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ENIGMA SUB WRESTLING 8 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Christine St. Georges! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Tiago Martelo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
St. Georges misses with a takedown attempt - Martelo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martelo wants to counter with a clinch but St. Georges pushes him away.
St. Georges shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Martelo is trying to defend but St. Georges finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: St. Georges (2) vs (0) Martelo
St. Georges is looking to advance position but Martelo won't allow it.
Martelo trying to hold on to St. Georges's head to control him but St. Georges postures up.
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.
Martelo is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges prevents Martelo from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martelo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
St. Georges not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martelo keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martelo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St. Georges won't allow Martelo to sweep him here.
St. Georges is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St. Georges has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
St. Georges postures up.
St. Georges tries to free his leg and advance position but Martelo is retaining full guard.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Martelo keeps moving.
Martelo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martelo being controlled here, momentarily.
St. Georges trying to control but Martelo is working from the bottom.
St. Georges might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges won't allow Martelo to sweep him here.
St. Georges sitting in guard here, content to control.
St. Georges trying to control but Martelo is working from the bottom.
St. Georges forces his way into half guard.
St. Georges looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
St. Georges wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martelo keeps working.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges wants to pass to mount but Martelo is defending the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
St. Georges is looking to stall here but Martelo recovers full guard.
Martelo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Martelo keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges looking to sit in guard and control but Martelo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (2) vs (2) Martelo
Martelo tries to free his leg and advance position but St. Georges is retaining full guard.
St. Georges has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
St. Georges trying to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Martelo 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.
St. Georges is trying to control the position but Martelo postures up.
Martelo tries to free his leg and advance position but St. Georges is retaining full guard.
St. Georges wants to sweep here but Martelo controlling him for the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Martelo is pushing down on St. Georges's leg trying to pass to half guard. St. Georges is fighting to maintain full guard but Martelo has managed to sneak the leg through.
St. Georges wants to control but Martelo is keeping busy.
St. Georges is pressing down on Martelo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Martelo stopping the sweep attempt from St. Georges.
St. Georges is trying to control the position but Martelo postures up.
St. Georges looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martelo is one step ahead there.
Martelo slips nicely into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is trying to get back to full guard.
Martelo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (2) vs (5) Martelo
St. Georges manages to regain half guard. Good work.
St. Georges trying to control here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges wants to improve his position but Martelo is controlling well.
Martelo wants to pass the guard but St. Georges is defending well.
Martelo is thwarting St. Georges's attempts to control the position.
St. Georges is looking to improve his position.
Martelo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so St. Georges is just riding it out for now. Martelo eventually gives up the hold.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Martelo trying to pass the guard but St. Georges defending well.
St. Georges moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
St. Georges has control of Martelo's left arm, preventing Martelo from doing any damage.
Martelo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is trying to hold Martelo in close to prevent damage but Martelo has managed to pass into half guard.
St. Georges wants to get back to full guard.
Martelo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
St. Georges is looking to control Martelo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St. Georges avoid being mounted?
St. Georges is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Martelo jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (2) vs (8) Martelo
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to bench press Martelo off him but Martelo keeps the position.
St. Georges is trying to control Martelo's posture but Martelo avoids it.
St. Georges is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Martelo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
St. Georges is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
St. Georges is working hard here to advance position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Martelo working away.
St. Georges tries to bench press Martelo off him but Martelo keeps the position.
Martelo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martelo is looking to take a break and control but St. Georges is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martelo wins on points by 8 to 2. |
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