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ORC Submission Grappling 3 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between The Steel Penn (ranked 3657 p4p, 392 weight class) and Zander Harland (ranked 3624 p4p, 389 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Harland's choice of entrance music: We Don't Know. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 5 losses; The Steel Penn! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 2 losses; Zander Harland!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Steel Penn clinches up against the ropes.
Harland is looking for a takedown.
Harland gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Steel Penn (0) vs (2) Harland
Steel Penn keeping full guard, as Harland tries to pass.
Steel Penn trying to control the position.
Steel Penn pulls Harland in to control the position.
Steel Penn keeping full guard, as Harland tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland trying to control but Steel Penn is working from the bottom.
Harland stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steel Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steel Penn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
My spies in 3Band MMA ($700/week) inform me that Harland has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Steel Penn keeping moving, preventing Harland from controlling successfully.
Harland must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harland controls from within his opponent's guard.
Harland trying to control but Steel Penn is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland is fighting to break Steel Penn's control of his arms but Steel Penn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Harland wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
Steel Penn has Harland pulled in close to control his posture.
Harland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel Penn is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel Penn is keeping the position for now.
Harland 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.
Harland looking to sit in guard and control but Steel Penn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (2) vs (2) Harland
Harland wants to sweep but no luck.
Steel Penn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Steel Penn won't allow Harland to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harland keeping moving, preventing Steel Penn from controlling successfully.
Harland trying to keep a closed guard but Steel Penn is proving a slippery customer.
Steel Penn trying to control but Harland is working from the bottom.
Harland looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harland is pulling down on Steel Penn's head. It's preventing any offense from Steel Penn, at least for the moment.
Let's hope that Harland 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.
Harland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harland is trying to hold Steel Penn in close to prevent damage but Steel Penn has managed to pass into half guard.
Harland desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Steel Penn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harland wants to get back to full guard.
Harland trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Steel Penn manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (5) vs (2) Harland
Harland tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn trying to control but Harland is having none of it.
Steel Penn is really struggling to control Harland but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Harland can't escape the position.
Steel Penn controlling his opponent.
Harland tries to reverse the position but Steel Penn maintains control.
We've been hearing good reports from Steel Penn'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 nine minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harland is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harland looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Steel Penn (8) vs (2) Harland
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Harland rolls, trying to escape but Steel Penn keeps control of the position.
Steel Penn controlling the position well here. Harland rolled but Steel Penn kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Harland tries to escape but Steel Penn has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Harland doesn't escape.
Harland tries to break free.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Harland looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
What can Harland do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Harland is really stuck here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn avoiding Harland 's attempts to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Harland's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Steel Penn slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Harland trying to control the action but Steel Penn just sinks the hooks in.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is controlling the position but Harland somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Harland with the active half guard here but Steel Penn passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (11) vs (2) Harland
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steel Penn happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steel Penn takes the fight on points by 11 to 2.
An out of breath The Steel Penn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Zander Harland stepped up to the mic, saying 'Just don't know what happened. I had it. It was mine for the taking.'. |
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