|
|
CFC CG 720 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 11 losses; Klaas Jan Tijhoff! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 7 losses; Slim Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Perkins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tijhoff.
Tijhoff shoots in and bounces Perkins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Tijhoff (2) vs (0) Perkins
Perkins is looking for a triangle here but Tijhoff uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Tijhoff (5) vs (0) Perkins
Tijhoff happy to just control the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tijhoff wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight is sponsored by Chainsaw 7. More blood and guts and stuff like that, in cinemas everywhere now!
Perkins struggling a bit here.
Perkins tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perkins is not content to let Tijhoff control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Perkins wants to control but Tijhoff postures up.
Perkins might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tijhoff haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perkins keeps working.
Tijhoff working away.
Perkins is looking to regain half guard here but Tijhoff keeps moving and retains side control.
Perkins is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins tries to buck Tijhoff off but Tijhoff is having none of it.
Perkins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tijhoff's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tijhoff controlling the pace.
Tijhoff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Perkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Perkins is looking to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Tijhoff (8) vs (0) Perkins
Perkins is in all sorts of trouble here.
Perkins sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Perkins felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Perkins is refusing to be controlled, as Tijhoff sits in half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Perkins actively working from the bottom here.
Perkins trying to hold on to Tijhoff's head to control him but Tijhoff postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Perkins is looking to improve his position.
Perkins is trying to maintain the position but Tijhoff 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Perkins keeps control of the position for the meantime.
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.
Tijhoff controlling the action here.
Perkins wants to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Perkins gets back to full guard.
Tijhoff controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Perkins pulls Tijhoff in close to prevent any damage.
Perkins is trying to keep Tijhoff in close.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff preventing the sweep.
Tijhoff is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Perkins 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.
Tijhoff's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Perkins is trying to control the position but Tijhoff postures up.
Perkins isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tijhoff stacks Perkins on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tijhoff! Score +3 for passing guard: Tijhoff (11) vs (0) Perkins
Perkins is trying to get back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Perkins wants to control but Tijhoff postures up.
Tijhoff moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tijhoff definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Perkins regains half guard.
Perkins wants to improve his position but Tijhoff is controlling well.
Perkins trying to control here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Tijhoff (14) vs (0) Perkins
Tijhoff is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Perkins is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Tijhoff (17) vs (0) Perkins
Perkins trying to control the hands but Tijhoff won't let him.
Tijhoff has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Perkins's body.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff struggling to keep hold of the position.
Perkins trying to control the action but Tijhoff just sinks the hooks in.
Tijhoff controlling from the back.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff'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.
Tijhoff tries to keep control of the position but Perkins is staying busy.
Perkins trying to control the action but Tijhoff just sinks the hooks in.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perkins rolls, trying to escape but Tijhoff keeps control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tijhoff takes the fight on points by 17 to 0.
Klaas Jan Tijhoff really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Nevermore Clothing Co logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
|
|
|
|
|
