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IVT Test PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Cai Jia (ranked 1427 p4p, 191 weight class) and Tiago Barbosa (ranked 4035 p4p, 437 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of The Island, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Cai Jia! And in the blue corner, fighting out of The Island, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Tiago Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Barbosa gets tackled into the ropes by Jia. Jia maintains the clinch.
Jia drags the fight down to the ground.
Jia controlling Barbosa's posture.
Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Jia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barbosa won't allow Jia to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa is fighting to break Jia's control of his arms but Jia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jia controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jia 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: Jia (2) vs (0) Barbosa
Jia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barbosa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barbosa wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Jia 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.
Jia tries to pass to full mount but Barbosa defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Jia (5) vs (0) Barbosa
Jia fails to take his opponent's back.
Jia controlling from the full mount.
Jia takes Barbosa's back. Score +3 for taking back: Jia (8) vs (0) Barbosa
Jia controls the action.
Jia working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa can't escape the position.
Jia is persistently looking for the submission but Barbosa is defending it well.
Jia tightening his grip on Barbosa, looking for the choke.
Jia 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, Barbosa has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jia controlling the position well here. Barbosa rolled but Jia kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
We've been informed that Barbosa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Barbosa fending off the submission attempt from Jia.
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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jia is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Barbosa knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Barbosa for a finish.
Jia looking for the RNC.
Jia controls the position.
Jia 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, Barbosa has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
I really don't envy Barbosa right now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jia trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Jia 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, Barbosa has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Barbosa can't escape the position.
Jia controls the position.
Jia is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Barbosa has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jia working for the choke.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jia's arms.
Barbosa is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Jia is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Barbosa is defending well though. Jia let's go of the attempt for now.
Jia 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, Barbosa has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jia gets his way!
Barbosa wants to control his opponent's hands but Jia gets his hands free.
Jia working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Jia is persistently looking for the submission but Barbosa is defending it well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jia is looking to control Barbosa but Barbosa is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Jia really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Barbosa.
Jia working for a choke but Barbosa is defending well.
Jia really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Barbosa.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Barbosa right now.
Jia is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Jia working for the choke.
Jia trying to control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jia is looking for the choke from the back position but Barbosa is controlling his hands well.
Jia has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
A lull in the action here.
Jia is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Barbosa defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Jia.
Barbosa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barbosa preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jia.
Barbosa is really stuck here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Barbosa defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jia's arms.
Jia controlling the position well here. Barbosa rolled but Jia kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Jia is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Barbosa is defending well though. Jia let's go of the attempt for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Jia is persistently looking for the submission but Barbosa is defending it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jia is persistently looking for the submission but Barbosa is defending it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jia takes the fight on points by 8 to 0. |
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