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SSG 383 Helvig vs McCain 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 Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 18 losses; Pavel Sova! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 8 losses; Lian Belmiro!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sova forces Belmiro back against the cage and clinches.
Sova jumps guard.
Sova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Belmiro wants to pass the guard but Sova is keeping the position.
Sova seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sova looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belmiro is one step ahead there.
Belmiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Sova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belmiro won't allow Sova to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sova trying to keep a closed guard but Belmiro is proving a slippery customer.
Sova keeping moving, preventing Belmiro from controlling successfully.
Sova looking for a sweep. Not yet Sova, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sova keeping moving, preventing Belmiro from controlling successfully.
Sova looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belmiro is one step ahead there.
Belmiro passes Sova's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Belmiro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sova knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sova is refusing to be controlled, as Belmiro sits in half guard.
Sova is trying to get back to full guard.
Sova is trying to control but can't.
Belmiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Sova is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sova (0) vs (3) Belmiro
Belmiro prevents Sova from getting the reversal.
Sova tries to hold on but Belmiro pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belmiro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sova is looking to escape.
Belmiro looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Belmiro trying to control but Sova is having none of it.
Sova is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sova bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sova (2) vs (3) Belmiro
Sova trying to control the position from guard on top but Belmiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belmiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sova avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sova is stalling in the full guard.
Sova wants to pass the guard but Belmiro is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sova is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Belmiro trying to keep a closed guard but Sova is proving a slippery customer.
Sova looking to sit in guard and control but Belmiro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sova (2) vs (5) Belmiro
Belmiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sova is keeping the position for now.
Belmiro is fighting to break Sova's control of his arms but Sova is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Belmiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Sova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sova working a defensive guard here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro trying to control but Sova is working from the bottom.
Belmiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Sova is retaining full guard.
Sova wants to sweep but no luck.
Sova is trying to control the position but Belmiro postures up.
Belmiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sova is keeping the position for now.
Sova controlling Belmiro's posture.
Sova's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sova is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro passes into half guard.
Belmiro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sova sees it coming and defends easily.
Sova is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sova trying to hold on to Belmiro's head to control him but Belmiro postures up.
Belmiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sova keeps working.
Sova manages to get to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro wants to control from the top but Sova keeps moving.
Sova looking to control.
Belmiro advances to half guard.
Sova wants to get back to full guard.
Belmiro is looking to take a break and control but Sova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Belmiro seems to be working for a kimura but Sova defends the submission attempt.
Sova trying to hold on to Belmiro's head to control him but Belmiro postures up.
Belmiro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sova wants to control but Belmiro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sova is defending against the submission attempts here by Belmiro.
Belmiro trying to control the action but Sova is working from the bottom.
Sova trying to control from the bottom.
Sova works his way to full guard. Good work.
Belmiro wants to control from the top but Sova keeps moving.
Belmiro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Belmiro trying to pass the guard but Sova defending well.
Sova is trying to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sova manages to get to full guard.
Belmiro wants to control from the top but Sova keeps moving.
Belmiro is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Belmiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Sova is retaining full guard.
Belmiro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sova wants to sweep but no luck.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sova controls Belmiro momentarily but Belmiro frees himself.
Sova is pulling down on Belmiro's head. It's preventing any offense from Belmiro, at least for the moment.
Sova had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Belmiro defends it easily.
Belmiro wants to pass the guard but Sova is keeping the position.
Sova keeping moving, preventing Belmiro from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro looking to pass the guard.
Sova manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Belmiro manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sova (4) vs (5) Belmiro
Sova trying to control but Belmiro is working from the bottom.
Belmiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sova stays in close to Belmiro's body and controls the position.
Sova trying to control the position from guard on top but Belmiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sova preventing the sweep.
Sova engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sova trying to control but Belmiro is working from the bottom.
Sova stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belmiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belmiro has his foot on Sova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sova works his way back into a safe position though.
Sova trying to control but Belmiro is working from the bottom.
Belmiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sova is aware though and is defending well.
Sova is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sova trying to control but Belmiro is working from the bottom.
Belmiro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sova is one step ahead there.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sova looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Belmiro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sova preventing the sweep.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belmiro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sova controls the pace.
Belmiro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Belmiro keeping moving, preventing Sova from controlling successfully.
Sova controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Belmiro keeping moving, preventing Sova from controlling successfully.
Sova engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sova trying to control but Belmiro is working from the bottom.
Belmiro wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Belmiro wins on points by 5 to 4. |
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