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EGO 1 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Aeson Beckley! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 4 losses; Terrance Glover! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious? Beckley fails with the takedown
and Glover counters by moving into the clinch. Beckley tries to pull guard but Glover forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Glover prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aeson Beckley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glover has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Beckley uses from the top position. Beckley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Beckley trying to control the position from guard on top but Glover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Beckley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Glover keeping moving, preventing Beckley from controlling successfully. Glover looking to control.
Glover really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beckley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Beckley looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Glover trying to keep a closed guard but Beckley is proving a slippery customer.
Beckley drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Glover dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Beckley (0) vs (2) Glover Glover's corner is telling him to maintain position.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover is sitting in close to Beckley's body. Beckley has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Glover is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Glover is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Beckley.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aeson Beckley! |
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