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ORC Submission Grappling 4 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Aloysius Martin Thesz (ranked 3378 p4p, 346 weight class) and Flavius Odoacer (ranked 5132 p4p, 486 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 12 losses; Aloysius Martin Thesz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 7 losses; Flavius Odoacer!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Thesz closes the distance and clinches.
Thesz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Odoacer regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Thesz (2) vs (0) Odoacer
Thesz wants to control from the top but Odoacer keeps moving.
Thesz tries to free his leg and advance position but Odoacer is retaining full guard.
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.
Odoacer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thesz is one step ahead there.
Thesz looking to pass the guard.
Thesz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odoacer keeping moving, preventing Thesz from controlling successfully.
Thesz stopping the sweep attempt from Odoacer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thesz slips nicely into half guard.
Odoacer is looking to control Thesz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Odoacer avoid being mounted?
Thesz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thesz seems to be looking for submissions.
Odoacer manages to get to full guard.
Odoacer controls Thesz momentarily but Thesz frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer keeping moving, preventing Thesz from controlling successfully.
Thesz controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thesz trying to control the position from guard on top but Odoacer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thesz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thesz looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thesz passes Odoacer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Odoacer is not content to let Thesz control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thesz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Odoacer is looking to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thesz tries to pass to full mount but Odoacer defends it.
Thesz is controlling the pace.
Thesz wants to pass the guard but Odoacer is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thesz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thesz is looking to stall here but Odoacer recovers full guard.
Odoacer wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Thesz is now in half guard.
Thesz slows the pace down in half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thesz works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Thesz (5) vs (0) Odoacer
Odoacer wants to control but Thesz postures up.
Odoacer regains half guard.
Odoacer trying to control but Thesz postures up.
Thesz trying to control from half guard but Odoacer is working away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thesz wants to pass the guard but Odoacer is defending well.
Thesz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Thesz trying to mount his opponent but Odoacer defends it.
Odoacer is looking for a sweep. Thesz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thesz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Odoacer keeps working.
Thesz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Odoacer is doing well to control the position and prevent Thesz from advancing to side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer is continuing to stall.
Odoacer wants to control but Thesz is keeping busy.
Thesz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thesz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thesz is thwarting Odoacer's attempts to control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thesz in particular looking to stall.
Odoacer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Thesz wants to control but Odoacer is keeping him busy.
Thesz wants to free his trapped foot but Odoacer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thesz is trying to control. Odoacer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Thesz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thesz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Odoacer is looking to improve his position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer wants to control but Thesz passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Thesz (8) vs (0) Odoacer
Thesz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Odoacer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thesz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Odoacer is trying to get back to full guard.
Thesz is looking to advance position but Odoacer won't allow it.
Odoacer is staying active underneath Thesz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Thesz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Thesz (11) vs (0) Odoacer
Thesz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Thesz pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Thesz controlling the pace for now.
Thesz tries to control but Odoacer wriggling away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Thesz controlling the pace for now.
Thesz moves to his opponent's back but Odoacer bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Thesz. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thesz (11) vs (2) Odoacer
Thesz looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thesz pulls Odoacer in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thesz takes the fight on points by 11 to 2.
Our winner, Aloysius Martin Thesz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Flavius Odoacer stepped up to the mic, saying 'Harrumph! A minor setback on my path to the throne.'. |
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