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Bots de Garra 198 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 25 losses; Gul Dukat! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 6 losses; Richard Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Cheese clinches with his opponent.
Dukat is pressed up against the ropes. Cheese has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dukat down to the mat. Dukat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dukat looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dukat (2) vs (0) Cheese
Cheese wants to improve his position but Dukat is controlling well.
Cheese is trying to control but can't.
Cheese tries to get to full guard but Dukat has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukat keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dukat has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dukat has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese is trying to get back to full guard.
Cheese trying to hold on to Dukat's head to control him but Dukat postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Dukat is staying active.
Dukat controlling the action here.
Cheese is concentrating on defense, preventing Dukat from advancing position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cheese is looking for a sweep. Dukat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Dukat is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dukat is looking to take a break and control but Cheese is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dukat is taking a breather. Cheese says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dukat uses his free foot to push down on Cheese's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cheese. Score +3 for passing guard: Dukat (5) vs (0) Cheese
Dukat controlling the pace for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dukat fails to advance to Cheese's back.
Cheese has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Cheese keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dukat controlling from the full mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cheese stops Dukat from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Dukat content just to control the position here.
Dukat seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cheese for as long as he can get away with.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is trying to escape the mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dukat controlling his opponent.
Cheese is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Dukat has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Dukat (8) vs (0) Cheese
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cheese tries to break free.
Dukat has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Cheese's body.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is in bad spot here.
Dukat has good solid back control here.
I really don't envy Cheese right now.
Dukat has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Dukat gets his hands free as Cheese looks to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dukat has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Cheese trying to control the hands but Dukat breaks the grip.
Dukat is hanging on to Cheese's back as he tries to escape.
Will Dukat go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Dukat is hanging on to Cheese's back as he tries to escape.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Dukat controlling the positon.
Dukat controlling well, preventing Cheese from escaping the position.
Dukat controlling from the back.
Dukat looking for the RNC.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dukat controlling well, preventing Cheese from escaping the position.
Cheese is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Dukat off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Cheese trying to control the hands but Dukat breaks the grip.
Dukat is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dukat takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
After the fight, Gul Dukat was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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