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TWGC 41 (265lbs, D4): Finals - 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Mats Olle Soderlund! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Tryon Tao!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Tao shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tao was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Soderlund (0) vs (4) Tao
Soderlund can't do much from the bottom here.
Soderlund is trying to escape the position but Tao is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tao wants to control but Soderlund is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soderlund stops Tao from passing to mount.
Soderlund tries to improve position but can't.
Soderlund knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tao on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Soderlund, who protects the arm well.
A lull in the action here.
Tao's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Soderlund can't do much from the bottom here.
Tao trying to control the position but Soderlund is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderlund being controlled for a moment.
Let's hope that Tao has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Soderlund can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao slows the pace down.
Soderlund is looking for a sweep.
Tao moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Soderlund (0) vs (6) Tao
Tao controlling his opponent.
Soderlund tries to reverse the position but Tao maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Tao.
Tao is trying to take his opponent's back.
Tao tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tao is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Soderlund to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Soderlund shrugs it off.
Tao fails to take his opponent's back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tao controlling the pace for now.
Soderlund can't escape the position.
Soderlund wants to control but Tao is having none of it.
Tao is trying to take his opponent's back.
Soderlund wants to control but Tao is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tao tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tao trying to control but Soderlund is having none of it.
Tao with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Tao tries to control but Soderlund wriggling away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tao prevents Soderlund from getting the reversal.
Tao is looking to work his way around to Soderlund's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Tao content just to control the position here.
Soderlund is squirming around, avoiding Tao's attempts to control the action.
Soderlund tries to reverse the position but Tao maintains control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tao with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Soderlund tries to control Tao's body but Tao pushes him off. Soderlund squirms to his side and now Tao has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Soderlund (0) vs (9) Tao
Will Tao go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Soderlund is in bad spot here.
Good control from Tao.
Soderlund defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Tao is trying to control but Soderlund is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Tao controlling from mount.
Soderlund stops Tao from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Soderlund tries to lock up and control but Tao gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Tao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Soderlund is trying to escape the mount.
Tao wants to control but instead Soderlund manages to regain half guard.
Tao is controlling the pace.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Soderlund tries to get to full guard but Tao has control of the leg.
Tao seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soderlund does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tao passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Soderlund (0) vs (12) Tao
Tao content just to control the position here.
Tao tries to control but Soderlund wriggling away.
Well,Soderlund is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Tao content just to control the position here.
Tao with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Soderlund has given up his back. Will we see Tao going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Soderlund (0) vs (15) Tao
Soderlund just trying to survive but Tao is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Tao is hanging on to Soderlund's back as he tries to escape.
I would not like to be Soderlund right now.
Tao struggling to keep hold of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tao is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tao wins on points by 15 to 0. |
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