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SSG 326 Hunt vs Ottke PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 27 losses; Bjørn Helvig! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 10 losses; Ibasour Sershurrapal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sershurrapal moves into range and clinches up with Helvig.
Helvig changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sershurrapal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sershurrapal drives through and clinches with Helvig against the cage.
Sershurrapal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Helvig has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sershurrapal is trying to keep an underhook but Helvig manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Helvig (2) vs (0) Sershurrapal
Helvig controlling the action here.
Helvig's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sershurrapal wants to improve his position but Helvig is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helvig takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sershurrapal wants to get back to full guard.
Sershurrapal keeps trying to improve his position.
Helvig stalling.
Helvig works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Helvig (5) vs (0) Sershurrapal
Helvig tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helvig moves to his opponent's back but Sershurrapal bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Helvig. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Helvig (5) vs (2) Sershurrapal
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Helvig holds on and takes a little breather.
Helvig manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sershurrapal manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Helvig (7) vs (2) Sershurrapal
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helvig passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Helvig (10) vs (2) Sershurrapal
Helvig tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sershurrapal's legs.
The referee asks Helvig politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Helvig prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sershurrapal is trying to control Helvig's posture but Helvig avoids it.
Sershurrapal is trying to get back to half guard.
Helvig happy to just control the position for now.
Further stalling from Helvig.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Helvig is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal is looking to regain half guard here but Helvig keeps moving and retains side control.
Sershurrapal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Helvig keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Helvig seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sershurrapal for as long as he can get away with.
Sershurrapal manages to get to full guard.
Helvig stays in close to Sershurrapal's body and controls the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Our spies down at at Alpha Brasil inform us that Sershurrapal has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Helvig sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sershurrapal's guard.
Sershurrapal is trying to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Helvig is pressing down on Sershurrapal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sershurrapal is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Helvig seems content to control.
Helvig looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sershurrapal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Helvig seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sershurrapal tries to get to full guard but Helvig has control of the leg.
Helvig is looking to advance position but Sershurrapal won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helvig with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal wants to improve his position but Helvig is controlling well.
Helvig is taking a breather. Sershurrapal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sershurrapal trying to hold on to Helvig's head to control him but Helvig postures up.
Helvig with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal is trying to get back to full guard.
Helvig looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Helvig content to control rather than advance.
Helvig is looking to advance position but Sershurrapal won't allow it.
Helvig is controlling the pace.
Helvig continues to stall.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Helvig.
Helvig prevents Sershurrapal from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Helvig seems content to control.
Helvig works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Helvig (13) vs (2) Sershurrapal
Sershurrapal tries to buck Helvig off but Helvig is having none of it.
Sershurrapal is still trying to improve position.
Helvig trying to control the position but Sershurrapal is working away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal is letting Helvig control him for a moment.
Sershurrapal is trying to get back to half guard.
Helvig controlling from side mount.
Helvig has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sershurrapal! Score +2 for reaching mount: Helvig (15) vs (2) Sershurrapal
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Helvig sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Helvig takes the fight on points by 15 to 2.
A very excited looking Bjørn Helvig 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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