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Future FC Grappling 2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 2661 p4p, 38 weight class) and Nicky Ryan (ranked 21699 p4p, 133 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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 19 wins and 10 losses; Anthony Pettis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 8 losses; Nicky Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Pettis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Pettis (2) vs (0) Ryan
Pettis stalling.
Pettis moves into full mount! Ryan won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Pettis (5) vs (0) Ryan
Pettis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pettis takes Ryan's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Ryan is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Pettis (8) vs (0) Ryan
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan showing good submission defense here.
Pettis controlling from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ryan for as long as he can get away with.
Pettis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pettis'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.
Ryan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is persistently looking for the submission but Ryan is defending it well.
Good control from Pettis.
Pettis has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ryan has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis controlling from the back.
Further stalling from Pettis.
Pettis continues to stall.
Pettis is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ryan is defending well though. Pettis let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Ryan tries to escape the position.
Ryan is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Pettis off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Pettis is persistently looking for the submission but Ryan is defending it well.
Pettis controlling from the back.
More hug and hope from Pettis.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ryan preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pettis.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Ryan right now.
I really don't envy Ryan right now.
Pettis has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Ryan's body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pettis has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Pettis controls the position.
Ryan fending off the submission attempt from Pettis.
Pettis has the hooks in. Ryan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ryan trying to control but not successfully.
Pettis slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Pettis.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to escape but Pettis has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Pettis controlling the positon.
Ryan tries to escape but Pettis has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pettis biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is persistently looking for the submission but Ryan is defending it well.
Pettis is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Pettis patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Pettis.
Ryan trying to control the hands but Pettis breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pettis keeps control of the position easily here as Ryan tries to buck him off.
Ryan trying to control the position but Pettis manages to sink in the hooks.
Ryan defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pettis's arms.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pettis takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Pettis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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