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TWGC 17 (135lbs, D2): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jack Jones and Rubens Charles. Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Forgiveness. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jack Jones! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Rubens Charles!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Charles doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Charles won't be happy with that. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Jones (4) vs (0) Charles
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Charles keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles is trying to improve his position.
Charles manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Charles avoid being mounted?
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Charles defends the submission attempt.
Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Charles sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Charles.
Charles is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
Jones postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles looking for a sweep. Not yet Charles, not yet.
Charles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Charles is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
Charles working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Charles managing to control the position.
Jones advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Jones (7) vs (0) Charles
That's five minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Charles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Charles, who protects the arm well.
Charles is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Charles sneaks back into half guard.
Charles controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Charles sees it coming and defends easily.
Charles is looking to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Charles is trying to control but can't.
Charles wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Charles is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Charles tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Charles still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Charles has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Jones (7) vs (4) Charles
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Charles trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Charles trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Jones tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Charles presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Jones (7) vs (6) Charles
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Charles's attempts to control the action.
Charles tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Charles sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Charles manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jones to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Jones (7) vs (9) Charles
Jones is really stuck here.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
What can Jones do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Charles's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Will Charles go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones tries to roll but Charles sticks to his back.
Charles looking to hold on to the position here but Jones rolls and ends up regaining guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Charles forces his way into half guard.
Charles is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Charles pulls his head out easily.
Charles passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Jones (7) vs (12) Charles
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Charles trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Charles sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Jones regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Charles trying to control from Jones's half guard. Jones has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles wins on points by 12 to 7.
A very excited looking Rubens Charles made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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