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TWGC 12 (185lbs, D3): Finals - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Samak Tiyapairat and Big J Smiles. Chooooooooon! I think Tiyapairat might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ram Muay. Smiles has chosen Smile Like You Mean It as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Samak Tiyapairat! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Smiles pushes Tiyapairat up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiyapairat jumps guard but Smiles turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smiles manages to pull guard.
Smiles has Tiyapairat pulled in close to control his posture.
Smiles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiyapairat wants to pass the guard but Smiles is keeping the position.
Smiles pulls Tiyapairat in close to his closed guard and prevents Tiyapairat from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tiyapairat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
Tiyapairat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles has his hands on Tiyapairat's head, controlling the position.
Smiles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Let's hope that Smiles has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Smiles 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiyapairat is stalling in the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smiles has Tiyapairat pulled in close to control his posture.
Smiles is continuing to stall.
Tiyapairat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Smiles.
Tiyapairat preventing the sweep.
Smiles is pulling down on Tiyapairat's head. It's preventing any offense from Tiyapairat, at least for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Smiles the control monster continue. Boring.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smiles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smiles is pulling down on Tiyapairat's head to control his posture.
Tiyapairat sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smiles pulls Tiyapairat in to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smiles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tiyapairat is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tiyapairat is fighting to break Smiles's control of his arms but Smiles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tiyapairat preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smiles holds on and takes a little breather.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Smiles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tiyapairat manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tiyapairat (0) vs (2) Smiles
Smiles 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.
Smiles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiyapairat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smiles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Smiles tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiyapairat is retaining full guard.
Smiles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smiles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Smiles sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smiles stopping the sweep attempt from Tiyapairat.
Smiles looking to pass the guard.
Well,Tiyapairat is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Smiles keeps trying to improve his position.
Smiles sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tiyapairat can't keep his opponent in guard - Smiles advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Smiles is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Smiles moves into full mount! Tiyapairat won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Tiyapairat (0) vs (5) Smiles
Smiles controlling from mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Smiles.
Smiles is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Tiyapairat is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Tiyapairat (0) vs (8) Smiles
Smiles is hanging on to Tiyapairat's back as he tries to escape.
Smiles biding his time, looking for the opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, with Smiles on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Tiyapairat is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
And that's the end of the fight!
Smiles wins on points by 8 to 0.
After the fight, Big J Smiles was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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