Oh wriggling away.
Balkan content just to control the position here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oh stops Balkan from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Balkan controlling from mount.
Balkan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oh is looking to escape.
Balkan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Oh is now in Balkan's guard. A big mistake from Balkan there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oh (2) vs (6) Balkan
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Balkan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Oh stacks Balkan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Oh! Score +3 for passing guard: Oh (5) vs (6) Balkan
Balkan wants to control but Oh postures up.
Balkan tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Oh (7) vs (6) Balkan
Oh avoids the attempt from Balkan to control.
Balkan gets back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Balkan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Balkan.
Balkan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oh defends well.
Balkan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oh (7) vs (8) Balkan
Oh 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.
Oh looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Balkan is stalling in the full guard.
Balkan looking to pass the guard.
Balkan content to stall in guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Balkan passes Oh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Balkan wants to free his trapped foot but Oh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Balkan is looking to take a break and control but Oh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Balkan slows the pace down in half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Balkan wants to control but Oh is keeping him busy.
Balkan trying to pass the guard but Oh defending well.
Balkan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Balkan wants to free his trapped foot but Oh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Balkan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Balkan in particular looking to stall.
Balkan is working for a submission of some sort.
Balkan works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Oh (7) vs (11) Balkan
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Balkan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Oh's legs.
Balkan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Balkan trying to control the action but Oh is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Oh is being controlled here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balkan trying to control the position but Oh is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balkan wins on points by 11 to 7.
An out of breath Boris Balkan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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