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SSG 353 Hall vs Hlervu 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 21 losses; Hand Solo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 79 wins and 77 losses; Able Archer!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Solo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Archer to the mat! Archer manages to get full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Solo (2) vs (0) Archer
Archer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Solo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Archer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Archer wants to improve his position but instead Solo has moved into half guard.
Solo wants to control but Archer is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Solo wants to control but Archer is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Archer gets back to full guard.
Solo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Solo looking to sit in guard and control but Archer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Solo (2) vs (2) Archer
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Archer controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Solo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Archer is one step ahead there.
Archer tries to free his leg and advance position but Solo is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer postures up.
Archer stays in close to Solo's body and controls the position.
Archer trying to control but Solo is working from the bottom.
Archer won't allow Solo to sweep him here.
Solo trying to control the position here.
My spies in Jed's Gym inform me that Archer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Solo is keeping the position for now.
Solo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Solo (4) vs (2) Archer
Archer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Archer is adopting a defensive guard.
Solo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Solo trying to control but Archer is working from the bottom.
Archer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Solo trying to control the position from guard on top but Archer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Solo passes into half guard.
Archer is looking to control Solo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Archer avoid being mounted?
Archer is trying to get back to full guard.
Archer keeping control of the position.
Still in half guard, Solo seems content to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Archer works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Solo looking to pass the guard.
Archer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Archer can't keep his opponent in guard - Solo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Archer trying to control but Solo postures up.
Still in half guard, Solo seems content to control.
Solo prevents Archer from improving his position.
Solo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries to roll over but Solo keeps him under control.
Solo trying to control the pace.
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.
Solo prevents Archer from improving his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Archer preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Archer is looking to improve his position.
Archer is looking to control Solo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Archer avoid being mounted?
Solo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Solo trying to mount his opponent but Archer defends it.
Archer is in trouble now - Solo has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Solo (7) vs (2) Archer
Solo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Solo with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Solo trying to control but Archer is having none of it.
Archer is desperately trying to improve his position but Solo has a good base and remains in mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Solo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Archer is trying to escape the mount.
Archer is squirming around, avoiding Solo's attempts to control the action.
Archer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Solo content just to control the position here.
Solo trying to control but Archer is having none of it.
Archer is just holding on here. Solo manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Solo (10) vs (2) Archer
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Solo struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solo takes the fight on points by 10 to 2.
A victorious Hand Solo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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