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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 Pedro Kapaldi and Patrick Kenzie. On his way into the cage it seems that Pedro Kapaldi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pedro Kapaldi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Pedro Kapaldi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Patrick Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Kapaldi has closed the distance and engaged Kenzie in a clinch.
Kenzie gets control of Kapaldi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kenzie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kenzie wants to sweep here but Kapaldi controlling him for the moment.
Kapaldi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kenzie trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie 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.
Kenzie being controlled here, momentarily.
Kenzie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kenzie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kapaldi controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie looking for a sweep. Not yet Kenzie, not yet.
Kenzie keeping full guard, as Kapaldi tries to pass.
Kenzie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kapaldi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kenzie wants to sweep here but Kapaldi controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi trying to control but Kenzie is working from the bottom.
Kenzie seems keen to control Kapaldi's posture.
Kapaldi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kenzie pulls Kapaldi in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kapaldi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kapaldi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kenzie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kapaldi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Kapaldi from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie is controlling Kapaldi's posture.
Kapaldi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kapaldi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kapaldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kenzie is pulling down on Kapaldi's head. It's preventing any offense from Kapaldi, at least for the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kapaldi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie is adopting a defensive guard.
Kapaldi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Kapaldi from controlling successfully.
Kapaldi stays in close to Kenzie's body and controls the position.
Kapaldi looking to pass the guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kenzie trying to keep a closed guard but Kapaldi is proving a slippery customer.
Kenzie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenzie controlling Kapaldi's posture.
Kapaldi is stalling in the full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenzie is keeping the position for now.
Kapaldi content to stall in guard here.
Kapaldi is fighting to break Kenzie's control of his arms but Kenzie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kapaldi controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kapaldi wants to control from the top but Kenzie keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Kapaldi is heads and Kenzie is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Kapaldi takes the fight on points by 1 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Pedro Kapaldi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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