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HC GRAP 32 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 London, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 27 losses; Jaro Lalla! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 9 losses; Jamal Hudak!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hudak drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Lalla (0) vs (4) Hudak
Lalla wants to control but Hudak postures up.
Lalla tries to buck Hudak off but Hudak is having none of it.
Hudak is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lalla has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lalla is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalla is trying to control Hudak's posture but Hudak avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudak staying calm.
Lalla tries to buck Hudak off but Hudak is having none of it.
Hudak is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lalla will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lalla tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalla looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hudak content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lalla looks to move to half guard but instead Hudak has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Lalla (0) vs (6) Hudak
Lalla is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalla really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hudak looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lalla tries to lock up and control but Hudak gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudak controlling his opponent.
Lalla is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lalla is trying to escape the mount but Hudak keeps good control and instead manages to take Lalla's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Lalla (0) vs (9) Hudak
Hudak not allowing Lalla to control his hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hudak trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lalla doesn't escape.
Hudak gets his hands free as Lalla looks to control.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hudak not allowing Lalla to control his hands.
Lalla is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Lalla tries to escape the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hudak is riding his opponent, not letting Lalla buck him off.
Hudak looking to break Lalla's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Lalla remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hudak will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Hudak not allowing Lalla to control his hands.
Lalla can't escape the position.
Lalla tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hudak working for a guillotine from mount but Lalla is in no mood to give up.
Lalla tries to control Hudak's body but Hudak pushes him off. Lalla squirms to his side and now Hudak has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Lalla (0) vs (12) Hudak
Hudak is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Lalla looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hudak has the hooks in. Lalla is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hudak has good solid back control here.
Hudak has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lalla has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Lalla looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lalla can't escape the position.
Lalla manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hudak's guard. Nice work there by Lalla.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lalla (2) vs (12) Hudak
Lalla stopping the sweep attempt from Hudak.
Hudak is adopting a defensive guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lalla 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.
Lalla trying to control the position from guard on top but Hudak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lalla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hudak is keeping the position for now.
Hudak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lalla manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lalla (2) vs (14) Hudak
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lalla managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hudak won't allow Lalla to sweep him here.
Lalla is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hudak controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lalla looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hudak is one step ahead there.
Lalla had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hudak defends it easily.
Lalla is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hudak is aware though and is defending well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hudak seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lalla is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hudak wins on points by 14 to 2.
A very excited looking Jamal Hudak rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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