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ADWGC Tokyo PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Joe Bone (ranked 1432 p4p, 173 weight class) and Pablo Pablos (ranked 2524 p4p, 285 weight class). Bone comes into the arena with You'll Never Walk Alone blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 4 losses; Joe Bone! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 5 losses; Pablo Pablos!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Pablos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bone defends well and Pablos ends up having to push Bone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pablos looks for a takedown but Bone sprawls well.
Bone feints and as Pablos raises his hands in defense, Bone changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bone (2) vs (0) Pablos
Pablos trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pablos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablos is pulling down on Bone's head. It's preventing any offense from Bone, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Pablos has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pablos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pablos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pablos is keeping the position for now.
Bone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pablos looking to control.
Bone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bone postures up.
Bone preventing the sweep.
Bone advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Bone (5) vs (0) Pablos
Bone trying to control the position but Pablos is working away.
Bone tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bone in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pablos keeps trying to improve his position.
Bone trying to control the position but Pablos is working away.
Pablos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bone has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Bone (7) vs (0) Pablos
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pablos is squirming around, avoiding Bone's attempts to control the action.
Pablos is looking to improve his position but Bone isn't that keen on the idea.
Bone looking to control but Pablos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bone fails to move to back control.
Pablos regains half guard.
Bone moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Bone (10) vs (0) Pablos
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pablos gets back to half guard.
Pablos is looking for a sweep. Bone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pablos looking for subs from the bottom but Bone mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Bone (13) vs (0) Pablos
Bone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bone looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pablos is looking to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bone sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bone has control of Pablos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pablos regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pablos gets back to half guard.
Bone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pablos sees it coming and defends easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pablos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pablos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pablos is trying to control the position but Bone postures up.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Pablos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pablos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pablos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pablos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bone trying to control but Pablos is working from the bottom.
Bone preventing the sweep.
Bone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bone passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Bone (16) vs (0) Pablos
Pablos tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bone presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Bone (18) vs (0) Pablos
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bone avoids the attempt from Pablos to control.
Pablos prevents Bone from taking his back.
Bone tries to control but Pablos wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pablos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bone wants to control the action but instead Pablos gets a body lock and reverses into Bone's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bone (18) vs (2) Pablos
Bone 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: Bone (20) vs (2) Pablos
Bone trying to pass the guard but Pablos defending well.
Bone controlling the action here.
Pablos is trying to get back to full guard.
Pablos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pablos.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pablos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Pablos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pablos is keeping the position for now.
Bone wants to control from the top but Pablos keeps moving.
Bone passes into half guard.
Pablos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pablos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bone is thwarting Pablos's attempts to control the position.
Bone is controlling the pace.
Pablos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bone trying to control from half guard but Pablos is working away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pablos tries to get to full guard but Bone has control of the leg.
Pablos is trying to maintain the position but Bone is very close to passing his half guard.
Bone prevents Pablos from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pablos actively working from the bottom here.
Bone is looking to take a break and control but Pablos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bone takes the fight on points by 20 to 2.
Joe Bone seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Pablo Pablos was interviewed post fight and said 'thanks my sponsors and fans!!!'. |
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