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TWGC 18 (170lbs, D2): Finals - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Bessarion Alexius (ranked 2607 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Bujol (ranked 2281 p4p, 245 weight class). Alexius comes into the arena with A Country Boy Can Survive blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Bessarion Alexius! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Sergio Bujol!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Alexius moves into the clinch successfully.
I was talking to Alexius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bujol tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alexius just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alexius changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bujol fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bujol clinches with his opponent.
Alexius has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bujol clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Alexius (4) vs (0) Bujol
Bujol turns into Alexius and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alexius (4) vs (2) Bujol
Bujol showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alexius keeping moving, preventing Bujol from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bujol pushes down on Alexius's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bujol is trying to control. Alexius wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alexius manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bujol forces his way into half guard.
Alexius tries to roll over but Bujol keeps him under control.
Bujol tries to pass to full mount but Alexius defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius is trying to maintain the position but Bujol is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bujol in particular looking to stall.
Bujol wants to free his trapped foot but Alexius is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alexius tries to get to full guard but Bujol has control of the leg.
Bujol frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Alexius (4) vs (5) Bujol
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol controlling from the full mount.
Alexius wants to control but Bujol is having none of it.
Bujol looking to control but Alexius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bujol takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bujol wants to control the pace but Alexius is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alexius controls the position.
Bujol controlling the pace for now.
Alexius is looking to get to half guard.
Bujol controlling from the full mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alexius is squirming around, avoiding Bujol's attempts to control the action.
Bujol controlling from mount.
Bujol looking to control but Alexius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bujol looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alexius is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bujol controlling from the full mount.
Alexius tries to hold on but Bujol pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alexius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bujol tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bujol wants to control but instead Alexius manages to regain half guard.
Bujol wants to free his trapped foot but Alexius is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bujol looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bujol is pressing down on Alexius's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alexius is holding on for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bujol wants to work for an arm triangle but Alexius is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bujol in particular looking to stall.
Bujol wants to take a breather but Alexius is having none of it.
Bujol prevents Alexius from improving his position.
Alexius trying to control but Bujol postures up.
Alexius tries to get to full guard but Bujol has control of the leg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alexius moves into full guard.
Alexius is adopting a defensive guard.
Alexius has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Alexius keeping moving, preventing Bujol from controlling successfully.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bujol content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bujol wants to control from the top but Alexius keeps moving.
Bujol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alexius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alexius pulls Bujol in to control the position.
Bujol postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bujol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexius is keeping the position for now.
Bujol trying to control but Alexius is working from the bottom.
Alexius working a defensive guard here.
Alexius is pulling down on Bujol's head to control his posture.
Bujol sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bujol wants to control from the top but Alexius keeps moving.
Bujol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bujol won't allow Alexius to sweep him here.
Bujol is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bujol looking to pass the guard.
Bujol wants to control from the top but Alexius keeps moving.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Alexius has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Alexius keeping full guard, as Bujol tries to pass.
Bujol is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Bujol 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.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bujol trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bujol passes into half guard.
Bujol wants to pass to mount but Alexius is defending the position.
Alexius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bujol wins on points by 5 to 4.
After winning the bout, Sergio Bujol thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Bessarion Alexius stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'. |
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