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SSG 395 Maximus vs Gomes PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 75 wins and 41 losses; Ricky Clubber! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 8 losses; Alexander Borgia!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown but Clubber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Borgia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Clubber (0) vs (2) Borgia
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Clubber wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Clubber desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Borgia trying to control the action but Clubber is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clubber is trying to control but Borgia passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Clubber (0) vs (5) Borgia
Clubber is trying to improve his position.
My spies in Globo Gym (5000) inform me that Borgia has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is working hard here to advance position.
Borgia takes a little break here. Clubber wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
You can see the frustration on Clubber's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Clubber tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia tries to move to mount but Clubber blocks the move with his legs.
Clubber can't do much from the bottom here.
Borgia is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Clubber's shoulder. That is not cool.
Clubber is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Borgia tries to move into full mount but can't pass Clubber's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Clubber will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Borgia trying to control the position but Clubber is working away.
Clubber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Clubber's face as Borgia controls the position.
It looks like Borgia 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 six minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is looking to take a break and control but Clubber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
I wouldn't like to be where Clubber is right now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clubber trying to remain calm as Borgia controls from the top position.
Clubber tries to buck Borgia off but Borgia is having none of it.
Borgia controlling the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is trying to control Borgia's posture but Borgia avoids it.
Borgia tries to move to mount but Clubber blocks the move with his legs.
Borgia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clubber keeps working.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clubber tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Borgia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Clubber being controlled for a moment.
Borgia working away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Borgia is continuing to stall.
Clubber is looking for a sweep.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Clubber struggling a bit here.
Borgia happy to just control the position for now.
Let's hope that Borgia 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 twelve minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clubber is not content to let Borgia control the position.
Clubber tries to improve position but can't.
Clubber is trying to control Borgia's posture but Borgia avoids it.
Borgia controlling the position from side mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Borgia is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Clubber (0) vs (7) Borgia
Borgia trying to control but Clubber is having none of it.
Clubber regains half guard.
Clubber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Borgia not doing much here.
We've been hearing good reports from Clubber's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Borgia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borgia prevents Clubber from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borgia wins on points by 7 to 0.
Our winner, Alexander Borgia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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