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Pitbull I PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Tinashe Chukwuma! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 11 losses; Senger Line!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Chukwuma gets a clinch.
Chukwuma is fighting off a takedown attempt but Line is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Chukwuma to the mat. Chukwuma regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chukwuma (0) vs (2) Line
Line sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chukwuma can't keep his opponent in guard - Line advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chukwuma won't allow Line to pass to mount.
Line with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line wants to free his trapped foot but Chukwuma is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chukwuma manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chukwuma is adopting a defensive guard.
Line passes Chukwuma's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Line seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chukwuma trying to control from the bottom.
Line seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma trying to hold on to Line's head to control him but Line postures up.
Line slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like Line might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma gets back to full guard.
Line slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Chukwuma (0) vs (5) Line
Line controls the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma is trying to control Line's posture but Line avoids it.
Chukwuma gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Line 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Line works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Chukwuma (0) vs (8) Line
Chukwuma really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Line is looking to work his way around to Chukwuma's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Chukwuma (0) vs (11) Line
Line controls the action.
Line's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma is in bad spot here.
Line is not going to allow Chukwuma to sit and survive in this position.
What can Chukwuma do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Line has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Line.
Chukwuma trying to control but not successfully.
Well, with Line on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Chukwuma is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
A bit of a pause in the action here. Line controlling the positon.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma trying to control the action but Line just sinks the hooks in.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Line controlling the positon.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Line has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Chukwuma's body.
Let's hope that Line 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.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Line is continuing to stall.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Line controlling well, preventing Chukwuma from escaping the position.
Line controls the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Line wins on points by 11 to 0.
An out of breath Senger Line 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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