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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 15 wins and 19 losses; Walter Wiener! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 37 losses; Desi Kraag!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kraag tries to keep at a distance but Wiener has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kraag fails to pull guard.
Kraag goes for a takedown attempt but Wiener pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kraag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kraag is looking to clinch.
As Kraag tries to get set, Wiener tries to push him back and clinch up but Kraag manages to avoid the attempt.
Wiener circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiener darts in and clinches Kraag up against the ropes.
Kraag tries to pull guard but Wiener holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kraag drops back down to his feet.
Walter Wiener has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desi Kraag.
Kraag jumps guard but Wiener stands there with Kraag around his waist. Kraag gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraag changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wiener fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kraag doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiener circles away.
Kraag is looking to clinch but Wiener is avoiding it.
Kraag should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraag wants to clinch up but Wiener keeps it at a distance.
Wiener keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiener gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wiener gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wiener (2) vs (0) Kraag
Wiener content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wiener is looking for a kimura here.
Kraag trying to control but Wiener postures up.
Wiener seems to be working for a kimura but Kraag defends the submission attempt.
Kraag looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraag looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wiener content to control rather than advance.
Kraag looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Wiener seems content to control.
Wiener will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wiener 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.
Wiener has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Wiener (5) vs (0) Kraag
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraag wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Wiener (8) vs (0) Kraag
Wiener gets his hands free as Kraag looks to control.
Kraag is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Wiener has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Wiener patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kraag is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Wiener gets his way!
Wiener is not going to allow Kraag to sit and survive in this position.
Kraag is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wiener is staying active.
Wiener has the hooks in. Kraag is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiener has good solid back control here.
Wiener'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.
Kraag wants to control his opponent's hands but Wiener gets his hands free.
Wiener tries to get the hooks in deep but Kraag pushed the leg off.
Wiener looking for the RNC.
Kraag is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Wiener working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Kraag is keeping busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wiener avoiding Kraag 's attempts to control his hands.
Kraag showing good submission defense here.
Wiener working for the choke.
Kraag is in bad spot here.
Wiener is not going to allow Kraag to sit and survive in this position.
Wiener trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kraag doesn't escape.
Kraag trying to control the hands but Wiener breaks the grip.
Wiener looking to break Kraag's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kraag remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Wiener will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kraag wants to control his opponent's hands but Wiener gets his hands free.
Wiener has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kraag's body.
Kraag defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Wiener's arms.
Kraag preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Wiener.
Kraag is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Wiener.
Wiener avoiding Kraag 's attempts to control his hands.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kraag is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Wiener is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kraag has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kraag looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Wiener patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Wiener is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kraag defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Wiener tightening his grip on Kraag, looking for the choke.
Wiener really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kraag is really stuck here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kraag preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Wiener.
Kraag tries to roll but Wiener sticks to his back.
Kraag is keeping busy.
Kraag looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kraag is really stuck here.
Kraag trying to control the action but Wiener just sinks the hooks in.
Kraag is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kraag wants to control his opponent's hands but Wiener gets his hands free.
Wiener wants to control but Kraag is keeping busy.
Kraag tries to escape the position.
Kraag looks winded!
Kraag wants to control his opponent's hands but Wiener gets his hands free.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kraag is keeping busy.
Kraag is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Wiener struggling to keep hold of the position.
Wiener gets his hands free as Kraag looks to control.
Will Wiener go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
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.
Kraag just trying to survive but Wiener is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Wiener is persistently looking for the submission but Kraag is defending it well.
Wiener is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kraag defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Wiener is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kraag defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kraag is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kraag is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Wiener gets his way!
Wiener looking for the choke from the back.
Kraag trying to control the position but Wiener manages to sink in the hooks.
Wiener tightening his grip on Kraag, looking for the choke.
Kraag defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Wiener not allowing Kraag to control his hands.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wiener working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Wiener controlling well, preventing Kraag from escaping the position.
Kraag trying to control but not successfully.
Wiener tries to get the hooks in deep but Kraag pushed the leg off.
Wiener is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kraag is defending well though. Wiener let's go of the attempt for now.
Kraag is really stuck here.
Wiener working for the choke.
Kraag trying to control the position but Wiener manages to sink in the hooks.
Kraag preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Wiener.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kraag trying to control but not successfully.
Kraag is in bad spot here.
Kraag trying to control the action but Wiener just sinks the hooks in.
Kraag is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Wiener looking for the choke from the back.
Wiener has the hooks in. Kraag is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kraag keeps trying to improve his position.
Wiener looking to break Kraag's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kraag remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Wiener will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Wiener has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kraag wants to escape the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kraag defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Wiener avoiding Kraag 's attempts to control his hands.
Kraag is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Wiener is persistently looking for the submission but Kraag is defending it well.
Kraag tries to escape but Wiener has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Wiener controlling the positon.
Kraag tries to escape but Wiener has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Wiener has good solid back control here.
Kraag prevents Wiener from getting a body triangle.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kraag preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Wiener.
Kraag defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Wiener's arms.
Kraag is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Wiener gets his way!
Kraag trying to control but not successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kraag can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wiener takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
A victorious Walter Wiener thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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