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CFC Tokyo 11 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 45 wins and 19 losses; Yuri Prochazka! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 45 losses; Dragon Li Chai!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Chai closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Prochazka (0) vs (4) Chai
Prochazka is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Freddy\'s Grappling Institute, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Prochazka is looking to reverse the position.
Prochazka is being controlled here.
Prochazka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai wants to control but Prochazka is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prochazka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chai taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control the action but Prochazka is working from the bottom.
Prochazka wants to control but Chai postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control the position but Prochazka is working away.
Chai controlling from side mount.
Chai trying to control the action but Prochazka is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Prochazka holding on.
Prochazka tries to improve position but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Prochazka is working hard here to advance position.
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Prochazka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Prochazka struggling a bit here.
Chai takes a little break here. Prochazka wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Prochazka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Prochazka is looking to regain half guard here but Chai keeps moving and retains side control.
Chai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prochazka keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Prochazka can't do much from the bottom here.
Prochazka isn't going anywhere.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Prochazka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chai wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai wants to control but Prochazka is keeping him busy.
Prochazka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prochazka keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Prochazka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Prochazka struggling a bit here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control the action but Prochazka is working from the bottom.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Chai has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Prochazka tries to bench press Chai off him but Chai keeps the position.
Prochazka manages to get back to half guard.
Chai trying to control from Prochazka's half guard. Prochazka has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Prochazka.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Chai passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Prochazka (0) vs (7) Chai
Prochazka is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Chai politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chai prefers to stall for the moment though.
Chai trying to control the position but Prochazka is working away.
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.
You can see the frustration on Prochazka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Chai happy to just control the position for now.
Chai working away.
Chai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prochazka keeps working.
Prochazka holds on to Chai's head and controls the position momentarily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prochazka keeps working.
Chai taking a break here but Prochazka is having none of it and regains half guard.
Chai trying to control from half guard but Prochazka is working away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Prochazka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chai takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chai is looking to stall here but Prochazka recovers full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prochazka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai wins on points by 7 to 0.
A victorious Dragon Li Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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