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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; Andre Pereira! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Massiel Tomás!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pereira.
Pereira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tomás avoids it really well and circles away.
Tomás looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pereira! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Pereira (0) vs (4) Tomás
Tomás controlling the position from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira wants to control but Tomás postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tomás slows the pace down.
Tomás is looking to take a break and control but Pereira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira struggling a bit here.
Tomás tries to advance to mount but Pereira denies him.
Tomás controls the position from side control.
Pereira can't do much from the bottom here.
Tomás tries to advance to mount but Pereira denies him.
Pereira looking for a sweep but Tomás has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Pereira (0) vs (6) Tomás
Tomás controlling his opponent.
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 two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is controlling an arm, preventing Tomás from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Pereira looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tomás trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tomás is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pereira manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pereira tries to get to full guard but Tomás has control of the leg.
Tomás moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Pereira (0) vs (9) Tomás
Tomás trying to control the action but Pereira is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomás controls the position from side control.
Tomás working away.
Pereira is trying to get back to half guard.
Tomás content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pereira is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tomás is trying to control. Pereira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tomás prevents Pereira from improving his position.
Pereira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomás trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pereira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tomás is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pereira is trying to keep Tomás in close.
Tomás avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pereira is looking to sweep but instead, Tomás has passed into half guard.
Pereira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tomás is working away from the top position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tomás is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tomás looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tomás stalling.
Pereira trying to control but Tomás postures up.
Tomás seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pereira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pereira wants to get back to full guard.
Pereira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tomás is thwarting Pereira's attempts to control the position.
Pereira is not content to let Tomás control the position.
Pereira looking for submissions off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pereira wants to improve his position but Tomás is controlling well.
Tomás trying to control the action but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Tomás tries to pass to full mount but Pereira defends it.
Tomás perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pereira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tomás's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tomás's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Pereira (4) vs (9) Tomás
Tomás prevents Pereira from getting a body triangle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pereira has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Tomás's body.
Tomás rolls, trying to escape but Pereira keeps control of the position.
Tomás is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Pereira off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Pereira tries to get the hooks in deep but Tomás pushed the leg off.
Tomás wants to escape the position.
Tomás 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.
Pereira trying to control.
Tomás is really stuck here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pereira has got his arm under Tomás's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Tomás has spun round into Pereira's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pereira (4) vs (11) Tomás
Pereira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tomás is aware though and is defending well.
Tomás showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pereira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tomás can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pereira looking for a sweep. Not yet Pereira, not yet.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Tomás from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tomás pushes down on Pereira's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pereira trying to control but Tomás postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tomás in particular looking to stall.
Tomás is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pereira doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tomás.
Tomás trying to mount his opponent but Pereira defends it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to roll over but Tomás keeps him under control.
Tomás trying to pass the guard but Pereira defending well.
Pereira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pereira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tomás wants to pass the guard but Pereira is keeping the position.
Tomás sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pereira's guard.
Tomás perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pereira won't allow Tomás to pass to mount.
Pereira is staying active underneath Tomás, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pereira trying to control but Tomás postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Tomás is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tomás is trying to control the action in half guard but Pereira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pereira wants to control but Tomás is keeping busy.
Pereira is looking for a sweep. Tomás is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Tomás seems content to control.
Tomás is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Pereira (4) vs (14) Tomás
Tomás is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pereira to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pereira shrugs it off.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pereira regains half guard.
Tomás slows the pace down in half guard.
Pereira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pereira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pereira is looking for a sweep. Tomás is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tomás is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Pereira (4) vs (17) Tomás
Tomás controlling from mount.
Pereira is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Tomás has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Pereira (4) vs (20) Tomás
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pereira turns into Tomás and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pereira (6) vs (20) Tomás
Pereira trying to control but Tomás is working from the bottom.
Tomás looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pereira passes Tomás's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pereira wants to take a breather but Tomás is having none of it.
Well, if Pereira 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.
Tomás tries to roll over but Pereira keeps him under control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tomás! Score +3 for passing guard: Pereira (9) vs (20) Tomás
Pereira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pereira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pereira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pereira is really struggling to control Tomás but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomás wins on points by 20 to 9.
Our winner, Massiel Tomás, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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