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WAR GAMES PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Brian Burns (ranked 2143 p4p, 287 weight class) and Flavius Odoacer (ranked 4426 p4p, 524 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three - The Roof Is On Fire. Brian Burns is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 6 losses; Brian Burns! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 5 losses; Flavius Odoacer!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Burns pushes Odoacer up against the cage in a clinch.
Odoacer wants to take the fight to the mat but Burns manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Odoacer has hold of one of Burns's legs. Burns is fighting the takedown attempt but Odoacer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Burns (0) vs (2) Odoacer
Odoacer wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Odoacer 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.
Odoacer looking to pass the guard.
Burns manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Odoacer manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burns (2) vs (2) Odoacer
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns stays in close to Odoacer's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odoacer pulls Burns in close to prevent any damage.
Odoacer is continuing to stall.
Burns controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Odoacer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Odoacer trying to keep a closed guard but Burns is proving a slippery customer.
Odoacer controlling Burns's posture.
Burns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Odoacer is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Odoacer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns won't allow Odoacer to sweep him here.
Odoacer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burns controls the pace.
Odoacer is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Odoacer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've been hearing good reports from Burns's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burns controlling from the top position.
Burns wants to control from the top but Odoacer keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Odoacer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burns can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burns controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Odoacer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Odoacer has control of Burns's left arm, preventing Burns from doing any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burns stopping the sweep attempt from Odoacer.
Burns is fighting to break Odoacer's control of his arms but Odoacer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Burns wants to control from the top but Odoacer keeps moving.
Burns controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Odoacer looking for a sweep. Not yet Odoacer, not yet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Burns is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Burns stopping the sweep attempt from Odoacer.
Odoacer wants to hit a switch here but Burns passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Odoacer there! Score +3 for passing guard: Burns (5) vs (2) Odoacer
Odoacer prevents Burns from taking his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Burns is working hard here to advance position.
Odoacer tries to reverse the position but Burns maintains control.
Odoacer keeps trying to improve his position.
Burns takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Odoacer is trying to escape the mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer tries to lock up and control but Burns gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Odoacer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Odoacer moves into full guard.
Burns content to stall in guard here.
Odoacer wants to improve his position but instead Burns has moved into half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Burns in particular looking to stall.
Burns trying to control the action but Odoacer is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer won't allow Burns to pass to mount.
Odoacer is trying to control but can't.
Odoacer tries to get to full guard but Burns has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Burns takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
A very excited looking Brian Burns 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.
Flavius Odoacer was interviewed post fight and said 'Harrumph! A minor setback on my path to the throne.'. |
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