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GFY 57 - Do you know who I am 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 16 wins and 41 losses; Olaf Snowstrinski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 79 wins and 97 losses; Tobias Pancake! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Pancake gets caught flat footed, as Snowstrinski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Snowstrinski (2) vs (0) Pancake Snowstrinski advances to half guard. Snowstrinski not doing much here.
Pancake wants to improve his position but Snowstrinski is controlling well.
Pancake trying to control but Snowstrinski postures up.
Snowstrinski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Snowstrinski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pancake for as long as he can get away with. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Snowstrinski is trying to control the action in half guard but Pancake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Snowstrinski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Snowstrinski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Snowstrinski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pancake keeps working. Snowstrinski controlling the action here. Pancake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Snowstrinski is working away from the top position though. Snowstrinski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Snowstrinski is trying to control. Pancake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Still in half guard, Snowstrinski seems content to control. Snowstrinski is trying to control. Pancake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Pancake trying to control from the bottom.
Snowstrinski slows the pace down in half guard. Pancake is looking to improve his position.
Pancake is refusing to be controlled, as Snowstrinski sits in half guard.
Snowstrinski has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Pancake defend it? Snowstrinski steps over the head and cranks it - Pancake is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Snowstrinski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Olaf Snowstrinski! Olaf Snowstrinski got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!' |
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