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Summit Series 2 - Grappling 5A PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Yakami Sansho! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Maurice Lemaire!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Lemaire keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sansho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lemaire counters by moving into the clinch.
Lemaire drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sansho drops back looking for a leg! Lemaire is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lemaire manages to kick Sansho off! Sansho jumps back into Lemaire's guard.
Sansho trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemaire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sansho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sansho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sansho looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansho is working hard here to advance position.
Sansho trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemaire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemaire working a defensive guard here.
Sansho wants to pass the guard but Lemaire is keeping the position.
Lemaire really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sansho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lemaire looking to control but Sansho passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sansho wants to pass the guard but Lemaire is defending well.
Sansho is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lemaire sees it coming and defends easily.
Sansho is working for a kimura but Lemaire is defending it quite comfortably.
Lemaire wants to get back to full guard.
Sansho is looking for a kimura here.
Sansho wants to take a breather but Lemaire is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sansho wants to take a breather but Lemaire is having none of it.
Sansho looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sansho tries to pass to full mount but Lemaire defends it.
Lemaire is defending against the submission attempts here by Sansho.
Lemaire wants to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sansho is trying to work for a kimura but Lemaire is defending well.
Sansho trying to control the action but Lemaire is working from the bottom.
Sansho is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lemaire has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lemaire is looking to control Sansho's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lemaire avoid being mounted?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lemaire can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lemaire won't allow Sansho to pass to mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lemaire is staying active underneath Sansho, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lemaire trying to control here.
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.
Sansho has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lemaire defend it? Sansho steps over the head and cranks it - Lemaire is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sansho!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yakami Sansho!
An out of breath Yakami Sansho thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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