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RVT 6 - Santos vs Philips II PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 1994 p4p, 77 weight class) and Kile Jr (ranked 3342 p4p, 148 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 6 losses; Anthony Pettis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Kile Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jr wants to clinch.
Pettis feinted with a counter takedown.
Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Pettis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr wants to clinch up but Pettis keeps it at a distance.
Pettis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jr manages to circle out of the way.
Pettis keeps the fight on the outside.
Pettis attempts a counter takedown but Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Pettis keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Pettis goes for a takedown attempt but Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pettis feinted with a counter takedown.
Jr tries to clinch
and Pettis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jr won't be happy with that. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Pettis (4) vs (0) Jr
Pettis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pettis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pettis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pettis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pettis is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jr is trying to escape and Pettis transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jr is forced to tap! Nice work there by Pettis! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Pettis!
An out of breath Anthony Pettis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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