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SSG 332 Silalahi vs Gerbandi 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 18 wins and 9 losses; Raja Silalahi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 19 losses; Dani Gerbandi! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gerbandi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Silalahi (0) vs (4) Gerbandi Silalahi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Gerbandi trying to control the action but Silalahi is working from the bottom. Silalahi is looking to improve his position.
Gerbandi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silalahi! Score +3 for passing guard: Silalahi (0) vs (7) Gerbandi
Gerbandi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silalahi is trying desperately to improve position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Gerbandi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silalahi is looking to escape. Gerbandi avoids the attempt from Silalahi to control. Gerbandi trying to control but Silalahi is having none of it. Silalahi working to try and regain half guard.
Gerbandi mounts Silalahi! Really nice guard pass there!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Silalahi looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Silalahi (0) vs (10) Gerbandi
Gerbandi looking for the choke but no joy. Silalahi tries to break free.
Silalahi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Gerbandi pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Gerbandi avoids the attempt from Silalahi to control. Silalahi is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi has hold of Silalahi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silalahi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gerbandi can't control as he wanted to and Silalahi manages to get the fight back to his half guard. Silalahi wants to get back to full guard but Gerbandi has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Silalahi (0) vs (13) Gerbandi Gerbandi trying to control the position but Silalahi is working away. Silalahi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gerbandi off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Silalahi (4) vs (13) Gerbandi Silalahi controlling from the back. Gerbandi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Silalahi moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Silalahi (7) vs (13) Gerbandi
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Gerbandi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Gerbandi works his way to full guard. Good work. Gerbandi working a defensive guard here.
Silalahi drops back looking for a leg! Gerbandi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gerbandi manages to kick Silalahi off! Silalahi jumps back into Gerbandi's guard. Silalahi trying to control but Gerbandi is working from the bottom. Silalahi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. Gerbandi trying to keep a closed guard but Silalahi is proving a slippery customer.
Silalahi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gerbandi is keeping the position for now. Gerbandi looking to control but Silalahi passes into half guard.
Gerbandi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gerbandi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gerbandi looking for a guillotine here but Silalahi defends easily.
Gerbandi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Silalahi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Gerbandi keeping full guard, as Silalahi tries to pass. Silalahi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gerbandi's guard. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silalahi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gerbandi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Well, if Silalahi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gerbandi wants to control but Silalahi is keeping busy.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silalahi in particular looking to stall. Gerbandi is trying to get back to full guard. Silalahi trying to control the action but Gerbandi is working from the bottom. Silalahi prevents Gerbandi from improving his position.
Silalahi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gerbandi sees it coming and defends easily. Silalahi wants to free his trapped foot but Gerbandi is holding on for dear life with his legs. Silalahi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight minutes gone in the round. Silalahi is keen to just control but Gerbandi is a slippery customer. Silalahi is figuring out what he wants to do next. Gerbandi is positioning himself well to prevent Silalahi advancing to mount. Silalahi slows the pace down in half guard. Silalahi wants to free his trapped foot but Gerbandi is holding on for dear life with his legs. Silalahi is looking to take a break and control but Gerbandi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/9.gif) That's nine minutes gone in the round. Gerbandi tries to roll over but Silalahi keeps him under control. Gerbandi trying to control here.
Gerbandi tries to get to full guard but Silalahi has control of the leg. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silalahi is looking for a kimura but Gerbandi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silalahi to get the leverage.
Silalahi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gerbandi is defending against the submission attempts here by Silalahi.
Gerbandi is looking to control Silalahi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gerbandi avoid being mounted?
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/10.gif) That's ten minutes gone in the round. Silalahi trying to control the pace.
Gerbandi looking for submissions off his back. Silalahi is thwarting Gerbandi's attempts to control the position. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silalahi trying to control the action but Gerbandi is working from the bottom. Gerbandi trying to control here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/11.gif) That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gerbandi sees it coming and defends easily. Silalahi controlling the action here. Gerbandi wants to control but Silalahi is keeping busy.
Silalahi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gerbandi defends it well. Still in half guard, Silalahi seems content to control.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/12.gif) That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Silalahi wants to free his trapped foot but Gerbandi is holding on for dear life with his legs. Gerbandi trying to control but Silalahi postures up.
Silalahi is keen to just control but Gerbandi is a slippery customer. Silalahi performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Gerbandi tries to get to full guard but Silalahi has control of the leg. Silalahi wants to control but Gerbandi is keeping him busy. Silalahi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silalahi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gerbandi defends it well.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/13.gif) That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Silalahi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Gerbandi tries to roll over but Silalahi keeps him under control. Silalahi wants to take a breather but Gerbandi is having none of it. Gerbandi trying to control here.
Silalahi trying to mount his opponent but Gerbandi defends it. Silalahi passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Silalahi (10) vs (13) Gerbandi Silalahi trying to control but Gerbandi is having none of it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/14.gif) That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Silalahi avoids the attempt from Gerbandi to control. Silalahi is looking to work his way around to Gerbandi's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position. Silalahi wants to control the pace but Gerbandi is squirming around nicely. Silalahi wants to take his opponent's back but Gerbandi doesn't allow it. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Gerbandi is squirming around, avoiding Silalahi's attempts to control the action. Silalahi prevents Gerbandi from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight! Gerbandi wins on points by 13 to 10. A relieved looking Dani Gerbandi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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