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SSG 411 Solo vs Chai 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 15 losses; Excalam Black! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 21 losses; Raja Silalahi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Black closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Black (2) vs (0) Silalahi
Silalahi trying to control but Black postures up.
Black seems to be working for a kimura but Silalahi defends the submission attempt.
Silalahi wants to improve his position but Black is controlling well.
We've been hearing good reports from Black's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Silalahi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Silalahi manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silalahi wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silalahi controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
Black trying to control but Silalahi is working from the bottom.
Silalahi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silalahi keeps trying to improve his position.
Silalahi pulls Black in close to his closed guard and prevents Black from doing any damage or advancing position.
Black trying to control but Silalahi is working from the bottom.
Black won't allow Silalahi to sweep him here.
Silalahi working a defensive guard here.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Silalahi.
Silalahi looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Black postures up.
Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Black sitting in guard here, content to control.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silalahi is keeping the position for now.
Silalahi is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Silalahi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Silalahi is retaining full guard.
Silalahi pulls Black in close to prevent any damage.
Black stands and throws Silalahi's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Black (5) vs (0) Silalahi
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Black's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silalahi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Silalahi wants to get back to full guard.
Black wants to pass the guard but Silalahi is defending well.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silalahi keeps working.
Black works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Black (8) vs (0) Silalahi
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black has hold of Silalahi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silalahi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Black looking to control but Silalahi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silalahi regains half guard.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Silalahi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black wants to work for an arm triangle but Silalahi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Black is looking for a kimura here.
Silalahi trying to control here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Black's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Black's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Black (8) vs (4) Silalahi
Silalahi is riding his opponent, not letting Black buck him off.
Silalahi tries to get the hooks in deep but Black pushed the leg off.
Black tries to escape but Silalahi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Silalahi trying to control momentarily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi keeps control of the position as Black tries to break free.
Black tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Silalahi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.
Black manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Black trying to control here.
Black is trying to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Black knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Black trying to control but Silalahi postures up.
Well, if Silalahi 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.
Black is staying active underneath Silalahi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Black wants to get back to full guard but Silalahi has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Black (8) vs (7) Silalahi
Black can't escape the position.
Silalahi seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Black is holding on tight.
Silalahi looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi wants to control the pace but Black is squirming around nicely.
Black keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silalahi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Black has worked his arm free - good work by Black!
Silalahi working away.
Silalahi trying to control the position but Black is working away.
Black tries to improve position but can't.
Silalahi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Black's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Silalahi 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.
Black tries to buck Silalahi off but Silalahi is having none of it.
Silalahi is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black is trying to get back to half guard.
Black is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silalahi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silalahi wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Silalahi 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.
Silalahi trying to control from half guard but Black is working away.
Silalahi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Black haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Silalahi trying to control the pace.
Silalahi is pressing down on Black's thigh, looking to free his foot. Black is holding on for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Black does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silalahi controlling the action here.
Silalahi tries to pass to full mount but Black defends it.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black wants to control but Silalahi passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Black (8) vs (10) Silalahi
Black is not content to let Silalahi control the position.
Silalahi happy to just control the position for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking for a sweep.
Black being controlled for a moment.
Silalahi trying to control the position but Black is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silalahi controlling from side mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Black gets back to half guard.
Black is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silalahi pulls his head out easily.
Silalahi is looking for a kimura but Black is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silalahi to get the leverage.
Silalahi not doing much here.
Silalahi tries to pass to full mount but Black defends it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Black is refusing to be controlled, as Silalahi sits in half guard.
Black is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silalahi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silalahi's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Black (12) vs (10) Silalahi
Silalahi tries to break free.
Black is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Silalahi has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Black has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Silalahi taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Black doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Excalam Black!
Excalam Black decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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