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SNCC 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Arvo Laar (ranked 7100 p4p, 698 weight class) and Stacker Pentacost (ranked 5699 p4p, 617 weight class). Laar comes to the cage accompanied by some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Pentacost has chosen Code Blue Coma/ Downset as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Stacker Pentacost has the eye of the tiger tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 6 losses; Arvo Laar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 3 losses; Stacker Pentacost!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Laar closes the distance and clinches.
Laar can't get the takedown.
Pentacost pulls guard successfully.
Pentacost keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Laar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pentacost is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've been hearing good reports from Laar'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.
Laar trying to control but Pentacost is working from the bottom.
Laar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pentacost is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Our spies down at at AREA 51 inform us that Pentacost has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentacost controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pentacost is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (0) vs (2) Pentacost
Laar isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pentacost stacks Laar on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pentacost! Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (0) vs (5) Pentacost
Laar is looking for a sweep.
Laar is trying to control Pentacost's posture but Pentacost avoids it.
Pentacost content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to bench press Pentacost off him but Pentacost keeps the position.
Laar sneaks back into half guard.
Laar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Laar actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laar trying to control from the bottom.
Laar is looking to improve his position.
Pentacost moves into full mount! Laar won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (0) vs (8) Pentacost
Laar tries to hold on but Pentacost postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentacost takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pentacost controlling his opponent.
Laar is desperately trying to improve his position but Pentacost has a good base and remains in mount.
Pentacost sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laar working to try and regain half guard.
Laar tries to hold on but Pentacost postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Laar tries to hold on but Pentacost postures up.
Pentacost looking to control and managing it successfully.
Laar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pentacost controlling from the full mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pentacost is continuing to stall.
Laar tries to control Pentacost's body but Pentacost pushes him off. Laar squirms to his side and now Pentacost has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Laar (0) vs (11) Pentacost
Good control from Pentacost.
Laar is trying to break free.
Pentacost doesn't have the hooks in and Laar manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (2) vs (11) Pentacost
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laar trying to control but Pentacost is working from the bottom.
Laar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Pentacost is retaining full guard.
Laar is pushing down on Pentacost's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pentacost is fighting to maintain full guard but Laar has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to work for an arm triangle but Pentacost is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Laar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Laar in particular looking to stall.
Pentacost moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pentacost keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Laar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Laar trying to control the position from guard on top but Pentacost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laar looking to sit in guard and control but Pentacost gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (2) vs (13) Pentacost
Laar has Pentacost pulled in close to control his posture.
Laar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pentacost passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (2) vs (16) Pentacost
Laar is trying to get back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pentacost just content to control the position.
Laar is looking to regain half guard here but Pentacost keeps moving and retains side control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Laar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laar is trying to escape the position but Pentacost is controlling the position.
Laar is looking to regain half guard here but Pentacost keeps moving and retains side control.
Well,Laar is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pentacost content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laar is trying to get back to half guard.
Pentacost controls the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar is trying to improve his position.
Pentacost content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pentacost wins on points by 16 to 2.
After winning the bout, Stacker Pentacost 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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