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SSG 389 Ozymandias vs Gomes 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 10 losses; Thervam Drelas! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 3 losses; Braylen Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Drelas drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Drelas (2) vs (0) Marshall
Marshall wants to sweep here but Drelas controlling him for the moment.
Drelas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Drelas trying to control but Marshall is working from the bottom.
Marshall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drelas wants to pass the guard but Marshall is keeping the position.
Marshall can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drelas controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall wants to sweep here but Drelas controlling him for the moment.
Marshall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall keeping moving, preventing Drelas from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall trying to control the position.
Drelas controlling from the top position.
Marshall looking for a sweep. Not yet Marshall, not yet.
Drelas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marshall wants to sweep here but Drelas controlling him for the moment.
Marshall looking to control.
Drelas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drelas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Marshall has his foot on Drelas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drelas works his way back into a safe position though.
Marshall is trying to control the position but Drelas postures up.
Drelas controlling from the top position.
Drelas wants to pass the guard but Marshall is keeping the position.
Drelas trying to control the position from guard on top but Marshall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drelas being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drelas content to stall in guard here.
Marshall trying to keep a closed guard but Drelas is proving a slippery customer.
Marshall keeping full guard, as Drelas tries to pass.
Drelas is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drelas stopping the sweep attempt from Marshall.
Marshall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drelas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marshall trying to control the position.
Drelas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marshall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drelas defends well.
Drelas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marshall looking for a guillotine here but Drelas defends easily.
Drelas trying to control the position from guard on top but Marshall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marshall wants to sweep here but Drelas controlling him for the moment.
Marshall has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Drelas wants to control from the top but Marshall keeps moving.
Drelas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Marshall is pulling down on Drelas's head. It's preventing any offense from Drelas, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marshall is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Drelas (2) vs (2) Marshall
Marshall trying to control but Drelas is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Drelas looking to control.
Drelas wants to sweep but no luck.
Marshall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marshall drops back, looking for a kneebar! Drelas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Drelas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Drelas! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Drelas (6) vs (2) Marshall
Marshall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drelas moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Drelas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Drelas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Drelas is looking to take a break and control but Marshall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drelas staying calm.
Drelas working away.
Drelas controls the position.
Drelas'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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Drelas working away.
Drelas trying to control the position but Marshall is working away.
Marshall tries to improve position but can't.
Drelas is looking to take a break and control but Marshall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marshall tries to improve position but can't.
Marshall wants to control but Drelas postures up.
Drelas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marshall wants to control but Drelas postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Drelas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marshall keeps working.
Drelas working away.
Marshall is looking for a sweep.
Marshall is trying to control Drelas's posture but Drelas avoids it.
Drelas moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Drelas seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Marshall for as long as he can get away with.
Marshall isn't going anywhere.
Drelas tries to move to mount but Marshall blocks the move with his legs.
Drelas controls the position.
Drelas wants to take a breather but Marshall manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Drelas.
Marshall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drelas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Drelas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drelas stopping the sweep attempt from Marshall.
Marshall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drelas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marshall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drelas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Drelas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drelas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Marshall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Marshall has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Drelas (6) vs (4) Marshall
Drelas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Marshall advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Drelas (6) vs (7) Marshall
Drelas is looking for a sweep.
Drelas wants to control but Marshall postures up.
Marshall wants to control but Drelas is keeping him busy.
Marshall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drelas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Marshall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drelas has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drelas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Drelas sneaks back into half guard.
Marshall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Drelas defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drelas is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Marshall has latched onto it... Big trouble! Marshall pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Drelas is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Marshall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Braylen Marshall! |
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