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Pitbull XXIII 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Colby Taylor! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 7 losses; Don Rockmuller!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Taylor gets caught napping as Rockmuller dives in and scores a takedown. Taylor manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Taylor (0) vs (2) Rockmuller
Taylor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rockmuller defends well.
Rockmuller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rockmuller wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Rockmuller controlling him for the moment.
Rockmuller trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taylor looking for a guillotine here but Rockmuller defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rockmuller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Taylor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockmuller looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rockmuller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rockmuller passes Taylor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taylor won't allow Rockmuller to pass to mount.
Taylor is in trouble now - Rockmuller has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Taylor (0) vs (5) Rockmuller
Taylor working to try and regain half guard.
Rockmuller wants to take Taylor's back here but Taylor is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Rockmuller moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Taylor has worked his arm free - good work by Taylor!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to bench press Rockmuller off him but Rockmuller keeps the position.
Taylor holds on to Rockmuller's head and controls the position momentarily.
Taylor tries to buck Rockmuller off but Rockmuller is having none of it.
Rockmuller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rockmuller is trying to get an arm triangle but Taylor is defending well.
Taylor is looking to reverse the position.
Rockmuller tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rockmuller has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rockmuller is trying to get an arm triangle but Taylor is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
Taylor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taylor sneaks back into half guard.
Taylor regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rockmuller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Taylor's guard.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Taylor (0) vs (8) Rockmuller
Taylor tries to bench press Rockmuller off him but Rockmuller keeps the position.
Taylor is not content to let Rockmuller control the position.
Taylor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rockmuller wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
Taylor is not content to let Rockmuller control the position.
Rockmuller tries for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
Rockmuller wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Rockmuller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Taylor is trying to improve his position.
Rockmuller trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
Rockmuller tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Taylor tries to bench press Rockmuller off him but Rockmuller keeps the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Taylor rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rockmuller's guard! Nice work there by Taylor! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Taylor (2) vs (8) Rockmuller
Taylor wants to control from the top but Rockmuller keeps moving.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rockmuller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller has his foot on Taylor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taylor works his way back into a safe position though.
Taylor trying to control but Rockmuller is working from the bottom.
Rockmuller keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockmuller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller has control of Taylor's left arm, preventing Taylor from doing any damage.
Taylor trying to control but Rockmuller is working from the bottom.
Rockmuller wants to sweep but no luck.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Taylor trying to control but Rockmuller is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Rockmuller is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rockmuller is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Taylor (2) vs (10) Rockmuller
Taylor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rockmuller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rockmuller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rockmuller trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Rockmuller passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Taylor (2) vs (13) Rockmuller
Rockmuller swings around for an armbar but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rockmuller's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Taylor (4) vs (13) Rockmuller
Taylor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Taylor trying to control but Rockmuller is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taylor manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Taylor (4) vs (15) Rockmuller
Rockmuller passes into half guard.
Rockmuller is working for a kimura but Taylor is defending it quite comfortably.
Rockmuller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taylor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rockmuller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Taylor sees it coming and defends easily.
Rockmuller trying to pass the guard but Taylor defending well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Taylor actively working from the bottom here.
Taylor is trying to get back to full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rockmuller working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Taylor is trying to maintain the position but Rockmuller is very close to passing his half guard.
Taylor is trying to get back to full guard.
Rockmuller works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Taylor (4) vs (18) Rockmuller
Taylor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rockmuller pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Taylor is trying to escape the mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rockmuller tries to control but Taylor wriggling away.
Taylor regains half guard.
Rockmuller is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
Taylor won't allow Rockmuller to pass to mount.
Taylor is defending against the submission attempts here by Rockmuller.
Taylor is in trouble now - Rockmuller has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Taylor (4) vs (21) Rockmuller
Rockmuller swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Taylor is now in Rockmuller's guard. A big mistake from Rockmuller there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Taylor (6) vs (21) Rockmuller
Rockmuller pulls Taylor in close to his closed guard and prevents Taylor from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockmuller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rockmuller holds on and takes a little breather.
Taylor looking to sit in guard and control but Rockmuller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Taylor (6) vs (23) Rockmuller
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor working for a triangle but Rockmuller defends it easily.
Taylor looking for a guillotine here but Rockmuller defends easily.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Rockmuller tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rockmuller slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Taylor seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Rockmuller is pushing down on Taylor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taylor is fighting to maintain full guard but Rockmuller has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rockmuller wins on points by 23 to 6.
Don Rockmuller looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Let's go Mr. President!'. |
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