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SSG 367 Chai vs Helvig PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 18 losses; Dreynos Elvul! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 15 losses; Pavel Sova!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Sova gets the takedown into side control.
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Elvul (0) vs (4) Sova
Sova taking a break here but Elvul is having none of it and regains half guard.
Sova stalling.
Let's hope that Sova 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.
Elvul's coaches at Oblivion Gate have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Elvul is staying active underneath Sova, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elvul gets back to full guard.
Elvul looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sova is looking to advance position but Elvul has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Elvul (4) vs (4) Sova
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sova really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Elvul tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sova wants to hold on but Elvul pushes him away.
Sova manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sova manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sova is controlling Elvul's posture.
Elvul postures up.
Elvul stopping the sweep attempt from Sova.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sova lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Elvul (4) vs (6) Sova
Sova trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sova stopping the sweep attempt from Elvul.
Elvul keeping full guard, as Sova tries to pass.
Sova postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sova controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sova trying to control the position from guard on top but Elvul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elvul working a defensive guard here.
Sova advances position into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Elvul (4) vs (9) Sova
Sova is looking to take a break and control but Elvul is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Elvul seems a little lost for a moment, as Sova dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elvul keeps working.
Elvul is trying to improve his position.
Sova is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Elvul will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Elvul tries to buck Sova off but Sova is having none of it.
Sova moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sova is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Elvul is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Elvul is trying to get back to half guard.
Elvul sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sova trying to pass the guard but Elvul defending well.
Elvul is staying active underneath Sova, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Elvul is trying to maintain the position but Sova is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sova is keen to just control but Elvul is a slippery customer.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sova stalling away here and it's allowed Elvul to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sova has gone for a leg lock! Elvul slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sova's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Elvul (6) vs (9) Sova
Sova pulls Elvul in to control the position.
Sova is trying to keep Elvul in close.
Elvul stopping the sweep attempt from Sova.
Sova is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Elvul preventing the sweep.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Elvul wants to pass the guard but Sova is keeping the position.
Sova is trying to hold Elvul in close to prevent damage but Elvul has managed to pass into half guard.
Well, if Elvul 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.
Elvul seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sova for as long as he can get away with.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Elvul wants to pass the guard but Sova is defending well.
Sova 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.
Sova is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Elvul wants to work for an arm triangle but Sova is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sova is trying to control but Elvul passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Elvul (9) vs (9) Sova
Sova struggling a bit here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Elvul is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sova will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Who's going to make the next move?
Sova is looking for a sweep.
Elvul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sova keeps working.
Sova is looking to reverse the position.
Sova is still trying to improve position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sova's face as Elvul controls the position.
Sova wants to control but Elvul postures up.
Sova is looking to reverse the position.
Sova looks to move to half guard but instead Elvul has passed into mount! Damn!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Elvul (11) vs (9) Sova
Sova is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sova gets back to half guard.
Sova is looking for a sweep. Elvul is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sova trying to control but Elvul postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sova wants to get back to full guard.
Elvul sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sova is trying to maintain the position but Elvul is very close to passing his half guard.
Sova trying to get back to full guard but Elvul takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Elvul (14) vs (9) Sova
Sova is trying desperately to improve position.
Elvul trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sova wants to hold on but Elvul pushes him away.
Sova is looking to improve his position but Elvul isn't that keen on the idea.
Sova tries to hold on but Elvul pushes him away.
Sova is wriggling around trying to escape.
Elvul content just to control the position here.
Sova tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sova is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Elvul sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sova looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Elvul tries to control but Sova wriggling away.
Elvul controlling from the full mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Elvul wants to control the pace but Sova is squirming around nicely.
Elvul tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sova is working to get back to half guard.
Sova tries to hold on but Elvul postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sova is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvul takes the fight on points by 14 to 9.
A victorious Dreynos Elvul thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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