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Summit Series 2 - Grappling 7B 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 London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 4 losses; Jermaine Pearson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 4 losses; Gozo Shioda!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shioda ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shioda no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pearson pushes down on Shioda's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pearson is just content to waste time from the top position. Shioda takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pearson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pearson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shioda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shioda holds on and takes a little breather.
Pearson looking to sit in guard and control but Shioda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pearson (0) vs (2) Shioda
Pearson is trying to keep Shioda in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shioda trying to control but Pearson is working from the bottom.
Pearson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shioda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Shioda from controlling successfully.
Shioda advances to half guard.
Shioda trying to control from half guard but Pearson is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pearson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pearson working a defensive guard here.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Shioda from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is adopting a defensive guard.
Pearson looking to control.
Pearson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shioda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shioda wants to control from the top but Pearson keeps moving.
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.
Shioda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shioda being controlled here momentarily.
Pearson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shioda is aware though and is defending well.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Shioda from controlling successfully.
Pearson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pearson tries to get out of the position.
Pearson looking for a sweep. Not yet Pearson, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson working a defensive guard but Shioda manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Pearson (0) vs (5) Shioda
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pearson is looking for a sweep.
Shioda is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pearson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pearson tries to improve position but can't.
Pearson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Shioda presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Pearson (0) vs (7) Shioda
Shioda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pearson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pearson is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Shioda has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Pearson (0) vs (10) Shioda
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shioda keeps control of the position as Pearson tries to break free.
Pearson is working hard here to advance position.
Pearson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Shioda struggling to keep hold of the position.
Good control from Shioda.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shioda is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pearson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pearson for a finish.
Shioda is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pearson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pearson for a finish.
Shioda has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Pearson tries to escape but Shioda has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shioda trying to control momentarily.
Shioda looking for the choke but no joy.
Shioda biding his time, controlling Pearson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shioda trying to control.
Shioda gets his hands free as Pearson looks to control.
Pearson staying busy and making it hard for Shioda to control.
Shioda avoiding Pearson 's attempts to control his hands.
Shioda has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Pearson's body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Shioda 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.
I really don't envy Pearson right now.
Shioda controlling the position well here. Pearson rolled but Shioda kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Shioda patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pearson trying to control the hands but Shioda won't let him.
Shioda tries to keep control of the position but Pearson is staying busy.
Pearson trying to control but not successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shioda struggling to keep hold of the position.
Pearson trying to control the position but Shioda manages to sink in the hooks.
Pearson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Pearson wants to control his opponent's hands but Shioda gets his hands free.
Shioda is riding his opponent, not letting Pearson buck him off.
Shioda has the hooks in. Pearson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shioda tries to keep control of the position but Pearson is staying busy.
Pearson trying to control but not successfully.
Shioda wants to control but Pearson is keeping busy.
Shioda is not going to allow Pearson to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Shioda's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pearson wants to control his opponent's hands but Shioda gets his hands free.
Shioda trying to control momentarily.
Pearson rolls, trying to escape but Shioda keeps control of the position.
Shioda not allowing Pearson to control his hands.
Shioda tries to keep control of the position but Pearson is staying busy.
Shioda is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pearson wants to control his opponent's hands but Shioda gets his hands free.
What can Pearson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Pearson is really stuck here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shioda is not going to allow Pearson to sit and survive in this position.
Pearson tries to escape but Shioda has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shioda wins on points by 10 to 0.
A relieved looking Gozo Shioda thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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