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Pitbull XLI 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Jasper Leeuwenhoek! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 13 losses; Ben Lauzon!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Leeuwenhoek closes the distance and clinches.
Lauzon is fighting off a takedown attempt but Leeuwenhoek is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lauzon to the mat. Lauzon regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Leeuwenhoek (2) vs (0) Lauzon
Leeuwenhoek looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leeuwenhoek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Leeuwenhoek wants to pass the guard but Lauzon is keeping the position.
Leeuwenhoek sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lauzon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon keeping moving, preventing Leeuwenhoek from controlling successfully.
Lauzon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leeuwenhoek trying to control the position from guard on top but Lauzon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leeuwenhoek slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Leeuwenhoek (5) vs (0) Lauzon
Leeuwenhoek tries to advance to mount but Lauzon denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lauzon, who protects the arm well.
Lauzon tries to improve position but can't.
Leeuwenhoek takes a little break here. Lauzon wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lauzon has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Leeuwenhoek wants to control but Lauzon is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Leeuwenhoek has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lauzon seems a little lost for a moment, as Leeuwenhoek dominates the positioning.
Leeuwenhoek has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Leeuwenhoek (7) vs (0) Lauzon
We've been hearing good reports from Leeuwenhoek'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.
Leeuwenhoek controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Leeuwenhoek wants to control the pace but Lauzon is squirming around nicely.
Lauzon is desperately trying to improve his position but Leeuwenhoek has a good base and remains in mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek controlling the pace for now.
Leeuwenhoek fails to advance to Lauzon's back.
Leeuwenhoek looking to control but Lauzon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Leeuwenhoek is trying to control here but Lauzon has managed to regain half guard.
Leeuwenhoek will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Leeuwenhoek perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon is trying to get back to full guard.
Leeuwenhoek trying to mount his opponent but Lauzon defends it.
Leeuwenhoek is controlling the pace.
Leeuwenhoek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Leeuwenhoek 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lauzon tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Leeuwenhoek has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Leeuwenhoek (10) vs (0) Lauzon
Leeuwenhoek controlling from mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Leeuwenhoek is working hard here to advance position.
Leeuwenhoek takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lauzon has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Leeuwenhoek's lack of action.
Lauzon is looking for a sweep. Leeuwenhoek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon is in trouble now - Leeuwenhoek has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Leeuwenhoek (13) vs (0) Lauzon
Leeuwenhoek controlling the position easily from mount.
Leeuwenhoek fails to move to back control.
Lauzon is squirming around, avoiding Leeuwenhoek's attempts to control the action.
Leeuwenhoek controlling from the full mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leeuwenhoek controlling his opponent.
Leeuwenhoek tries to control but Lauzon wriggling away.
Leeuwenhoek looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Leeuwenhoek seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lauzon for as long as he can get away with.
Lauzon can't escape the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lauzon is not content to let Leeuwenhoek control the position.
Leeuwenhoek is looking to pass Lauzon's guard but actually Lauzon recovers to full guard.
Leeuwenhoek trying to control but Lauzon is working from the bottom.
Leeuwenhoek sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Leeuwenhoek trying to control but Lauzon is working from the bottom.
Leeuwenhoek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek looking to sit in guard and control but Lauzon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Leeuwenhoek (13) vs (2) Lauzon
Lauzon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Leeuwenhoek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lauzon has managed to get both his arms back between Leeuwenhoek's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lauzon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Leeuwenhoek is trying to keep Lauzon in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leeuwenhoek takes the fight on points by 13 to 2. |
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