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SSG 400 Chai vs Itinya 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 52 wins and 24 losses; Tendren Hlervu! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 16 losses; Niles Standish!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Standish tries to clinch but Hlervu is having none of it.
Hlervu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Hlervu (4) vs (0) Standish
Standish can't do much from the bottom here.
Standish manages to get back to half guard.
Hlervu works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Hlervu (7) vs (0) Standish
Hlervu controlling from the full mount.
Hlervu is looking to work his way around to Standish's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standish tries to reverse the position but Hlervu maintains control.
Hlervu looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standish is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hlervu wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Hlervu controlling the pace for now.
Hlervu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Standish for as long as he can get away with.
Hlervu continues to stall.
Standish slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Standish trying to control from the bottom.
Hlervu passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Hlervu (10) vs (0) Standish
Hlervu taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standish is trying to improve his position.
Standish seems a little lost for a moment, as Hlervu dominates the positioning.
Standish is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Standish's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hlervu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Standish's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu taking a breather here.
Standish is looking to reverse the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Standish has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hlervu tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hlervu controlling the position.
Hlervu wants to control for a moment but Standish uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu trying to mount his opponent but Standish defends it.
Standish gets full guard.
Hlervu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hlervu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Standish swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Standish is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hlervu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Standish managing to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hlervu looking to pass the guard.
Hlervu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hlervu'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.
Hlervu wants to control from the top but Standish keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Standish looking to control.
Standish being controlled here, momentarily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Standish holds on and takes a little breather.
Hlervu tries to free his leg and advance position but Standish is retaining full guard.
Hlervu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hlervu postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu is pushing down on Standish's leg trying to pass to half guard. Standish is fighting to maintain full guard but Hlervu has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hlervu in particular looking to stall.
More hug and hope from Hlervu.
Standish is looking for a sweep. Hlervu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hlervu trying to advance position but Standish counters by regaining guard.
Hlervu passes Standish's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hlervu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Standish has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hlervu is working away from the top position though.
Hlervu is taking a breather. Standish 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu wants to pass to mount but Standish is defending the position.
Hlervu controlling the action here.
Hlervu is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Standish being controlled here, momentarily.
Standish is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu is stalling in the full guard.
Hlervu is pushing down on Standish's leg trying to pass to half guard. Standish is fighting to maintain full guard but Hlervu has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hlervu trying to control the pace.
Standish is trying to get back to full guard.
Hlervu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Standish keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hlervu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu trying to pass the guard but Standish defending well.
Hlervu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Standish 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.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu wants to pass to mount but Standish is defending the position.
Well, if Hlervu 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.
Hlervu wants to free his trapped foot but Standish is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hlervu moves into full mount! Standish won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Hlervu (13) vs (0) Standish
Standish wants to control but Hlervu is having none of it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hlervu takes the fight on points by 13 to 0.
A very excited looking Tendren Hlervu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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