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GFY 66 - Saturday the 13th 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 95 wins and 45 losses; Pacer Dalton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 32 losses; Domingo The Flamingo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
The Flamingo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dalton! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Dalton (0) vs (4) The Flamingo
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.
The Flamingo tries for a kimura but Dalton is defending well.
Dalton tries to bench press The Flamingo off him but The Flamingo keeps the position.
Dalton wants to control but The Flamingo postures up.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Dalton trying to remain calm as The Flamingo controls from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Flamingo is looking to take a break and control but Dalton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dalton can't do much from the bottom here.
The Flamingo tries to advance to mount but Dalton denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Dalton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Flamingo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dalton's legs.
Dalton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dalton is looking to improve his position.
The Flamingo is thwarting Dalton's attempts to control the position.
The Flamingo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dalton defends it well.
Dalton is concentrating on defense, preventing The Flamingo from advancing position.
Dalton is looking for a sweep. The Flamingo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dalton keeping hold of The Flamingo's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo trying to pass the guard but Dalton defending well.
Dalton gets full guard.
The Flamingo passes into half guard.
The Flamingo tries to pass to full mount but Dalton defends it.
Dalton trying to control but The Flamingo postures up.
Dalton wants to improve his position but The Flamingo is controlling well.
Dalton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dalton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo is stalling in the full guard.
The Flamingo trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
Dalton controlling the position.
The Flamingo is pushing down on Dalton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dalton is fighting to maintain full guard but The Flamingo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dalton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dalton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dalton wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dalton is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dalton (2) vs (4) The Flamingo
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dalton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dalton is one step ahead there.
Dalton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dalton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The Flamingo for as long as he can get away with.
The Flamingo keeping moving, preventing Dalton from controlling successfully.
The Flamingo working for a triangle but Dalton defends it easily.
The Flamingo looking for a sweep. Not yet The Flamingo, not yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dalton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dalton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dalton passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (5) vs (4) The Flamingo
The Flamingo is trying to control Dalton's posture but Dalton avoids it.
Dalton taking a breather here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dalton'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.
The Flamingo is not content to let Dalton control the position.
Dalton controlling from side mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Dalton.
The Flamingo is looking for a sweep.
Dalton is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Flamingo has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here as Dalton stalls from top position.
Dalton is looking to take a break and control but The Flamingo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dalton happy to just control the position for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo is trying to get back to half guard.
Dalton is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dalton working away.
Dalton trying to control the position but The Flamingo is working away.
The Flamingo being controlled for a moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo is looking for a sweep.
Dalton wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Flamingo keeps working.
The Flamingo struggling a bit here.
Dalton controlling from side mount.
The Flamingo can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on The Flamingo's face as Dalton controls the position.
The Flamingo wants to control but Dalton postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dalton takes a little break here. The Flamingo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Further stalling from Dalton.
Dalton trying to control the position but The Flamingo is working away.
The Flamingo being controlled for a moment.
The Flamingo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dalton controlling the position from side mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo is trying to control Dalton's posture but Dalton avoids it.
Dalton content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The Flamingo is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo can't do much from the bottom here.
The Flamingo seems a little lost for a moment, as Dalton dominates the positioning.
The Flamingo is not content to let Dalton control the position.
Dalton controls the position.
Dalton trying to control the action but The Flamingo is working from the bottom.
Dalton just content to control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dalton controls the position.
The Flamingo is trying to improve his position.
Dalton staying calm.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dalton wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Flamingo keeps working.
The Flamingo is trying to escape the position but Dalton is controlling the position.
Dalton trying to control the position but The Flamingo is working away.
You can see the frustration on The Flamingo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dalton wants to control but The Flamingo is keeping him busy.
Dalton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt The Flamingo will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Flamingo tries to bench press Dalton off him but Dalton keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dalton takes the fight on points by 5 to 4.
A relieved looking Pacer Dalton 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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