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TWGC 16 (185lbs, D2): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Toktogulovich Bakiyev and John Kyle Romo. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Toktogulovich Bakiyev! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Romo moves into range and clinches up with Bakiyev.
Bakiyev successfully pulls guard.
Romo trying to control but Bakiyev is working from the bottom.
Bakiyev pulls Romo in to control the position.
Bakiyev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Romo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Romo trying to control but Bakiyev is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romo is one step ahead there.
Bakiyev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bakiyev (2) vs (0) Romo
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev controlling from the top position.
Romo is trying to control the position but Bakiyev postures up.
Bakiyev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Romo is trying to control the position but Bakiyev postures up.
Romo is pulling down on Bakiyev's head. It's preventing any offense from Bakiyev, at least for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Romo can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev controlling from the top position.
Romo is trying to control the position but Bakiyev postures up.
Bakiyev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakiyev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bakiyev content to stall in guard here.
Bakiyev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bakiyev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bakiyev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bakiyev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bakiyev passes into half guard.
Bakiyev takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Romo wants to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Romo is looking to control Bakiyev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Romo avoid being mounted?
Romo tries to get to full guard but Bakiyev has control of the leg.
Romo won't allow Bakiyev to pass to mount.
Romo is looking to improve his position.
Bakiyev controlling the action here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Romo trying to control from the bottom.
Bakiyev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bakiyev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bakiyev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bakiyev continues to stall.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev tries to pass to full mount but Romo defends it.
Bakiyev passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bakiyev (5) vs (0) Romo
Bakiyev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Romo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bakiyev fails to advance to Romo's back.
Romo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bakiyev controlling his opponent.
Romo is working to get back to half guard.
Bakiyev controlling the pace for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Romo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bakiyev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Romo is looking to get to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev controlling from mount.
Romo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bakiyev controlling the position easily from mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev'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.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Bakiyev (8) vs (0) Romo
Romo is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Bakiyev off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Romo doesn't escape.
Romo just trying to survive but Bakiyev is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Bakiyev has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Romo's body.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev controlling well, preventing Romo from escaping the position.
Bakiyev controls the action.
Romo trying to control the hands but Bakiyev breaks the grip.
Bakiyev really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Romo.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Romo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bakiyev biding his time, controlling Romo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I really don't envy Romo right now.
Romo is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Bakiyev.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bakiyev takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
After winning the bout, Toktogulovich Bakiyev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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