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WP 121 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 89 wins and 43 losses; Nick Rodriquez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 62 wins and 45 losses; Tres Sulvar!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sulvar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodriquez avoids it really well and circles away.
Rodriquez tries to counter with a takedown but Sulvar is quick to defend against it.
Sulvar shoots in looking for a takedown. Rodriquez tries to sprawl out of it but Sulvar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rodriquez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriquez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sulvar sprawls and moves away.
Rodriquez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rodriquez (0) vs (2) Sulvar
Sulvar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sulvar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like Sulvar 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.
Sulvar is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is adopting a defensive guard.
Sulvar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez pulls Sulvar in close to prevent any damage.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rodriquez is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rodriquez (2) vs (2) Sulvar
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar seems keen to control Rodriquez's posture.
We've been hearing good reports from Rodriquez'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.
Rodriquez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar pulls Rodriquez in to control the position.
Rodriquez pushes down on Sulvar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez content to control rather than advance.
Rodriquez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sulvar is looking to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez content to control rather than advance.
Rodriquez passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Rodriquez (5) vs (2) Sulvar
Rodriquez tries to advance to mount but Sulvar denies him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sulvar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sulvar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rodriquez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rodriquez is thwarting Sulvar's attempts to control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez slows the pace down in half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sulvar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sulvar controls Rodriquez momentarily but Rodriquez frees himself.
Rodriquez stopping the sweep attempt from Sulvar.
Rodriquez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sulvar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez stands and throws Sulvar's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Rodriquez (8) vs (2) Sulvar
Rodriquez is staying tight to Sulvar's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rodriquez advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Rodriquez (10) vs (2) Sulvar
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sulvar wants to hold on but Rodriquez pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriquez controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sulvar holds on, trying desperately to control.
Rodriquez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Rodriquez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodriquez takes the fight on points by 10 to 2.
A very excited looking Nick Rodriquez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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