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TWGC 25 (170lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Tevin Felix (ranked 1739 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Little (ranked 3690 p4p, 0 weight class). Little has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Tevin Felix! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 1 losses; Roger Little!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Little tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Felix defends well and Little ends up having to push Felix into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Felix forces Little back against the cage and clinches.
Felix is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Little is defending well.
Little drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Felix prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tevin Felix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Little.
Little is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Felix is defending well.
Felix wants a takedown but no success here.
Felix has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Little clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Felix (4) vs (0) Little
Little is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Felix avoiding Little 's attempts to control his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felix biding his time, looking for the opening.
Felix avoiding Little 's attempts to control his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Felix is not going to allow Little to sit and survive in this position.
Little rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Felix tries to pass to full mount but Little defends it.
Little looking for submissions off his back.
Felix moves into full mount! Little won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Felix (7) vs (0) Little
Little is looking to improve his position but Felix isn't that keen on the idea.
Little prevents Felix from taking his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felix sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Little is looking to get to half guard.
Felix sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Felix avoids the attempt from Little to control.
Felix controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Little is trying desperately to improve position.
Felix takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Little is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Felix tries to control but Little wriggling away.
Little is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Felix can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Little is looking to escape.
Little is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix controlling the pace for now.
Little is controlling an arm, preventing Felix from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Little can't escape the position.
Felix wants to control the pace but Little is squirming around nicely.
Felix avoids the attempt from Little to control.
Felix takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Little wants to control but Felix is having none of it.
Felix tries to control but Little wriggling away.
Felix seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Little is holding on tight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Little is in all sorts of trouble here.
Felix has hold of Little's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Little manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Felix takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Felix looking to control but Little is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We've been informed that Little has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Little is in all sorts of trouble here.
Felix can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Little is looking to escape.
Felix looking to control and managing it successfully.
Little tries to lock up and control but Felix gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Little is wriggling around trying to escape.
Little is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Felix fails to take his opponent's back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Little is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Felix trying to control but Little is having none of it.
Felix controlling the pace for now.
Felix trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Little is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Little 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 is trying is best to control the position here.
Felix content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Little is concentrating on defense, preventing Felix from advancing position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Felix prevents Little from improving his position.
Little won't allow Felix to pass to mount.
Little controlling the position for now.
Felix is thwarting Little's attempts to control the position.
Little is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Felix wants to pass the guard but Little is defending well.
Felix stalling.
Felix is looking to advance position but Little won't allow it.
Felix controlling the action here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to get to full guard but Felix has control of the leg.
Little is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Felix's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Felix's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Felix (7) vs (4) Little
Little keeps control of the position easily here as Felix tries to buck him off.
Little trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Felix might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Little is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Let's hope that Little has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Little.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Felix turns into Little and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Felix (9) vs (4) Little
Felix trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Felix looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Felix trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Little is controlling Felix's posture.
Felix is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Little is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Little looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Little working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Felix doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Felix manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Little wants to sweep but no luck.
Little trying to control the position.
Little keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Little holds on and takes a little breather.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Felix wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.
Little wants to sweep but no luck.
Felix postures up.
Felix trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
Felix not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Little looking to control.
Little seems keen to control Felix's posture.
Little keeping full guard, as Felix tries to pass.
Little tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Felix advances to half guard.
Well, if Felix 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.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Little trying to control here.
Felix with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Little is looking to improve his position.
Felix sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Little is looking to improve his position.
Little is not content to let Felix control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Felix controlling the action here.
Little keeping hold of Felix's head, controlling as best he can.
Little looking for submissions off his back.
Felix is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Felix (12) vs (4) Little
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Little regains half guard.
Felix is looking to advance position but Little won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix takes the fight on points by 12 to 4.
A very excited looking Tevin Felix made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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