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GFY 110 Are we there yet? 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 51 wins and 31 losses; Chad Strdoza! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 89 wins and 140 losses; Tobias Pancake! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Pancake wants to clinch up but Strdoza keeps it at a distance.
Pancake shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Strdoza (0) vs (2) Pancake Pancake trying to control the action but Strdoza is working from the bottom. Pancake trying to pass the guard but Strdoza defending well. Strdoza trying to control from the bottom.
Pancake is keen to just control but Strdoza is a slippery customer. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strdoza looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Strdoza regains full guard. Nicely done. Strdoza 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: Strdoza (2) vs (2) Pancake Pancake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strdoza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strdoza is trying to work for a kimura but Pancake is defending well.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pancake is not content to let Strdoza control the position. Pancake trying to control but Strdoza postures up.
Strdoza is working for a submission of some sort.
Strdoza sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Strdoza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pancake sees it coming and defends easily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Pancake trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Strdoza manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Strdoza (5) vs (2) Pancake Pancake tries to lock up and control but Strdoza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Strdoza swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chad Strdoza! During a confident post fight interview, Chad Strdoza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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