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TWGC 24 (205lbs, D2): Finals - Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Roger Little (ranked 3311 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Grishin (ranked 3644 p4p, 459 weight class). Little comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Grishin has chosen Danger as his entrance music. Viktor Grishin 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Roger Little! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Viktor Grishin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Grishin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grishin showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Little (0) vs (2) Grishin
Little wants to sweep but Grishin has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Little (0) vs (5) Grishin
Grishin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Little keeps working.
Little tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grishin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Grishin trying to control the action but Little is working from the bottom.
Little is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little can't do much from the bottom here.
Grishin has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Little (0) vs (7) Grishin
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little tries to reverse the position but Grishin maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Little has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Grishin looking for a guillotine from mount but Little is having none of it.
Grishin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Little to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Little shrugs it off.
Grishin looking to control but Little is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Little tries to hold on but Grishin pushes him away.
Grishin wants to control the pace but Little is squirming around nicely.
Little regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little is defending against the submission attempts here by Grishin.
Grishin wants to take a breather but Little is having none of it.
Little is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grishin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Little wants to control but Grishin is keeping busy.
Little is not content to let Grishin control the position.
Little is controlling Grishin's trapped leg to prevent Grishin from advancing to side control.
Grishin is thwarting Little's attempts to control the position.
Grishin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Little sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little is staying active underneath Grishin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Little tries to roll over but Grishin keeps him under control.
Little is refusing to be controlled, as Grishin sits in half guard.
Grishin 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.
Little is trying to get back to full guard.
Little regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grishin is fighting to break Little's control of his arms but Little is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Little keeping moving, preventing Grishin from controlling successfully.
Grishin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Grishin trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Little is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Little (2) vs (7) Grishin
Little passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Little (5) vs (7) Grishin
Grishin is squirming around, avoiding Little's attempts to control the action.
Little tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grishin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Little sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Little trying to control but Grishin is having none of it.
Little avoids the attempt from Grishin to control.
Grishin is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Grishin wants to control but Little is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Little controlling from mount.
Grishin is looking to get to half guard.
Little wants to control the pace but Grishin is squirming around nicely.
Little controlling from mount.
Little avoids the attempt from Grishin to control.
Little looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grishin tries to hold on but Little pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Little controlling the position easily from mount.
Grishin tries to lock up and control but Little gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Little wants to take his opponent's back but Grishin doesn't allow it.
Grishin wants to control but Little is having none of it.
Little is trying to take his opponent's back.
Grishin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Little controlling the pace.
Little'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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Little seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Grishin for as long as he can get away with.
Grishin is trying to get back to full guard.
Little is looking to take a break and control but Grishin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Little wants to pass the guard but Grishin is defending well.
Little seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grishin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Little keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Little is keen to just control but Grishin is a slippery customer.
Well, if Little is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Grishin is not content to let Little control the position.
Little prevents Grishin from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Little in particular looking to stall.
Little is stalling here. Grishin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Little seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Grishin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Little (5) vs (11) Grishin
Little tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Grishin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Little wants to control but Grishin postures up.
Grishin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Little tries to buck Grishin off but Grishin is having none of it.
Grishin tries for a kimura but Little is defending well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Grishin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Little keeps working.
Little is looking to regain half guard here but Grishin keeps moving and retains side control.
Grishin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Little manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grishin's best efforts.
Grishin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grishin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Little defends it well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Little is pressing down on Grishin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Little controls Grishin momentarily but Grishin frees himself.
Grishin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Little keeping moving, preventing Grishin from controlling successfully.
Grishin postures up.
Little is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Grishin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Grishin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Little throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Grishin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Little is pulling down on Grishin's head. It's preventing any offense from Grishin, at least for the moment.
Little working a defensive guard here.
Little looking for a sweep. Not yet Little, not yet.
Little not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grishin won't allow Little to sweep him here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Little has his hands on Grishin's head, controlling the position.
Little looking to control.
Little has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grishin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grishin trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
Grishin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Little is keeping the position for now.
Little looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grishin tries to free his leg and advance position but Little is retaining full guard.
Little is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grishin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grishin wins on points by 11 to 5.
Viktor Grishin is the new light heavyweight champion!
Viktor Grishin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Roger Little stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'. |
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