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SSG 402 Borgia 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 48 wins and 56 losses; Jari Laitila! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 11 losses; Rhett Kline!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Laitila moves into the clinch successfully.
Laitila gets underhooks to prevent Kline's takedown attempt.
Laitila lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Laitila (2) vs (0) Kline
Laitila is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kline! Score +3 for passing guard: Laitila (5) vs (0) Kline
Laitila tries to control but Kline wriggling away.
Kline tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kline wants to control but Laitila is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kline is in all sorts of trouble here.
Laitila working for a submission but Kline is keeping him at bay.
Laitila can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kline is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kline tries to hold on but Laitila pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kline has given up his back. Will we see Laitila going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Laitila (8) vs (0) Kline
Kline tries to escape the position.
Laitila wants to control but Kline is keeping busy.
I would not like to be Kline right now.
Laitila seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kline looking very determined here, making life difficult for Laitila.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kline tries to roll but Laitila sticks to his back.
Laitila avoiding Kline 's attempts to control his hands.
Laitila is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kline turns into Laitila and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laitila (8) vs (2) Kline
Laitila 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: Laitila (10) vs (2) Kline
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Laitila is working for a kimura but Kline is defending it quite comfortably.
Laitila tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kline knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kline is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kline trying to hold on to Laitila's head to control him but Laitila postures up.
Kline is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Laitila is staying active.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitila trying to mount his opponent but Kline defends it.
Kline trying to control but Laitila postures up.
Laitila is looking to advance position but Kline won't allow it.
Laitila is trying to control the action in half guard but Kline is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kline tries to get to full guard but Laitila has control of the leg.
Kline is still trying to improve position.
Kline is looking to control Laitila's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kline avoid being mounted?
Kline is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitila seems to be working for a kimura but Kline defends the submission attempt.
Laitila is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Laitila (13) vs (2) Kline
Laitila is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kline has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kline! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laitila (13) vs (4) Kline
Laitila is trying to keep Kline in close.
Kline preventing the sweep.
My spies in Outlier Martial Arts New York inform me that Kline has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kline got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laitila has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kline has managed to get both his arms back between Laitila's legs - danger averted.
Laitila is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kline throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Laitila's body to avoid the submission. Laitila has instead reached around Kline's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Laitila arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jari Laitila!
Our winner, Jari Laitila, 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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