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TWGC 14 (170lbs, D2): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Patricio Santos Diaz and Russell Paulman. Paulman has chosen War is my Love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Patricio Santos Diaz had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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 0 wins and 0 losses; Patricio Santos Diaz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 2 losses; Russell Paulman!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Paulman wants to clinch but Santos Diaz slips to the side
and Santos Diaz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Paulman's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Santos Diaz (2) vs (0) Paulman
Paulman pulls Santos Diaz in close to prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Paulman 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.
Santos Diaz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Santos Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Santos Diaz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Santos Diaz (5) vs (0) Paulman
Santos Diaz wants to control but Paulman is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulman stops Santos Diaz from passing to mount.
Santos Diaz working away.
Paulman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Santos Diaz (5) vs (2) Paulman
Santos Diaz tries to roll over but Paulman keeps him under control.
Paulman is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Paulman.
Santos Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paulman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Santos Diaz is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulman trying to control the pace.
Santos Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paulman pulls his head out easily.
My spies in St Petersburg MMA Gym inform me that Paulman has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Paulman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Santos Diaz is looking for a sweep. Paulman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos Diaz is looking to control Paulman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santos Diaz avoid being mounted?
Santos Diaz wants to improve his position but Paulman is controlling well.
Paulman trying to pass the guard but Santos Diaz defending well.
Paulman trying to control the pace.
Santos Diaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Santos Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Paulman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santos Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paulman has managed to get both his arms back between Santos Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Santos Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paulman stopping the sweep attempt from Santos Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Paulman preventing the sweep.
Paulman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Paulman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Paulman tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos Diaz is retaining full guard.
Santos Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paulman manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Santos Diaz (7) vs (2) Paulman
Paulman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos Diaz preventing the sweep.
Paulman is controlling Santos Diaz's posture.
Paulman being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paulman is keeping the position for now.
Santos Diaz passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Santos Diaz (10) vs (2) Paulman
Santos Diaz controlling the position from side mount.
Paulman is looking to regain half guard here but Santos Diaz keeps moving and retains side control.
Paulman is trying to control Santos Diaz's posture but Santos Diaz avoids it.
Paulman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Santos Diaz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Paulman desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Paulman is looking for a sweep. Santos Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Paulman trying to control from the bottom.
Santos Diaz trying to control the action but Paulman is working from the bottom.
Santos Diaz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Santos Diaz (13) vs (2) Paulman
Paulman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Paulman is squirming around, avoiding Santos Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Santos Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Santos Diaz tries to control but Paulman wriggling away.
Paulman is trying to escape the mount.
Santos Diaz wants to control the pace but Paulman is squirming around nicely.
Santos Diaz controlling his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Paulman is looking to get to half guard.
Paulman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Paulman is trying to control but can't.
Santos Diaz controlling the action here.
Paulman gets full guard.
Santos Diaz trying to control but Paulman is working from the bottom.
Paulman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santos Diaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Santos Diaz wants to pass the guard but Paulman is keeping the position.
Paulman has control of Santos Diaz's left arm, preventing Santos Diaz from doing any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Paulman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos Diaz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Paulman keeping full guard, as Santos Diaz tries to pass.
Paulman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paulman is still trying to improve position.
Santos Diaz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Paulman controls Santos Diaz momentarily but Santos Diaz frees himself.
Paulman is controlling Santos Diaz's posture.
Santos Diaz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Paulman is pulling down on Santos Diaz's head to control his posture.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santos Diaz stays in close to Paulman's body and controls the position.
Santos Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Paulman is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Paulman holds on and takes a little breather.
Paulman wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos Diaz 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.
Santos Diaz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Santos Diaz wants to pass the guard but Paulman is keeping the position.
Paulman being controlled here, momentarily.
Santos Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paulman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Paulman holds on and takes a little breather.
Santos Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Paulman.
Paulman has his hands on Santos Diaz's head, controlling the position.
Paulman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos Diaz wants to control from the top but Paulman keeps moving.
Santos Diaz passes Paulman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Santos Diaz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Santos Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Paulman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Santos Diaz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Paulman trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santos Diaz in particular looking to stall.
Santos Diaz is looking to advance position but Paulman won't allow it.
Paulman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paulman desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Paulman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Paulman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santos Diaz controls the pace.
Paulman trying to control the position.
Santos Diaz controlling from the top position.
Santos Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paulman is keeping the position for now.
Santos Diaz won't allow Paulman to sweep him here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Santos Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Paulman is retaining full guard.
Paulman 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.
Paulman working a defensive guard here.
Santos Diaz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Santos Diaz preventing the sweep.
Paulman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paulman keeping full guard, as Santos Diaz tries to pass.
Paulman being controlled here, momentarily.
Paulman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Paulman wants to sweep here but Santos Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Santos Diaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Paulman keeping moving, preventing Santos Diaz from controlling successfully.
Paulman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santos Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santos Diaz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Paulman wants to sweep but no luck.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Santos Diaz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Santos Diaz preventing the sweep.
Santos Diaz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Santos Diaz preventing the sweep.
Santos Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos Diaz postures up.
Paulman wants to sweep here but Santos Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Santos Diaz is fighting to break Paulman's control of his arms but Paulman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santos Diaz takes the fight on points by 13 to 2.
Patricio Santos Diaz very nearly forgot to thank Mohito Fightwear (Laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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