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HC GRAP 39 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 15 wins and 31 losses; Jaro Lalla! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Cayden Abner!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Abner slaps away a takedown attempt from Lalla, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abner changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jaro Lalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lalla tries to keep at a distance but Abner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abner gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lalla (0) vs (2) Abner
Lalla tries to roll over but Abner keeps him under control.
Lalla actively working from the bottom here.
Abner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lalla knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lalla still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lalla has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lalla (4) vs (2) Abner
The referee asks Lalla politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lalla prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lalla tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Abner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lalla is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Lalla (6) vs (2) Abner
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lalla with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Lalla trying to control but Abner is having none of it.
Abner doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner regains half guard.
Abner is staying active underneath Lalla, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Abner is positioning himself well to prevent Lalla advancing to mount.
Abner wants to improve his position but Lalla is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abner keeps working.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lalla prevents Abner from improving his position.
Lalla is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abner is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Lalla is trying to control the action in half guard but Abner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lalla looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Abner tries to roll over but Lalla keeps him under control.
Abner manages to get to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lalla 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.
Lalla trying to control the position from guard on top but Abner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abner seems keen to control Lalla's posture.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lalla has gone for a leg lock! Abner slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lalla's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lalla (6) vs (4) Abner
Abner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lalla bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abner's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lalla (8) vs (4) Abner
Abner wants to sweep but no luck.
Lalla passes Abner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abner won't allow Lalla to pass to mount.
Abner tries to get to full guard but Lalla has control of the leg.
Abner gets back to full guard.
Lalla passes into half guard.
Lalla stalling away here and it's allowed Abner to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Abner looking for a guillotine here but Lalla defends easily.
Lalla trying to move into half guard but instead Abner has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lalla (8) vs (6) Abner
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Abner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Lalla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lalla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abner content to stall in guard here.
Abner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Lalla (8) vs (9) Abner
Abner slows the pace down.
Abner is looking to take a break and control but Lalla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Abner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lalla is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Abner is looking to take a break and control but Lalla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lalla is letting Abner control him for a moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Abner working away.
Abner is staying tight to Lalla's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lalla is looking to reverse the position.
Abner controls the position.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Abner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Abner just content to control the position.
Lalla can't do much from the bottom here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Abner trying to control the position but Lalla is working away.
Abner slows the pace down.
Lalla wants to control but Abner postures up.
Abner is looking to take a break and control but Lalla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Abner controlling the position from side mount.
Let's hope that Abner has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Abner trying to control the position but Lalla is working away.
Lalla struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Abner wins on points by 9 to 8.
Cayden Abner was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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