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SSG 330 Hall vs Gomes 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 London, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 14 losses; Olyksandr Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Harry Kim! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Chai closes the distance and clinches.
Chai manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Chai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Chai is trying to control the position but Kim postures up.
Chai looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kim passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (3) Kim Chai is positioning himself to get back to half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chai gets back to half guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Chai is trying to get back to full guard. Chai wants to control but Kim is keeping busy.
Kim is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Chai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chai looking for submissions off his back. Kim tries to pass to full mount but Chai defends it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chai wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
Kim not doing much here.
Kim passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (6) Kim
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Chai keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chai tries to hold on but Kim postures up. Chai working to try and regain half guard.
Kim controlling from the full mount.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. It looks like Kim might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it. Chai manages to regain half guard. Good work. Kim 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 but Kim is keeping busy.
Kim controlling the action here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. Kim prevents Chai from improving his position.
Kim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chai is just riding it out for now. Kim eventually gives up the hold. Kim passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (9) Kim Chai can't do much from the bottom here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round. Chai is trying to improve his position. Kim moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Chai is trying to get back to half guard. Chai is working hard here to advance position. Kim moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Chai (0) vs (11) Kim Chai tries to control Kim's body but Kim pushes him off. Chai squirms to his side and now Kim has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Chai (0) vs (14) Kim
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round. Chai wants to escape the position.
Kim trying to control momentarily.
Chai tries to escape but Kim has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Kim trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Chai manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kim's guard. Nice work there by Chai.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (14) Kim Kim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chai sitting in guard here, content to control.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight minutes gone in the round. Chai seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kim for as long as he can get away with. Chai trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom. Kim is pulling down on Chai's head. It's preventing any offense from Chai, at least for the moment. Chai trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/9.gif) That's nine minutes gone in the round. Chai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Chai sitting in guard here, content to control. Kim wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment. Chai looking to sit in guard and control but Kim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (16) Kim Chai tries to land a sweep but no joy. Kim looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chai throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kim escapes and throws Chai's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (2) vs (19) Kim
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/10.gif) That's ten minutes gone in the round. Chai can't do much from the bottom here. Chai tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Chai (2) vs (21) Kim Kim controlling the pace for now. Kim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chai is looking to escape. Chai is wriggling around trying to escape.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/11.gif) That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Kim controlling from the full mount. Chai is desperately trying to improve his position but Kim has a good base and remains in mount. Kim looking to control but Chai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Kim is looking to work his way around to Chai's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position. Chai tries to improve his position but instead Kim has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Chai (2) vs (24) Kim Chai is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kim.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/12.gif) That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Kim is not going to allow Chai to sit and survive in this position. Chai can't escape the position.
Kim has good solid back control here. You can see the frustration on Chai's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
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 is in bad spot here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/13.gif) That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Chai turns into Kim and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (4) vs (24) Kim Kim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kim keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully. Chai sitting in guard here, content to control. Chai looking to pass the guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/14.gif) That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Chai is pushing down on Kim's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kim is fighting to maintain full guard but Chai has managed to sneak the leg through. Kim is looking to improve his position.
Chai performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Chai continues to stall.
Chai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kim defends it well. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Kim is looking to control Chai's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kim avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight! Kim wins on points by 24 to 4. After winning the bout, Harry Kim thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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