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SSG 397 Gomes vs Hall 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 17 wins and 21 losses; Pavel Sova! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 35 losses; Jaxon Bremner!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Bremner has Sova up against the cage in a clinch.
Bremner jumps into guard, dragging Sova to the mat.
Sova wants to control from the top but Bremner keeps moving.
Bremner has his foot on Sova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sova works his way back into a safe position though.
Sova won't allow Bremner to sweep him here.
Sova controlling from the top position.
Bremner controls Sova momentarily but Sova frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sova passes Bremner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bremner wants to improve his position but Sova is controlling well.
Sova seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bremner regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sova engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bremner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bremner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sova controlling from the top position.
Bremner keeping full guard, as Sova tries to pass.
Bremner being controlled here, momentarily.
Sova preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sova controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bremner wants to sweep but no luck.
Sova slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Sova (3) vs (0) Bremner
Bremner tries to buck Sova off but Sova is having none of it.
Bremner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sova is thwarting Bremner's attempts to control the position.
Sova trying to control the pace.
Sova tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bremner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bremner is trying to get back to full guard.
Bremner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sova pulls his head out easily.
Sova controlling the pace.
Sova wants to take a breather but Bremner is having none of it.
Sova looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sova wants to pass to mount but Bremner is defending the position.
Sova is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bremner sees it coming and defends easily.
Well, if Sova 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.
Bremner regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bremner is keeping the position for now.
Bremner keeping moving, preventing Sova from controlling successfully.
Bremner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bremner 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.
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: Sova (3) vs (2) Bremner
Bremner wants to pass to mount but Sova is defending the position.
Sova regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sova manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bremner manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sova (5) vs (2) Bremner
Sova stays in close to Bremner's body and controls the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bremner keeping full guard, as Sova tries to pass.
Sova sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bremner's guard.
Sova uses his free foot to push down on Bremner's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bremner. Score +3 for passing guard: Sova (8) vs (2) Bremner
Sova controlling the pace for now.
Sova can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bremner is looking to escape.
Sova wants to take his opponent's back but Bremner doesn't allow it.
Bremner bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sova (8) vs (4) Bremner
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bremner postures up.
Bremner trying to control the position from guard on top but Sova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sova trying to keep a closed guard but Bremner is proving a slippery customer.
Sova looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bremner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sova swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bremner is still trying to improve position.
Bremner trying to control but Sova is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sova is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sova keeping full guard, as Bremner tries to pass.
Bremner wants to control from the top but Sova keeps moving.
Sova seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bremner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bremner wants to control from the top but Sova keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bremner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sova seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sova lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sova (10) vs (4) Bremner
Sova tries to free his leg and advance position but Bremner is retaining full guard.
Bremner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sova defends well.
Bremner keeping moving, preventing Sova from controlling successfully.
Sova 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.
Bremner looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sova has picked Bremner up and slammed him! Bremner can't keep hold of the triangle and Sova manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Sova (13) vs (4) Bremner
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sova is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bremner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sova is looking to take a break and control but Bremner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sova controls the position from side control.
Sova working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bremner seems a little lost for a moment, as Sova dominates the positioning.
Bremner gets back to half guard.
Sova seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bremner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bremner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bremner is trying to keep Sova in close.
Sova is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sova won't allow Bremner to sweep him here.
Sova is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bremner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sova defends it easily.
Sova stays in close to Bremner's body and controls the position.
Sova preventing the sweep.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bremner keeping moving, preventing Sova from controlling successfully.
Sova is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bremner is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sova is stalling in the full guard.
Bremner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sova doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sova manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bremner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sova doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sova manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sova is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bremner wants to sweep here but Sova controlling him for the moment.
Bremner has his foot on Sova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sova works his way back into a safe position though.
Sova controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sova'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.
Sova preventing the sweep.
Bremner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sova slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Sova (16) vs (4) Bremner
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bremner is looking to regain half guard here but Sova keeps moving and retains side control.
Bremner being controlled for a moment.
Bremner struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Sova stalls from top position.
Sova has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sova is looking to take a break and control but Bremner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bremner is looking to reverse the position.
Sova controls the position.
Bremner tries to improve position but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sova controls the position.
Sova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bremner keeps working.
Sova controlling from side mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sova takes the fight on points by 16 to 4.
Pavel Sova thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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