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GFY 102 Wear What You Dig 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Eliz Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Jordan Soibler!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Soibler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (0) Soibler
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Soibler defends it.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Soibler is working away.
Gracie is taking a breather. Soibler says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soibler trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Soibler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Soibler wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soibler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gracie (2) vs (4) Soibler
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Soibler is persistently looking for the submission but Gracie is defending it well.
Gracie tries to escape the position.
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.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA St Petersburg inform us that Soibler has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gracie breaks Soibler's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (4) vs (4) Soibler
Soibler controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Soibler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Soibler's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control. Soibler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Soibler is working away.
Soibler moves into full guard.
Soibler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Soibler keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Soibler 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.
Soibler is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Soibler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soibler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Soibler.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Soibler keeps moving.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soibler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie trying to control but Soibler is working from the bottom.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie passes Soibler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Soibler trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Soibler! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (7) vs (4) Soibler
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soibler defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie.
Soibler defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Soibler is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Soibler is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gracie looking to control but Soibler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie prevents Soibler from getting the reversal.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Soibler is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Soibler is now in Gracie's guard. A big mistake from Gracie there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (7) vs (6) Soibler
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soibler manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (9) vs (6) Soibler
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Soibler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Soibler trying to control the position.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Soibler controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Soibler's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Soibler moves into full guard.
Soibler looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Soibler looks winded!
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Soibler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Soibler manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Soibler's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Soibler being controlled here, momentarily.
Soibler working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soibler is keeping the position for now.
Soibler trying to control the position.
Soibler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Soibler is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Soibler is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Soibler is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Soibler is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (12) vs (6) Soibler
Gracie trying to control but Soibler is having none of it.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Soibler to control.
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Soibler is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Soibler to control.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Soibler is squirming around nicely.
Soibler regains half guard.
Soibler manages to get to full guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Soibler keeps moving.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Soibler is retaining full guard.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Soibler.
Gracie 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.
Soibler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Soibler has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Soibler keeps moving.
Gracie passes Soibler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soibler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Soibler trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Soibler is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Soibler is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Gracie 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.
Soibler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie not doing much here.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (15) vs (6) Soibler
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eliz Gracie!
As Eliz Gracie got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Im so happy to have had the opportunity to compete in my first ever grappling match today. MAKE SOME NOISE VEGAS! Im 50 years old, its been a long journey and I am super grateful to still be going strong.'. |
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