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GFY 67 - Billie Eilish SUCKS 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Kael Gardener! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 45 losses; Olaf Snowstrinski!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Snowstrinski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gardener (0) vs (2) Snowstrinski
Snowstrinski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gardener has managed to free his arm - good work.
Snowstrinski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gardener wants to control but Snowstrinski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Snowstrinski in particular looking to stall.
Gardener definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gardener is looking for a sweep. Snowstrinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Snowstrinski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardener trying to control here.
Snowstrinski content to control rather than advance.
It looks like Snowstrinski 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardener keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gardener is looking to improve his position.
Snowstrinski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Snowstrinski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gardener sees it coming and defends easily.
Gardener trying to control from the bottom.
Snowstrinski is trying to work for a kimura but Gardener is defending well.
Gardener tries to get to full guard but Snowstrinski has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardener is holding on to half guard well.
Snowstrinski trying to control the pace.
Gardener is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gardener is working hard here to advance position.
Gardener trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Snowstrinski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gardener is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Snowstrinski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gardener wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gardener has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Snowstrinski is working away from the top position though.
Snowstrinski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gardener is looking for a sweep. Snowstrinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gardener trying to control but Snowstrinski postures up.
Snowstrinski trying to control the pace.
Let's hope that Snowstrinski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gardener trying to control here.
Well, if Snowstrinski 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardener trying to control from the bottom.
Snowstrinski is controlling the pace.
Gardener tries to get to full guard but Snowstrinski has control of the leg.
Gardener trying to control but Snowstrinski postures up.
Snowstrinski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Snowstrinski is thwarting Gardener's attempts to control the position.
Gardener is looking for a sweep. Snowstrinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Snowstrinski trying to control the pace.
Snowstrinski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski is taking a breather. Gardener says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Snowstrinski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gardener tries to get to full guard but Snowstrinski has control of the leg.
Snowstrinski controlling the pace.
Snowstrinski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gardener does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Snowstrinski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gardener is looking to control Snowstrinski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gardener avoid being mounted?
Gardener is looking to improve his position.
Snowstrinski content to control rather than advance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gardener wants to control but Snowstrinski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Snowstrinski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gardener is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Snowstrinski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gardener trying to control but Snowstrinski postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gardener tries to get to full guard but Snowstrinski has control of the leg.
Snowstrinski stalling.
Gardener tries to get to full guard but Snowstrinski has control of the leg.
Gardener wants to control but Snowstrinski is keeping busy.
Snowstrinski is controlling the pace.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gardener is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Snowstrinski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Snowstrinski's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gardener (4) vs (2) Snowstrinski
Gardener biding his time, controlling Snowstrinski.
Gardener's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Snowstrinski is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gardener gets his hands free as Snowstrinski looks to control.
Snowstrinski manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gardener's guard. Nice work there by Snowstrinski.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gardener (4) vs (4) Snowstrinski
Gardener is trying to control the position but Snowstrinski postures up.
Snowstrinski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gardener swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gardener is trying to keep Snowstrinski in close.
Gardener knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Snowstrinski on the ground.
Snowstrinski being controlled here momentarily.
Snowstrinski looking to pass the guard.
Snowstrinski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Snowstrinski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gardener's guard.
Gardener is looking for a sweep. Snowstrinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gardener wants to control but Snowstrinski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Snowstrinski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gardener is looking to control Snowstrinski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gardener avoid being mounted?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski controlling the pace.
Snowstrinski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gardener trying to hold on to Snowstrinski's head to control him but Snowstrinski postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Snowstrinski is trying to work for a kimura but Gardener is defending well.
Snowstrinski prevents Gardener from improving his position.
Snowstrinski stalling.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski prevents Gardener from improving his position.
Snowstrinski is trying to work for a kimura but Gardener is defending well.
Snowstrinski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gardener has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Snowstrinski is working away from the top position though.
Gardener is looking for a sweep. Snowstrinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Snowstrinski seems to be working for a kimura but Gardener defends the submission attempt.
Snowstrinski 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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Snowstrinski.
More stalling from Snowstrinski.
Gardener is looking to improve his position.
Snowstrinski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Snowstrinski is looking for a kimura but Gardener is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Snowstrinski to get the leverage.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski not doing much here.
Gardener tries to get to full guard but Snowstrinski has control of the leg.
Snowstrinski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Snowstrinski is trying to control. Gardener wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gardener has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Snowstrinski is working away from the top position though.
Snowstrinski is trying for a kimura here. Gardener looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Snowstrinski wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Olaf Snowstrinski! Olaf Snowstrinski retains his super heavyweight title!
Olaf Snowstrinski decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you. |
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