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SSG 351 Ottke vs Gracias PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 14 losses; Pavel Sova! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 7 losses; Arelvam Sadrano!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Sova closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sadrano can't get the takedown.
Sadrano can't get the takedown.
Sova wants the takedown. Sadrano is fighting it off but Sova persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sadrano's guard against the cage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sova (2) vs (0) Sadrano
Sova trying to control the position from guard on top but Sadrano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sova wants to pass the guard but Sadrano is keeping the position.
Sadrano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sova manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sova (2) vs (2) Sadrano
Sova looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sova looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sova being controlled here, momentarily.
Sova trying to control the position.
Sadrano content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sova controls Sadrano momentarily but Sadrano frees himself.
Sadrano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sova swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sova not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sadrano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sadrano stays in close to Sova's body and controls the position.
Sova bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sadrano's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sova (4) vs (2) Sadrano
Sadrano keeping moving, preventing Sova from controlling successfully.
Sova not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sova got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sadrano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sova has managed to get both his arms back between Sadrano's legs - danger averted.
Sadrano keeping moving, preventing Sova from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sova forces his way into half guard.
Sova prevents Sadrano from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sova in particular looking to stall.
Sadrano trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sova is keen to just control but Sadrano is a slippery customer.
Sadrano wants to get back to full guard.
Sadrano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sova stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sadrano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sova controlling from the top position.
Sadrano 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sova trying to control but Sadrano is working from the bottom.
Sova stands and throws Sadrano's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Sova (7) vs (2) Sadrano
Sadrano is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sova's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sova trying to control the action but Sadrano is working from the bottom.
Sadrano is looking to control Sova's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sadrano avoid being mounted?
Sova not doing much here.
Sadrano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sadrano keeping moving, preventing Sova from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadrano keeping full guard, as Sova tries to pass.
Sova won't allow Sadrano to sweep him here.
Sova trying to control the position from guard on top but Sadrano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sova will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sadrano has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sova has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Sova (10) vs (2) Sadrano
Sadrano is looking to regain half guard here but Sova keeps moving and retains side control.
Sadrano is not content to let Sova control the position.
Sova controlling the position.
Sova wants to control for a moment but Sadrano uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sova is working for a submission of some sort.
Sadrano wants to get back to full guard.
Sova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sadrano keeps working.
Sadrano wants to control but Sova is keeping busy.
Sadrano is looking for a sweep. Sova is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sadrano is pressing down on Sova's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sadrano is keeping the position for now.
Sadrano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sova trying to control the position from guard on top but Sadrano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sadrano looking for a sweep. Not yet Sadrano, not yet.
Sova sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sadrano's guard.
Sova passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sadrano! Score +3 for passing guard: Sova (13) vs (2) Sadrano
Sova is looking to work his way around to Sadrano's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Sova tries to control but Sadrano wriggling away.
Sadrano keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sadrano sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sadrano gets back to full guard.
Sova is stalling in the full guard.
Sadrano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sadrano is looking for a triangle but Sova pushes his legs off easily.
Sova sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sadrano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sova defends it easily.
Sova trying to control but Sadrano is working from the bottom.
Sova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sadrano is keeping the position for now.
Sova trying to control the position from guard on top but Sadrano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sadrano can't keep his opponent in guard - Sova advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sadrano is refusing to be controlled, as Sova sits in half guard.
Sova takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sadrano gets full guard.
Sova trying to control the position from guard on top but Sadrano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sova is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sadrano is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sova looking to pass the guard.
Sova slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Sova (16) vs (2) Sadrano
Sadrano tries to bench press Sova off him but Sova keeps the position.
Sova trying to control the action but Sadrano is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sadrano is trying to control Sova's posture but Sova avoids it.
Sadrano is not content to let Sova control the position.
Sadrano is trying to get back to half guard.
Sova is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sova trying to control the action but Sadrano is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sadrano tries to bench press Sova off him but Sova keeps the position.
Sova trying to control the action but Sadrano is working from the bottom.
Sadrano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sadrano is being controlled here.
Sadrano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sova slows the pace down.
Sadrano tries to bench press Sova off him but Sova keeps the position.
Sova taking a breather here.
Sova is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sadrano knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sadrano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sova is looking to take a break and control but Sadrano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sadrano is trying to improve his position.
Sova is looking to take a break and control but Sadrano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sadrano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sadrano is letting Sova control him for a moment.
Sova wants to control but Sadrano is keeping him busy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sadrano is looking to reverse the position.
Sova trying to control the position but Sadrano is working away.
Sadrano tries to improve position but can't.
Sadrano can't do much from the bottom here.
Sova wants to control but Sadrano is keeping him busy.
Sadrano is trying to improve his position.
Sova wants to control but Sadrano is keeping him busy.
Sova tries for a kimura but Sadrano is defending well.
Sadrano is trying to improve his position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sova trying to control the action but Sadrano is working from the bottom.
Sadrano is looking for a sweep.
Sova slows the pace down.
Sova wants to control but Sadrano is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sadrano sneaks back into half guard.
Sova content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sova takes the fight on points by 16 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Pavel Sova thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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