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TWGC 18 (170lbs, D2): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Manny Puno (ranked 3511 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Henry (ranked 2842 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry has chosen knuck if you buck as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Manny Puno! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 3 losses; Andrew Henry !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Puno instigates a clinch.
Puno gets underhooks to prevent Henry 's takedown attempt.
Puno tightens his grip and picks Henry up, before dumping him to the ground. Henry manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Puno (2) vs (0) Henry
Puno controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Henry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Puno has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Puno wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.
Henry managing to control the position.
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Puno is one step ahead there.
Henry is controlling Puno's posture.
Puno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno being controlled here momentarily.
Henry controls Puno momentarily but Puno frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry keeping full guard, as Puno tries to pass.
Puno being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puno showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puno sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Henry 's guard.
Puno controlling the pace.
Puno continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno prevents Henry from improving his position.
Puno seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Henry keeping control of the position.
Puno looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Puno has control of the leg.
Henry works his way to full guard. Good work.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Puno from controlling successfully.
Henry seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Henry being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Puno is proving a slippery customer.
Puno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Puno is working hard here to advance position.
Henry pulls Puno in close to his closed guard and prevents Puno from doing any damage or advancing position.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Puno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry pulls Puno in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno controlling from the top position.
Puno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henry is keeping the position for now.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Puno from controlling successfully.
Puno looking to pass the guard.
Henry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Puno controls the pace.
Henry controlling the position.
Henry working a defensive guard here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Puno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Puno not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Henry 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.
Puno trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Puno won't allow Henry to sweep him here.
Puno wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.
Puno sitting in guard here, content to control.
Puno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henry is keeping the position for now.
Henry trying to control the position.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Puno from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Puno sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Puno stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Puno passes into half guard.
Henry is staying active underneath Puno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Puno is really struggling to control Henry but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Henry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Puno's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Puno's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Puno (2) vs (4) Henry
Henry really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Puno.
Puno manages to reverse the position and now he's in Henry 's guard. Nice work there by Puno.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Puno (4) vs (4) Henry
Henry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Puno sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Puno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Puno controls from within his opponent's guard.
Henry controlling Puno's posture.
Puno is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henry is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Puno (4) vs (6) Henry
Puno is trying to keep Henry in close.
Henry 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Henry passes Puno's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Henry slows the pace down in half guard.
Puno trying to hold on to Henry 's head to control him but Henry postures up.
Puno preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Puno tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
Puno desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henry in particular looking to stall.
Puno is trying to maintain the position but Henry is very close to passing his half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Henry seems content to control.
Puno is concentrating on defense, preventing Henry from advancing position.
Henry is keen to just control but Puno is a slippery customer.
Henry is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Puno is holding on to half guard well.
Puno is trying to get back to full guard.
Puno trying to hold on to Henry 's head to control him but Henry postures up.
Henry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Puno is looking to improve his position.
Henry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Puno keeps working.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Henry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Henry 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Puno desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Henry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Henry wants to control but Puno is keeping him busy.
Well, if Henry 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.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Puno is looking to control Henry 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Puno avoid being mounted?
Puno wants to improve his position but Henry is controlling well.
Henry trying to control from half guard but Puno is working away.
Henry controlling the action here.
Puno is trying to get back to full guard.
Henry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Puno is trying to control but can't.
Henry looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Puno makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Puno.
Puno seems keen to control Henry 's posture.
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Puno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henry is one step ahead there.
Puno looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Henry postures up.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Puno is keeping the position.
Henry is stalling in the full guard.
Puno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puno is keeping the position for now.
Puno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henry is one step ahead there.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Puno has his hands on Henry 's head, controlling the position.
Henry 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Puno looking for a sweep. Not yet Puno, not yet.
Puno pulls Henry in to control the position.
Henry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Puno wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Henry 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.
Henry trying to control but Puno is working from the bottom.
Puno pulls Henry in close to prevent any damage.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Henry preventing the sweep.
Henry controlling from the top position.
Puno keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
Puno wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puno is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henry is still trying to improve position.
Henry pushes down on Puno's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Henry controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry wins on points by 6 to 4.
Andrew Henry decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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