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TWGC 24 (205lbs, D1): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between James Penn (ranked 2525 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Yip (ranked 2217 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's entrance music is Everything in its right place. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 8 losses; James Penn! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Franky Yip!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Penn dives in and grabs Yip's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yip pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
Penn shoots in for a double leg but Yip sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yip gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Penn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yip lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Penn (0) vs (2) Yip
Yip wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Yip trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yip won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
Penn wants to improve his position but instead Yip has moved into half guard.
Penn has a hand on Yip's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Yip takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Penn (0) vs (5) Yip
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yip is working for a guillotine from mount but Penn frees his head quite easily.
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Penn is looking to improve his position but Yip isn't that keen on the idea.
Yip trying to control but Penn is having none of it.
Penn is trying to escape the mount.
Yip wants to control the pace but Penn is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Penn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Penn (2) vs (5) Yip
Penn won't allow Yip to sweep him here.
Yip can't keep his opponent in guard - Penn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yip is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yip actively working from the bottom here.
Penn is trying to control the action in half guard but Yip is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Penn stalling.
Penn wants to take a breather but Yip is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yip has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yip wants to improve his position but Penn is controlling well.
Penn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yip knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Penn in particular looking to stall.
Penn stalling away here and it's allowed Yip to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Penn won't allow Yip to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yip trying to control the position.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Yip is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yip working for a triangle but Penn defends it easily.
Yip is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yip is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Penn defends well.
Yip wants to sweep here but Penn controlling him for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yip looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yip keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn forces his way into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from 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.
Yip is trying to maintain the position but Penn is very close to passing his half guard.
Penn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yip looking for submissions off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to take a breather but Yip is having none of it.
Yip manages to get to full guard.
Penn is looking to advance position but Yip has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Penn (2) vs (9) Yip
Yip looking to control and managing it successfully.
Penn can't escape the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Penn is squirming around, avoiding Yip's attempts to control the action.
Yip moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Penn (2) vs (12) Yip
Yip is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Penn has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Penn tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Yip fails to advance to Penn's back.
Yip trying to control but Penn is having none of it.
Penn is trying to reverse the position but instead Yip has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Penn (2) vs (15) Yip
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Penn preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Yip.
A lull in the action here.
Yip doesn't have the hooks in and Penn manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Penn (4) vs (15) Yip
Penn wants to pass the guard but Yip is keeping the position.
Penn trying to control but Yip is working from the bottom.
Yip throws his legs up looking for a submission but Penn uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Penn (7) vs (15) Yip
Penn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control the action but Yip is working from the bottom.
Penn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Penn taking a break here but Yip is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Penn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yip slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Yip is retaining full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Yip tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Penn stays in close to Yip's body and controls the position.
Penn wants to control from the top but Yip keeps moving.
Penn passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Penn (10) vs (15) Yip
Penn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Penn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Yip can't do much from the bottom here.
Penn passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Yip! Score +2 for reaching mount: Penn (12) vs (15) Yip
Yip is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Penn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Penn looking to control but Yip is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Penn goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Yip is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Penn (12) vs (17) Yip
Penn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yip defends it easily.
Yip wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Penn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yip manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Penn (14) vs (17) Yip
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Penn preventing the sweep.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yip is keeping the position for now.
Penn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yip is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yip is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yip keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yip wins on points by 17 to 14.
In his post fight interview, Franky Yip started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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