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SSG 336 Solo 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 Hilo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Manta Ray! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 5 losses; Desmodium Denari!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ray wants to clinch up but Denari keeps it at a distance.
Ray clinches.
Denari is trying to trip Ray. He has hold of a leg but Ray is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Denari persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ray (0) vs (2) Denari
Denari wants to pass the guard but Ray is keeping the position.
Ray wants to sweep here but Denari controlling him for the moment.
Denari passes Ray's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ray gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray keeping moving, preventing Denari from controlling successfully.
Ray is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Denari won't allow Ray to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denari is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ray is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ray has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ray (2) vs (2) Denari
Ray wants to pass the guard but Denari is keeping the position.
Ray trying to control but Denari is working from the bottom.
Denari has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ray has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Ray (5) vs (2) Denari
Denari tries to buck Ray off but Ray is having none of it.
Ray advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Ray (7) vs (2) Denari
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray wants to control the pace but Denari is squirming around nicely.
Ray content just to control the position here.
Denari prevents Ray from taking his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Denari is looking to escape.
Ray working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ray avoids the attempt from Denari to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Denari is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Denari manages to control the position for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denari is desperately trying to improve his position but Ray has a good base and remains in mount.
Ray wants to finish this one by submission but Denari is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ray.
Ray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Denari is looking to escape.
Ray controlling from the full mount.
Denari is controlling an arm, preventing Ray from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ray avoids the attempt from Denari to control.
Denari is wriggling around trying to escape.
Denari manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ray looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Denari is looking for a sweep. Ray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ray seems to be looking for submissions.
Ray wants to free his trapped foot but Denari is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Denari is trying to maintain the position but Ray is very close to passing his half guard.
Denari actively working from the bottom here.
Denari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ray seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ray is trying to control. Denari wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Denari is looking to improve his position.
Denari wants to sweep but Ray has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Ray (10) vs (2) Denari
Denari is trying to get back to half guard.
Ray is looking to take a break and control but Denari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Denari looks to move to half guard but instead Ray has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ray (12) vs (2) Denari
Ray wants to control the pace but Denari is squirming around nicely.
Denari working to try and regain half guard.
Ray working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Denari is looking to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Denari is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ray controlling the position easily from mount.
Denari gets back to half guard.
Denari looking for submissions off his back.
Ray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Denari keeps working.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ray takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ray is keen to just control but Denari is a slippery customer.
Denari wants to improve his position but Ray is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ray takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Denari actively working from the bottom here.
Ray is controlling the pace.
Denari tries to get to full guard but Ray has control of the leg.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ray trying to control the action but Denari is working from the bottom.
Ray wants to pass the guard but Denari is defending well.
Ray is keen to just control but Denari is a slippery customer.
Denari is looking to improve his position.
Ray is looking to advance position but Denari won't allow it.
Denari manages to get to full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ray passes into half guard.
Denari wants to get back to full guard.
Ray is looking to take a break and control but Denari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Denari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ray trying to control the pace.
Denari is not content to let Ray control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ray seems to be looking for submissions.
Ray is working for a submission of some sort.
Denari trying to control here.
Ray is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Denari tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ray has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Ray (15) vs (2) Denari
Ray controlling from mount.
Denari is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray takes the fight on points by 15 to 2.
A very excited looking Manta Ray made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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