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TWGC 10 (170lbs, D4): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jonthan Henry and Andrew Henry . Jonthan Henry comes to the cage accompanied by hit em up . Andrew Henry has chosen down for my niggas as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Jonthan Henry ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Andrew Henry !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Jonthan Henry drives through and clinches with Andrew Henry against the cage.
Andrew Henry pulls Jonthan Henry into guard.
Andrew Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Andrew Henry , not yet.
Andrew Henry controls Jonthan Henry momentarily but Jonthan Henry frees himself.
Andrew Henry is pulling down on Jonthan Henry 's head to control his posture.
Jonthan Henry sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jonthan Henry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Andrew Henry 's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonthan Henry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jonthan Henry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Andrew Henry works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrew Henry keeping full guard, as Jonthan Henry tries to pass.
Jonthan Henry pushes down on Andrew Henry 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Andrew Henry trying to hold on to Jonthan Henry 's head to control him but Jonthan Henry postures up.
Andrew Henry is looking for a sweep. Jonthan Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jonthan Henry tries to pass to full mount but Andrew Henry defends it.
Jonthan Henry performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Henry is concentrating on defense, preventing Jonthan Henry from advancing position.
Jonthan Henry prevents Andrew Henry from improving his position.
Jonthan Henry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jonthan Henry prevents Andrew Henry from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonthan Henry content to control rather than advance.
Andrew Henry manages to get to full guard.
Jonthan Henry content to stall in guard here.
Jonthan Henry wants to control from the top but Andrew Henry keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jonthan Henry is one step ahead there.
Andrew Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jonthan Henry controlling from the top position.
Andrew Henry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jonthan Henry (0) vs (2) Andrew Henry
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Andrew Henry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jonthan Henry is trying is best to control the position here.
Andrew Henry wants to pass the guard but Jonthan Henry is defending well.
Jonthan Henry is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at St Petersburg MMA Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Jonthan Henry tries to roll over but Andrew Henry keeps him under control.
Andrew Henry stalling.
Jonthan Henry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jonthan Henry tries to get out of the position.
Andrew Henry trying to control from Jonthan Henry 's half guard. Jonthan Henry has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Henry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Andrew Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Jonthan Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jonthan Henry has his hands on Andrew Henry 's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrew Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Jonthan Henry is retaining full guard.
Andrew Henry postures up.
Jonthan Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Andrew Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Jonthan Henry is retaining full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Henry wants to control from the top but Jonthan Henry keeps moving.
Jonthan Henry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jonthan Henry keeping moving, preventing Andrew Henry from controlling successfully.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Andrew Henry working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Andrew Henry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jonthan Henry is controlling Andrew Henry 's posture.
Andrew Henry wants to control from the top but Jonthan Henry keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jonthan Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Jonthan Henry , not yet.
Jonthan Henry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jonthan Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Jonthan Henry is trying to control the position but Andrew Henry postures up.
Jonthan Henry keeping moving, preventing Andrew Henry from controlling successfully.
Andrew Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jonthan Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jonthan Henry has Andrew Henry pulled in close to control his posture.
Andrew Henry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jonthan Henry wants to sweep here but Andrew Henry controlling him for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Henry has gone for a leg lock! Jonthan Henry slips out almost immediately though and dives into Andrew Henry 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jonthan Henry (2) vs (2) Andrew Henry
Andrew Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jonthan Henry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jonthan Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Andrew Henry is retaining full guard.
Andrew Henry seems keen to control Jonthan Henry 's posture.
Andrew Henry is continuing to stall.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jonthan Henry trying to control but Andrew Henry is working from the bottom.
Jonthan Henry 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Andrew Henry seems keen to control Jonthan Henry 's posture.
Andrew Henry is trying to keep Jonthan Henry in close.
Andrew Henry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jonthan Henry controls the pace.
Jonthan Henry looking to pass the guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jonthan Henry preventing the sweep.
Jonthan Henry looking to pass the guard.
Jonthan Henry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Andrew Henry is pulling down on Jonthan Henry 's head to control his posture.
Andrew Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jonthan Henry is one step ahead there.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jonthan Henry controlling from the top position.
Andrew Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jonthan Henry is one step ahead there.
Andrew Henry keeps trying to improve his position.
Jonthan Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jonthan Henry controlling from the top position.
Andrew Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Jonthan Henry is proving a slippery customer.
Jonthan Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrew Henry is keeping the position for now.
Andrew Henry pulls Jonthan Henry in close to prevent any damage.
Jonthan Henry preventing the sweep.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jonthan Henry wants to pass the guard but Andrew Henry is keeping the position.
Andrew Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jonthan Henry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jonthan Henry is fighting to break Andrew Henry 's control of his arms but Andrew Henry is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Andrew Henry has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jonthan Henry has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jonthan Henry (5) vs (2) Andrew Henry
Andrew Henry manages to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andrew Henry trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Jonthan Henry seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonthan Henry takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
After winning the bout, Jonthan Henry thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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