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SSG 393 Helvig vs Feet 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 2 wins and 4 losses; Jan Sokol! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 35 losses; Jaxon Bremner! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sokol gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sokol successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bremner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Sokol (0) vs (3) Bremner Bremner is looking to take a break and control but Sokol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Bremner staying calm. Sokol really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Bremner working away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sokol is trying to improve his position. Bremner happy to just control the position for now. Sokol struggling a bit here.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Bremner is looking to take a break and control but Sokol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bremner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. My spies in Silverback MMA 🦍 inform me that Bremner has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Bremner wants to control but Sokol is keeping him busy.
Bremner is trying to get an arm triangle but Sokol is defending well. You can see the frustration on Sokol's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Sokol is trying to get back to half guard. Bremner laying and praying for a moment but Sokol takes advantage and regains half guard. Sokol wants to control but Bremner is keeping busy.
Bremner is working for a submission of some sort.
Bremner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sokol trying to control but Bremner postures up.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bremner is working for a submission of some sort.
Bremner working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Sokol's thigh. Sokol counters though and makes it back to full guard. Sokol keeping full guard, as Bremner tries to pass. Bremner stopping the sweep attempt from Sokol. Sokol keeping full guard, as Bremner tries to pass. Sokol can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bremner controls the pace. Bremner wants to control from the top but Sokol keeps moving.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Sokol is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Bremner trying to control the position from guard on top but Sokol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Sokol keeping full guard, as Bremner tries to pass. Sokol working a defensive guard here.
Sokol keeping moving, preventing Bremner from controlling successfully. Sokol keeping full guard, as Bremner tries to pass. Sokol is pulling down on Bremner's head to control his posture. Bremner slips nicely into half guard.
 That's five minutes gone in the round. Bremner stalling. Bremner prevents Sokol from improving his position. Bremner is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sokol (0) vs (6) Bremner Bremner fails to move to back control.
Bremner working for a submission but Sokol is keeping him at bay. Sokol can't escape the position.
Bremner trying to control but he's not successful this time. Bremner forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Sokol (0) vs (9) Bremner
 That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bremner looking to break Sokol's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sokol remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bremner will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke! Bremner controlling well, preventing Sokol from escaping the position.
Sokol tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Bremner fails to advance to Sokol's back. Bremner trying to control but he's not successful this time. Bremner controlling his opponent. Sokol is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bremner fails to advance to Sokol's back. Sokol tries to lock up and control but Bremner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Bremner wants to control the pace but Sokol is squirming around nicely.
 That's seven minutes gone in the round. Sokol is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sokol is squirming around, avoiding Bremner's attempts to control the action. Bremner moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Sokol (0) vs (12) Bremner Bremner tries to keep control of the position but Sokol is staying busy.
Sokol defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Sokol preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bremner. Sokol wants to control his opponent's hands but Bremner gets his hands free.
Bremner is persistently looking for the submission but Sokol is defending it well.
Well, with Bremner on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Sokol is tapping out... Can he escape the position? Sokol tries to escape but Bremner has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
 That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bremner tightening his grip on Sokol, looking for the choke. Sokol tries to roll but Bremner sticks to his back.
Bremner is not going to allow Sokol to sit and survive in this position.
Bremner is persistently looking for the submission but Sokol is defending it well.
Sokol turns into Bremner and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sokol (2) vs (12) Bremner Sokol is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Sokol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bremner is keeping the position for now. Bremner looking for a sweep. Not yet Bremner, not yet.
 That's nine minutes gone in the round. Bremner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sokol (2) vs (14) Bremner
Bremner is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sokol is just riding it out for now. Bremner eventually gives up the hold. Sokol is trying to get back to full guard. Bremner is pressing down on Sokol's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sokol is holding on for now. Bremner is trying to control. Sokol wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Sokol wants to get back to full guard. Bremner wants to pass to mount but Sokol is defending the position.
Bremner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sokol doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bremner. Bremner performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
 That's ten minutes gone in the round. Bremner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sokol keeps working. Sokol wants to improve his position but Bremner is controlling well.
Bremner is pressing down on Sokol's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sokol is holding on for now. Bremner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Bremner wants to control but Sokol is keeping him busy. Sokol is looking to improve his position.
 That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Sokol is working hard here to advance position. Bremner is keen to just control but Sokol is a slippery customer. Well, if Bremner 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.
Sokol wants to control but Bremner is keeping busy.
Bremner tries to pass to full mount but Sokol defends it.
Bremner is looking for a kimura but Sokol is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bremner to get the leverage. Sokol is looking to control Bremner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sokol avoid being mounted? Bremner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
 That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Bremner is looking to take a break and control but Sokol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Bremner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sokol knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Sokol controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Bremner wants to free his trapped foot but Sokol is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sokol is defending against the submission attempts here by Bremner.
Bremner is looking for a kimura here.
 That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Bremner is taking a breather. Sokol 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.
Bremner wants to work for an arm triangle but Sokol is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bremner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sokol trying to hold on to Bremner's head to control him but Bremner postures up.
Sokol moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
 That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Bremner tries to free his leg and advance position but Sokol is retaining full guard. Bremner works a leg free and moves into half guard. Bremner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sokol does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Sokol is trying to get back to full guard.
Sokol is defending against the submission attempts here by Bremner.
Sokol has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bremner is working away from the top position though. Bremner wants to pass the guard but Sokol is defending well. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Sokol wants to get back to full guard. Bremner is looking to pass Sokol's guard but actually Sokol recovers to full guard. Sokol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight! Bremner wins on points by 14 to 2. After the big win, Jaxon Bremner made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Silverback Sweatshop and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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