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SSG 421 Gracias vs Yasamibaal PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 12 losses; Chad Wellington! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 85 wins and 66 losses; Rolf Ottke!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ottke shoots in for a double leg but Wellington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ottke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wellington as he jumps to the side.
Wellington appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ottke closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wellington did well to prevent Ottke getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wellington (0) vs (2) Ottke
Wellington is looking to improve his position.
Ottke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ottke is thwarting Wellington's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ottke sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Wellington (0) vs (5) Ottke
Ottke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wellington working to try and regain half guard.
Ottke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wellington is trying to escape the mount.
Ottke controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington is trying desperately to improve position.
Ottke avoids the attempt from Wellington to control.
Wellington is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ottke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wellington is desperately trying to improve his position but Ottke has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ottke fails to advance to Wellington's back.
Wellington is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington wants to hold on but Ottke pushes him away.
Ottke with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Ottke controlling from mount.
Wellington keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wellington wants to control but Ottke is having none of it.
Ottke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ottke 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Ottke's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wellington is trying desperately to improve position.
Ottke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wellington is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ottke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wellington is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wellington wants to control but Ottke is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ottke fails to move to back control.
Wellington is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wellington regains half guard.
Ottke controlling the pace.
Wellington tries to get to full guard but Ottke has control of the leg.
Wellington is trying to control but can't.
Ottke perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wellington actively working from the bottom here.
Ottke prevents Wellington from improving his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ottke stalling.
Ottke works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Wellington (0) vs (8) Ottke
Ottke is looking to take a break and control but Wellington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ottke in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ottke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wellington keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Ottke politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ottke prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've been hearing good reports from Wellington'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.
You can see the frustration on Wellington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wellington is trying to escape the position but Ottke is controlling the position.
Ottke laying and praying for a moment but Wellington takes advantage and regains half guard.
Wellington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ottke is working away from the top position though.
Ottke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wellington knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wellington is trying to control but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ottke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wellington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ottke is working away from the top position though.
Ottke looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wellington won't allow Ottke to pass to mount.
Ottke is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wellington looking for submissions off his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ottke prevents Wellington from improving his position.
Ottke content to control rather than advance.
Ottke frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Wellington (0) vs (11) Ottke
Wellington bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wellington (2) vs (11) Ottke
Ottke controlling Wellington's posture.
Ottke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ottke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wellington (2) vs (13) Ottke
Wellington looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wellington keeping moving, preventing Ottke from controlling successfully.
Ottke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wellington is trying to keep Ottke in close.
Ottke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wellington is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wellington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ottke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wellington controls Ottke momentarily but Ottke frees himself.
Ottke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ottke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wellington's guard.
Wellington is trying to get back to full guard.
Wellington is working hard here to advance position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ottke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wellington tries to roll over but Ottke keeps him under control.
Ottke is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wellington! Score +3 for passing guard: Wellington (2) vs (16) Ottke
Wellington working to try and regain half guard.
Ottke looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wellington is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ottke controlling the position easily from mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Wellington wants to hold on but Ottke pushes him away.
Ottke content just to control the position here.
Ottke trying to control but Wellington is having none of it.
Wellington is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ottke is looking to work his way around to Wellington's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Wellington tries to reverse the position but Ottke maintains control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ottke wants to take Wellington's back here but Wellington is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Wellington is working to get back to half guard.
Ottke wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Ottke controlling from mount.
Wellington tries to hold on but Ottke pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ottke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ottke wins on points by 16 to 2.
A very excited looking Rolf Ottke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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