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GFY 72 - 4 entertainment only 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 5 losses; Kael Gardener! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 83 wins and 108 losses; Tobias Pancake!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gardener instigates a clinch.
Pancake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gardener walks away with a smile on his face. Pancake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gardener closes the distance and clinches.
Gardener prevents the takedown attempt.
Gardener has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pancake wants a takedown but no success here.
Kael Gardener has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Pancake.
Pancake is trying to pull guard but Gardener turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Gardener gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pancake.
Pancake jumps guard but Gardener turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Gardener gets underhooks to prevent Pancake's takedown attempt.
Pancake fails to pull guard.
Pancake is trying to pull guard but Gardener turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Pancake tries to score a body lock takedown but Gardener shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pancake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pancake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gardener just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Pancake is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pancake fails to pull guard.
Pancake looks winded!
Pancake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Gardener to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pancake is working for takedown but Gardener is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pancake tries to score a body lock takedown but Gardener shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pancake tries to score a body lock takedown but Gardener shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gardener pulls guard successfully.
Gardener pulls Pancake in close to prevent any damage.
Pancake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gardener has Pancake pulled in close to control his posture.
Gardener is trying to keep Pancake in close.
Pancake being controlled here momentarily.
Pancake wants to control from the top but Gardener keeps moving.
Gardener pulls Pancake in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardener controls Pancake momentarily but Pancake frees himself.
Gardener seems keen to control Pancake's posture.
Gardener keeping moving, preventing Pancake from controlling successfully.
Gardener controls Pancake momentarily but Pancake frees himself.
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.
Gardener keeping moving, preventing Pancake from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardener controls Pancake momentarily but Pancake frees himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gardener has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gardener controls Pancake momentarily but Pancake frees himself.
Pancake won't allow Gardener to sweep him here.
Pancake trying to control the position from guard on top but Gardener is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gardener trying to keep a closed guard but Pancake is proving a slippery customer.
Pancake trying to control but Gardener is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardener is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gardener is pulling down on Pancake's head to control his posture.
Gardener keeping moving, preventing Pancake from controlling successfully.
Pancake content to stall in guard here.
Gardener trying to control the position.
Pancake tries to free his leg and advance position but Gardener is retaining full guard.
Gardener is pulling down on Pancake's head to control his posture.
Gardener is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pancake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gardener is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gardener wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pancake won't allow Gardener to sweep him here.
Gardener pulls Pancake in close to his closed guard and prevents Pancake from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pancake postures up.
Gardener has his hands on Pancake's head, controlling the position.
Pancake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gardener swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pancake stopping the sweep attempt from Gardener.
Gardener is pulling down on Pancake's head to control his posture.
Gardener is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pancake trying to control but Gardener is working from the bottom.
Gardener controls Pancake momentarily but Pancake frees himself.
Gardener tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gardener has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gardener is trying to control the position but Pancake postures up.
Gardener manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pancake manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gardener (2) vs (0) Pancake
Gardener has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pancake wants to sweep but no luck.
Gardener wants to pass the guard but Pancake is keeping the position.
Gardener wants to control from the top but Pancake keeps moving.
Gardener stays in close to Pancake's body and controls the position.
Pancake keeping moving, preventing Gardener from controlling successfully.
Pancake looking for a sweep. Not yet Pancake, not yet.
Gardener is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pancake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gardener can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gardener showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gardener got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pancake has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gardener has managed to get both his arms back between Pancake's legs - danger averted.
Gardener wants to control from the top but Pancake keeps moving.
Gardener looking to pass the guard.
Gardener engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gardener tries to free his leg and advance position but Pancake is retaining full guard.
Gardener advances to half guard.
Gardener moves into full mount! Pancake won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Gardener (5) vs (0) Pancake
Gardener trying to control but Pancake is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gardener controlling from mount.
Gardener can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pancake is looking to escape.
Pancake tries to lock up and control but Gardener gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gardener controlling his opponent.
Pancake is trying to escape the mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pancake is squirming around, avoiding Gardener's attempts to control the action.
Pancake tries to reverse the position but Gardener maintains control.
Gardener can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pancake is looking to escape.
Pancake is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gardener trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gardener controlling from mount.
Gardener looking to control but Pancake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pancake tries to lock up and control but Gardener gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gardener looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Pancake is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pancake is squirming around, avoiding Gardener's attempts to control the action.
Gardener is really struggling to control Pancake but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gardener tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pancake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pancake is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gardener looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gardener tries to control but Pancake wriggling away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gardener tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gardener tries to control but Pancake wriggling away.
Gardener controlling from mount.
Gardener wants to control the pace but Pancake is squirming around nicely.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pancake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gardener tries to control but Pancake wriggling away.
Gardener controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gardener wants to control the pace but Pancake is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gardener takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Kael Gardener thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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