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TWGC 12 (145lbs, D3): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rosen Strasser and Kyle Rad. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Rosen Strasser! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 1 losses; Kyle Rad!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Rad tries to keep at a distance but Strasser has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strasser smiles and moves away.
Strasser has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rad gets control of Strasser's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rad will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Strasser's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Strasser really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rad wants to sweep here but Strasser controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rad being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strasser tries to free his leg and advance position but Rad is retaining full guard.
Rad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Strasser looking to pass the guard.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rad controlling the position.
Strasser stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strasser preventing the sweep.
Rad is controlling Strasser's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strasser is stalling in the full guard.
Strasser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rad is keeping the position for now.
Rad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Strasser looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad controls Strasser momentarily but Strasser frees himself.
Rad keeping full guard, as Strasser tries to pass.
Strasser slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Strasser being controlled here momentarily.
Strasser wants to pass the guard but Rad is keeping the position.
Strasser 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Strasser postures up.
Strasser's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Strasser is one step ahead there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Strasser sitting in guard here, content to control.
Strasser continues to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rad wants to sweep but no luck.
Strasser 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.
Strasser postures up.
Strasser not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rad has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Strasser 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.
Rad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Strasser looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Strasser will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rad trying to control the position.
Rad wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Strasser controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rad is trying to control the position but Strasser postures up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rad might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Strasser haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rad 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.
Strasser controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Strasser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rad is keeping the position for now.
Strasser controlling from the top position.
Strasser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rad is keeping the position for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Strasser is working hard here to advance position.
Rad controls Strasser momentarily but Strasser frees himself.
Strasser is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rad looking for a sweep. Not yet Rad, not yet.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Strasser is looking to advance position but Rad has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Strasser (0) vs (4) Rad
Rad is trying to take his opponent's back.
Rad tries to control but Strasser wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rad wins on points by 4 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Kyle Rad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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