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SSG 332 Silalahi vs Gerbandi 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 8 losses; Robert Kelly! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 22 losses; John Doe! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Doe tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch. Doe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kelly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kelly pushes Doe up against the cage in a clinch. We've been informed that Doe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kelly gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kelly (2) vs (0) Doe The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kelly tries to pass the half guard into mount. Doe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Kelly wants to control but Doe is keeping him busy. Doe is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kelly looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Kelly trying to control the action but Doe is working from the bottom.
Kelly is trying to work for a kimura but Doe is defending well.
Kelly is thwarting Doe's attempts to control the position.
Doe is defending against the submission attempts here by Kelly.
Doe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kelly is working away from the top position though.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Doe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Doe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doe is keeping the position for now. Doe has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kelly has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kelly (5) vs (0) Doe Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doe keeps working. Doe is trying to control Kelly's posture but Kelly avoids it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Kelly taking a breather here. Kelly trying to control the position but Doe is working away.
Kelly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doe, who protects the arm well. Doe is looking for a sweep. You can see the frustration on Doe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Doe is trying to improve his position. Doe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Kelly prevents Doe from improving his position.
Kelly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Doe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kelly. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kelly in particular looking to stall.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. Doe tries to roll over but Kelly keeps him under control. Kelly moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Kelly (8) vs (0) Doe What's Doe going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle. Kelly tries to move into full mount but can't pass Doe's legs.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Doe is trying to escape the position but Kelly is controlling the position. Kelly advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Kelly (10) vs (0) Doe Doe sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kelly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Doe defends it well. Kelly prevents Doe from improving his position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round. Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doe keeps working. Kelly trying to control from Doe's half guard. Doe has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Doe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kelly (10) vs (2) Doe Doe trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Kelly seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. Kelly working a defensive guard here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight minutes gone in the round. Doe won't allow Kelly to sweep him here. Doe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kelly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Kelly being controlled here, momentarily.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/9.gif) That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking for subs off his back but Doe has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kelly wants to get back to full guard but Doe has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Kelly (10) vs (5) Doe Doe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kelly keeps working. Kelly is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/10.gif) That's ten minutes gone in the round. Doe controls the position. Kelly is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Doe is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Kelly (10) vs (7) Doe Doe pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Kelly is trying to reverse the position but instead Doe has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Kelly (10) vs (10) Doe So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Kelly tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/11.gif) That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Kelly is trying desperately to improve position. Doe wants to take his opponent's back but Kelly doesn't allow it. Doe looking to control but Kelly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Doe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kelly haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Kelly has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Kelly (10) vs (13) Doe A bit of a pause in the action here. Doe controlling the positon.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/12.gif) That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Doe is hanging on to Kelly's back as he tries to escape.
Kelly is working hard here to advance position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Doe looking to hold on to the position here but Kelly rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Doe trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/13.gif) That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Doe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Doe trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Doe preventing the sweep.
Kelly is looking for a triangle here but Doe uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kelly (10) vs (16) Doe Kelly gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Kelly (10) vs (18) Doe
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/14.gif) That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Kelly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Doe wants to control but Kelly has made it back to half guard. Nice work. Doe is trying to control the action in half guard but Kelly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Kelly trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Doe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight! Doe wins on points by 18 to 10. A victorious John Doe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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