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CFC Tokyo 3 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 44 wins and 24 losses; Cesare Borgia! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 16 losses; Tubbs Singleton!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Borgia gets caught flat footed, as Singleton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Borgia (0) vs (2) Singleton
Singleton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia being controlled here, momentarily.
Borgia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Singleton defends well.
Singleton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia looking for a sweep. Not yet Borgia, not yet.
Borgia pulls Singleton in close to prevent any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Borgia'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.
Singleton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is pulling down on Singleton's head to control his posture.
Borgia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singleton stays in close to Borgia's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singleton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Singleton postures up.
Borgia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Singleton is one step ahead there.
Singleton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Singleton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borgia is keeping the position for now.
Singleton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Borgia has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Singleton has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Borgia (0) vs (5) Singleton
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Singleton slows the pace down.
Let's hope that Singleton 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.
Borgia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is trying to control Singleton's posture but Singleton avoids it.
Borgia is looking for a sweep.
Singleton working away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Singleton in side control, just content to control the action for now.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Singleton has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
It looks like Singleton 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.
Borgia struggling a bit here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Borgia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Borgia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Singleton is controlling the pace.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is trying to control but can't.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Borgia tries to roll over but Singleton keeps him under control.
Singleton controlling the pace.
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.
More stalling from Singleton.
Borgia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is in trouble now - Singleton has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Borgia (0) vs (8) Singleton
Singleton controlling from the full mount.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Singleton.
Borgia tries to control the position but Singleton now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Borgia (0) vs (11) Singleton
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Borgia tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Singleton forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Borgia (0) vs (14) Singleton
Singleton is hanging on to Borgia's back as he tries to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Singleton wins on points by 14 to 0.
After winning the bout, Tubbs Singleton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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