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SSG 419 Gerbandi vs Marston 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 13 losses; Thervam Drelas! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 21 losses; Adriel Orozco!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Orozco shoots in and drives through. Drelas sprawls well.
Drelas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Orozco to score an easy takedown into full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Drelas (0) vs (2) Orozco
Orozco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drelas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Orozco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Drelas working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orozco stopping the sweep attempt from Drelas.
Orozco content to stall in guard here.
Orozco pushing down on Drelas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orozco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Orozco is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Drelas sees it coming and defends easily.
Orozco wants to pass the guard but Drelas is defending well.
Orozco performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Orozco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drelas keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orozco is looking to advance position but Drelas won't allow it.
Drelas is looking to improve his position.
Orozco passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Drelas (0) vs (5) Orozco
Orozco controlling the position easily from mount.
Drelas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Orozco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drelas working to try and regain half guard.
Orozco controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Orozco 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.
Orozco takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Drelas (0) vs (8) Orozco
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orozco wants to control but Drelas is keeping busy.
Orozco has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Drelas's body.
Orozco tries to get the hooks in deep but Drelas pushed the leg off.
Orozco controls the action.
It looks like Orozco 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Orozco is looking to control Drelas but Drelas is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orozco controlling from the back.
Orozco's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Drelas tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Orozco tries to get the hooks in deep but Drelas pushed the leg off.
Well, with Orozco on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Drelas is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Drelas tries to roll but Orozco sticks to his back.
Orozco patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Drelas staying busy and making it hard for Orozco to control.
Drelas tries to break free.
Drelas is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Orozco looking for the choke from the back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Drelas manages to reverse the position and now he's in Orozco's guard. Nice work there by Drelas.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Drelas (2) vs (8) Orozco
Drelas tries to free his leg and advance position but Orozco is retaining full guard.
Orozco has his hands on Drelas's head, controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Orozco is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Drelas (2) vs (10) Orozco
Orozco won't allow Drelas to sweep him here.
Orozco showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Orozco wants to pass the guard but Drelas is keeping the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Orozco's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Drelas keeping moving, preventing Orozco from controlling successfully.
Drelas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Orozco sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Orozco is continuing to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Orozco passes into half guard.
Orozco tries to pass the half guard into mount. Drelas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Orozco prevents Drelas from improving his position.
Orozco tries to pass the half guard into mount. Drelas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Orozco is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Drelas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Orozco's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Orozco's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Drelas (6) vs (10) Orozco
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Orozco is in bad spot here.
Drelas doesn't have the hooks in and Orozco manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Drelas (6) vs (12) Orozco
Orozco passes Drelas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Orozco trying to pass the guard but Drelas defending well.
Drelas is looking to improve his position.
Drelas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drelas keeping moving, preventing Orozco from controlling successfully.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Orozco content to stall in guard here.
Orozco is looking to pass into half guard but Drelas pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Drelas is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Drelas (8) vs (12) Orozco
Drelas forces his way into half guard.
Orozco keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Orozco trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Drelas (11) vs (12) Orozco
Orozco has given up his back - I don�t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Drelas (14) vs (12) Orozco
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Orozco trying to control the hands but Drelas won't let him.
Orozco defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Drelas's arms.
Orozco turns into Drelas and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Drelas (14) vs (14) Orozco
Orozco wants to pass the guard but Drelas is keeping the position.
Orozco advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Drelas (14) vs (17) Orozco
A lull in the action here as Orozco stalls from top position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Orozco trying to control the position but Drelas is working away.
Orozco just content to control the position.
Orozco wants to control but Drelas is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Orozco wins on points by 17 to 14. |
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