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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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 42 wins and 41 losses; Cyrus Ozymandias! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 51 wins and 49 losses; Richard Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Anderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ozymandias (0) vs (2) Anderson
Ozymandias is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Ozymandias.
Ozymandias pulls Anderson in close to prevent any damage.
Anderson controlling from the top position.
Ozymandias is pulling down on Anderson's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Anderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozymandias 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.
Ozymandias has his hands on Anderson's head, controlling the position.
Ozymandias can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.
Anderson won't allow Ozymandias to sweep him here.
Ozymandias has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias seems keen to control Anderson's posture.
Ozymandias wants to sweep but no luck.
Ozymandias pulls Anderson in close to his closed guard and prevents Anderson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ozymandias lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ozymandias (2) vs (2) Anderson
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to keep Ozymandias in close.
Ozymandias is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is adopting a defensive guard.
Ozymandias trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Jed's Gym inform us that Anderson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Ozymandias 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.
Ozymandias advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Ozymandias (5) vs (2) Anderson
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to escape the position but Ozymandias is controlling the position.
Ozymandias advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Ozymandias (7) vs (2) Anderson
Ozymandias fails to move to back control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ozymandias content just to control the position here.
Anderson wants to control but Ozymandias is having none of it.
Anderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ozymandias controlling from mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias tries to push Anderson's head away but Anderson is holding on tight.
Ozymandias looking to control but Anderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ozymandias content just to control the position here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias'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.
Ozymandias wants to take Anderson's back here but Anderson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Anderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anderson is still trying to improve position.
Ozymandias controlling from mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ozymandias is trying to take his opponent's back.
Ozymandias controlling from the full mount.
Ozymandias is looking to work his way around to Anderson's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Ozymandias tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias avoids the attempt from Anderson to control.
Ozymandias sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ozymandias tries to take his opponent's back but Anderson turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ozymandias (7) vs (4) Anderson
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Anderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ozymandias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Anderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ozymandias looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Anderson is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Ozymandias wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Anderson is now in half guard.
Ozymandias is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ozymandias is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ozymandias moves into full guard.
Ozymandias looking for a sweep. Not yet Ozymandias, not yet.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.
It looks like Anderson 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 fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias controlling the position.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.
Ozymandias wants to hit a sweep here but Anderson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ozymandias there! Score +3 for passing guard: Ozymandias (7) vs (7) Anderson
Ozymandias slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson is looking to advance position but Ozymandias won't allow it.
Ozymandias desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Ozymandias is heads and Anderson is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Ozymandias takes the fight on points by 8 to 7.
An out of breath Cyrus Ozymandias thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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