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SSG 329 Feet vs Finn 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 11 wins and 6 losses; T Mustana Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 9 losses; Jim Marston!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Chai instigates a clinch.
Chai prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chai is looking to take this one to the mat.
Marston is pressed up against the cage. Chai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marston down to the mat. Marston avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chai prevents the takedown attempt.
Marston lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chai (0) vs (2) Marston
Chai's coaches at Master Chai's Dojo have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Marston is thwarting Chai's attempts to control the position.
Chai keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Marston has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy Rio. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chai! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (5) Marston
Chai working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Marston controlling from mount.
Chai can't escape the position.
Marston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chai has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Chai (0) vs (8) Marston
Marston controls the position.
Chai is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control but not successfully.
Marston controls the position.
Marston has the hooks in. Chai is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Chai is working hard here to advance position.
Marston biding his time, looking for the opening.
Chai trying to control the action but Marston just sinks the hooks in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Chai trying to control but not successfully.
Marston controlling well, preventing Chai from escaping the position.
Chai trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Marston keeps control of the position as Chai tries to break free.
Chai trying to control the hands but Marston breaks the grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Marston sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marston is working away from the top position though.
Chai wants to get back to full guard but Marston has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (11) Marston
Chai tries to lock up and control but Marston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chai is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marston fails to advance to Chai's back.
Chai tries to lock up and control but Marston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chai is trying to escape the mount.
Chai wants to hold on but Marston pushes him away.
Marston is trying to take his opponent's back.
Chai is working to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marston controlling from the full mount.
Chai wants to control but Marston is having none of it.
Chai is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Marston is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Marston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chai really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chai tries to lock up and control but Marston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chai regains half guard.
Marston controlling the pace.
Chai is controlling Marston's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marston prevents Chai from improving his position.
Marston perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
Chai wants to control the action here but instead Marston manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (14) Marston
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chai is trying desperately to improve position.
Chai wants to hold on but Marston pushes him away.
Marston controlling the position easily from mount.
Chai tries to hold on but Marston postures up.
Marston can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chai is looking to escape.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Chai is desperately trying to improve his position but Marston has a good base and remains in mount.
Chai regains half guard.
Marston slows the pace down in half guard.
Chai wants to get back to full guard but Marston has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (17) Marston
Chai has given up his back here. Will Marston look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Chai (0) vs (20) Marston
You can see the frustration on Chai's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Marston controls the position.
Chai just trying to survive but Marston is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Marston is riding his opponent, not letting Chai buck him off.
Chai is trying to break free.
Marston has good solid back control here.
Marston not allowing Chai to control his hands.
Chai wants to escape the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to control his opponent's hands but Marston gets his hands free.
Chai is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Marston avoiding Chai 's attempts to control his hands.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Chai has hold of Marston's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Marston not allowing Chai to control his hands.
Marston controlling the position well here. Chai rolled but Marston kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Chai is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Marston is not going to allow Chai to sit and survive in this position.
Chai tries to escape but Marston has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Marston controls the action.
Chai tries to escape the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Marston controls the position.
Chai wants to escape the position.
Chai is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Marston.
Chai wants to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marston is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Chai can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marston wins on points by 20 to 0. |
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