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HC GRAP 26 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 London, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 23 losses; Jaro Lalla! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; AJ Llewellyn!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Llewellyn darts in and clinches Lalla up against the cage.
Lalla ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lalla no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lalla controls Llewellyn momentarily but Llewellyn frees himself.
Llewellyn pushing down on Lalla's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Llewellyn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Llewellyn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Llewellyn works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Lalla (0) vs (3) Llewellyn
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llewellyn trying to control the action but Lalla is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Llewellyn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Llewellyn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalla gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Lalla (0) vs (5) Llewellyn
Lalla defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Llewellyn.
Lalla is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Llewellyn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lalla turns into him and now he's in Llewellyn's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lalla (2) vs (5) Llewellyn
Lalla showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lalla wants to control from the top but Llewellyn keeps moving.
Lalla has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalla postures up.
Llewellyn keeping moving, preventing Lalla from controlling successfully.
Lalla looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Llewellyn has his foot on Lalla's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lalla works his way back into a safe position though.
Lalla trying to control the position from guard on top but Llewellyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Llewellyn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lalla tries to free his leg and advance position but Llewellyn is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn working a defensive guard here.
Lalla trying to control but Llewellyn is working from the bottom.
Llewellyn is pulling down on Lalla's head to control his posture.
Lalla postures up.
Lalla might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Llewellyn controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalla drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lalla jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lalla wants to control from the top but Llewellyn keeps moving.
Llewellyn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lalla wants to control from the top but Llewellyn keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Llewellyn holds on and takes a little breather.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lalla passes into half guard.
Lalla wants to take a breather but Llewellyn is having none of it.
Llewellyn is trying to maintain the position but Lalla is very close to passing his half guard.
Llewellyn is pressing down on Lalla's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lalla advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Lalla (5) vs (5) Llewellyn
Lalla goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Llewellyn has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lalla but great work by Llewellyn. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lalla (5) vs (9) Llewellyn
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Llewellyn has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lalla is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Llewellyn yanks on the arm and Lalla is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Llewellyn.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). AJ Llewellyn!
An out of breath AJ Llewellyn 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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