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CFC Tokyo 8 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 43 wins and 24 losses; Jisoo Oh! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 58 wins and 58 losses; Ceph Alopodis!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Oh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alopodis circles away.
Oh has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Oh leaves Alopodis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alopodis gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Oh (0) vs (4) Alopodis
Oh has one of Alopodis's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Alopodis has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
You can see the frustration on Oh's face as Alopodis controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oh wants to control but Alopodis postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alopodis takes a little break here. Oh wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Oh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alopodis controls the position.
Oh is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis working away.
You can see the frustration on Oh's face as Alopodis controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Oh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Oh struggling a bit here.
You can see the frustration on Oh's face as Alopodis controls the position.
Let's hope that Alopodis 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis working away.
Oh keeps Alopodis under control for a moment.
Alopodis controls the position from side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Alopodis 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.
Oh is looking to regain half guard here but Alopodis keeps moving and retains side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis controls the position.
Oh tries to buck Alopodis off but Alopodis is having none of it.
Oh is trying to control Alopodis's posture but Alopodis avoids it.
Oh is looking for a sweep.
Alopodis wants to control but Oh is keeping him busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oh is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here as Alopodis stalls from top position.
Oh manages to get back to half guard.
Alopodis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis is continuing to stall.
Oh tries to roll over but Alopodis keeps him under control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis slows the pace down in half guard.
Alopodis wants to control but Oh is keeping him busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis stalling.
Oh trying to control but Alopodis postures up.
Oh won't allow Alopodis to pass to mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Oh is trying to get back to full guard.
Alopodis trying to pass the guard but Oh defending well.
Alopodis is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Oh reverses the position - he's now on top in Alopodis's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oh (2) vs (4) Alopodis
Alopodis wants to improve his position but instead Oh has moved into half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Oh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Alopodis is looking for a sweep. Oh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alopodis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alopodis trying to control but Oh postures up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Oh sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alopodis tries to roll over but Oh keeps him under control.
Oh passes into side control, despite Alopodis's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Oh (5) vs (4) Alopodis
The referee asks Oh politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Oh prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis regains half guard.
Alopodis trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oh sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oh takes the fight on points by 5 to 4.
Our winner, Jisoo Oh, 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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