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TWGC 42 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Jock Strap! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 10 losses; Adriel Orozco!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Orozco scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Strap (0) vs (2) Orozco
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Orozco in particular looking to stall.
Orozco trying to control from half guard but Strap is working away.
Orozco trying to advance position but Strap counters by regaining guard.
Orozco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strap is keeping the position for now.
Orozco pushes down on Strap's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Strap wants to control but Orozco is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Strap is controlling Orozco's trapped leg to prevent Orozco from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orozco is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Orozco prevents Strap from improving his position.
Orozco content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strap is not content to let Orozco control the position.
Orozco looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Orozco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Strap is looking to improve his position.
Orozco perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Let's hope that Orozco 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orozco prevents Strap from improving his position.
Orozco perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Orozco trying to mount his opponent but Strap defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orozco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Strap wants to get back to full guard.
Strap has his hands clasped together around Orozco's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orozco is pressing down on Strap's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strap is holding on for now.
Orozco works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Strap (0) vs (5) Orozco
Strap is in all sorts of trouble here.
Orozco is trying to take his opponent's back.
Orozco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Strap can't escape the position.
Orozco looking to control and managing it successfully.
Orozco wants to control the pace but Strap is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strap is controlling an arm, preventing Orozco from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Orozco trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Orozco controlling from mount.
Orozco trying to control but Strap is having none of it.
Orozco controlling the position easily from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Strap is working to get back to half guard.
Orozco avoids the attempt from Strap to control.
Strap is squirming around, avoiding Orozco's attempts to control the action.
Orozco controlling his opponent.
Strap can't escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Orozco can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Strap is looking to escape.
Orozco looking to control and managing it successfully.
Strap tries to hold on but Orozco postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strap is squirming around, avoiding Orozco's attempts to control the action.
Strap is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Orozco controlling the position easily from mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Strap stops Orozco from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Orozco controlling from the full mount.
Orozco wants to control the pace but Strap is squirming around nicely.
Strap can't escape the position.
Orozco wants to control the pace but Strap is squirming around nicely.
Orozco controlling from the full mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Orozco's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Strap manages to control the position for a moment.
Orozco controlling the pace for now.
Strap wants to hold on but Orozco pushes him away.
Orozco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Orozco trying to control but Strap is having none of it.
Orozco looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Strap is squirming around, avoiding Orozco's attempts to control the action.
Orozco fails to move to back control.
Orozco wants to control the pace but Strap is squirming around nicely.
Strap wants to control but Orozco is having none of it.
Orozco controlling the position easily from mount.
Orozco takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Strap (0) vs (8) Orozco
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Will Orozco go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Strap tries to roll but Orozco sticks to his back.
Orozco really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Strap.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Orozco looking to hold on to the position here but Strap rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Strap can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Orozco controls the pace.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Strap is adopting a defensive guard.
Orozco is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Orozco is pushing down on Strap's leg trying to pass to half guard. Strap is fighting to maintain full guard but Orozco has managed to sneak the leg through.
Orozco controlling the pace.
Strap is refusing to be controlled, as Orozco sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Strap tries to roll over but Orozco keeps him under control.
Strap is refusing to be controlled, as Orozco sits in half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Strap wants to get back to full guard.
Orozco content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Orozco passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Strap (0) vs (11) Orozco
Orozco with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Strap is working to get back to half guard.
Orozco trying to control but Strap is having none of it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Strap is wriggling around trying to escape.
Orozco forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Strap (0) vs (14) Orozco
Strap tries to escape the position.
Orozco slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Orozco.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Orozco wins on points by 14 to 0. |
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