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SSG 345 Elvul vs Macker PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 9 losses; Robert Kelly! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 38 wins and 22 losses; Thom Thumb!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Thumb shoots and misses
and Kelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kelly wants to take the fight to the mat but Thumb manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thumb drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kelly has hold of one of Thumb's legs. Thumb is fighting the takedown attempt but Kelly gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kelly (2) vs (0) Thumb
Kelly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thumb has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kelly has managed to get both his arms back between Thumb's legs - danger averted.
Thumb wants to sweep but no luck.
Thumb has an active guard here but Kelly has managed to pass into half guard.
Thumb is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thumb slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thumb is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Thumb looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kelly slips nicely into half guard.
Kelly tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thumb knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kelly 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Thumb tries to roll over but Kelly keeps him under control.
Thumb is staying active underneath Kelly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thumb moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kelly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Thumb moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thumb is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to control but Thumb is working from the bottom.
Thumb looking to control.
Kelly drops back, looking for a kneebar! Thumb looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Thumb looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Thumb! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kelly (2) vs (4) Thumb
Thumb tries to advance to mount but Kelly denies him.
Kelly is looking to regain half guard here but Thumb keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is not content to let Thumb control the position.
Kelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thumb wants to control for a moment but Kelly uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kelly trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Thumb manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kelly (2) vs (7) Thumb
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thumb with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thumb sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kelly sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Thumb works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Kelly (2) vs (10) Thumb
Thumb is trying to take his opponent's back.
Kelly tries to reverse the position but Thumb maintains control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thumb trying to control but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Kelly (2) vs (13) Thumb
Thumb tries to keep control of the position but Kelly is staying busy.
Kelly showing good submission defense here.
Kelly is really stuck here.
Kelly turns into Thumb and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kelly (4) vs (13) Thumb
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Thumb keeps moving.
Kelly postures up.
Kelly is looking to pass into half guard but Thumb pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Thumb is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kelly (4) vs (15) Thumb
Thumb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kelly wants to sweep here but Thumb controlling him for the moment.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Thumb from controlling successfully.
Thumb controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thumb stopping the sweep attempt from Kelly.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thumb is aware though and is defending well.
Thumb wants to pass the guard but Kelly is keeping the position.
Kelly seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kelly throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Thumb escapes and throws Kelly's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Kelly (4) vs (18) Thumb
Thumb trying to control the action but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Kelly is looking to reverse the position.
Kelly is not content to let Thumb control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thumb is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kelly has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kelly manages to get back to half guard.
Thumb is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thumb is working for a submission of some sort.
Kelly is refusing to be controlled, as Thumb sits in half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Thumb is looking to stall here but Kelly recovers full guard.
Thumb pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kelly is keeping the position for now.
Thumb won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
Kelly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thumb defends it easily.
Thumb stays in close to Kelly's body and controls the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Thumb pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kelly is keeping the position for now.
Thumb stopping the sweep attempt from Kelly.
Thumb looking to pass the guard.
Kelly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kelly trying to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kelly keeping full guard, as Thumb tries to pass.
Thumb 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.
Thumb trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Thumb avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kelly can't keep his opponent in guard - Thumb advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is staying active underneath Thumb, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thumb is looking for submissions but instead, Kelly has regained full guard.
Thumb trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thumb controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thumb trying to move into half guard but instead Kelly has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kelly (6) vs (18) Thumb
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Thumb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thumb looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kelly passes Thumb's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thumb is looking to improve his position.
Kelly controlling the action here.
Thumb is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thumb wants to sweep but Kelly has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Kelly (9) vs (18) Thumb
And that's the end of the fight!
Thumb wins on points by 18 to 9.
A very excited looking Thom Thumb made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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