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TWGC 10 (170lbs, D3): Finals - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Domagoj Glavas and Olympia Unchained. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Domagoj Glavas! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Olympia Unchained!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Unchained circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glavas doesn't manage to clinch there - Unchained circles away.
Unchained tries to counter with a clinch but Glavas shakes him off and moves away.
Unchained looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Unchained circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glavas wants to clinch.
Unchained steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Glavas.
Glavas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Unchained tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glavas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Unchained jumps into guard, dragging Glavas to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glavas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Unchained is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Unchained has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Glavas (0) vs (2) Unchained
Glavas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Unchained doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Unchained manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Unchained wants to pass the guard but Glavas is keeping the position.
Glavas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Unchained gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Unchained controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glavas working for a triangle but Unchained defends it easily.
Glavas keeping full guard, as Unchained tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unchained sitting in guard here, content to control.
Unchained pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glavas is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained stands and throws Glavas's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Glavas (0) vs (5) Unchained
Glavas looks to move to half guard but instead Unchained has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Glavas (0) vs (7) Unchained
Glavas is trying desperately to improve position.
We've been hearing good reports from Glavas'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.
Glavas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Unchained controlling the pace for now.
Unchained forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Glavas (0) vs (10) Unchained
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Unchained is looking for the choke from the back position but Glavas is controlling his hands well.
Glavas just trying to survive but Unchained is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Unchained really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Glavas.
Glavas breaks Unchained's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Glavas (2) vs (10) Unchained
Unchained is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Unchained keeping moving, preventing Glavas from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Unchained is pulling down on Glavas's head to control his posture.
Glavas has gone for a leg lock! Unchained slips out almost immediately though and dives into Glavas's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Glavas (2) vs (12) Unchained
Unchained pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glavas is keeping the position for now.
Unchained controlling from the top position.
Unchained is pushing down on Glavas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Glavas is fighting to maintain full guard but Unchained has managed to sneak the leg through.
Glavas is in trouble now - Unchained has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Glavas (2) vs (15) Unchained
Glavas is working to get back to half guard.
Unchained wants to take his opponent's back but Glavas doesn't allow it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Unchained controlling from the full mount.
Glavas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Unchained controlling his opponent.
Glavas tries to lock up and control but Unchained gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Unchained takes Glavas's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Glavas is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Glavas (2) vs (18) Unchained
Glavas can't escape the position.
Good control from Unchained.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Unchained is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Glavas has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Unchained has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Glavas's body.
Unchained has the hooks in. Glavas is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Unchained keeps control of the position easily here as Glavas tries to buck him off.
Unchained doesn't have the hooks in and Glavas manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Glavas (4) vs (18) Unchained
Unchained lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Glavas (4) vs (20) Unchained
Glavas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Unchained can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Glavas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Unchained engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Unchained pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glavas is keeping the position for now.
Unchained is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Glavas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Unchained doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Unchained manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Unchained looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Unchained pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glavas is keeping the position for now.
Glavas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Unchained defends it easily.
Unchained must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Glavas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Unchained passes Glavas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Glavas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Unchained passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Glavas (4) vs (23) Unchained
Unchained content just to control the position here.
Glavas can't escape the position.
Unchained controlling from mount.
Glavas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Unchained is taking a breather. Glavas says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Unchained passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Glavas! Score +3 for passing guard: Glavas (4) vs (26) Unchained
Unchained 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 eleven minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Unchained 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.
Glavas 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: Glavas (6) vs (26) Unchained
Glavas has gone for a leg lock! Unchained slips out almost immediately though and dives into Glavas's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Glavas (6) vs (28) Unchained
Glavas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Glavas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Unchained passes into half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Unchained prevents Glavas from improving his position.
Glavas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Unchained stalling.
Unchained trying to pass the guard but Glavas defending well.
Unchained content to control rather than advance.
Unchained passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Glavas! Score +3 for passing guard: Glavas (6) vs (31) Unchained
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Glavas can't escape the position.
Unchained content just to control the position here.
Unchained with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Glavas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Unchained seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Glavas looking for submissions off his back.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Unchained keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Glavas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Unchained is pushing down on Glavas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Glavas is fighting to maintain full guard but Unchained has managed to sneak the leg through.
Unchained performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Glavas moves into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Glavas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Glavas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Unchained is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Unchained wins on points by 31 to 6.
A less than humble Olympia Unchained misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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