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CACC 29 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rafael Mendes (ranked 6149 p4p, 413 weight class) and Tanner Pounds (ranked 3551 p4p, 314 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 5 losses; Rafael Mendes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Tanner Pounds!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mendes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pounds circles away.
Pounds closes the distance and clinches.
Mendes goes for a takedown attempt but Pounds pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pounds clinches up against the ropes.
Pounds looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pounds gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mendes (0) vs (2) Pounds
Pounds trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pounds is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pounds trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pounds controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounds wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Pounds is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pounds is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pounds trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pounds controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pounds trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Pounds's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pounds wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Mendes being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Pounds trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mendes trying to control the position here.
Mendes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pounds slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes managing to control the position.
Mendes looking to control.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Pounds from controlling successfully.
Pounds is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pounds preventing the sweep.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pounds is fighting to break Mendes's control of his arms but Mendes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pounds controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pounds wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Pounds slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mendes controls Pounds momentarily but Pounds frees himself.
Pounds is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Pounds from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pounds sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mendes controls Pounds momentarily but Pounds frees himself.
Pounds trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mendes being controlled here, momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Pounds from controlling successfully.
Mendes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pounds won't allow Mendes to sweep him here.
Pounds wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Pounds controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mendes looking to control.
Mendes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pounds controlling from the top position.
Mendes has his hands on Pounds's head, controlling the position.
Pounds controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mendes controls Pounds momentarily but Pounds frees himself.
Mendes wants to sweep here but Pounds controlling him for the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pounds wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Pounds sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mendes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pounds is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Pounds 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 eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is trying to control the position but Pounds postures up.
Pounds not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mendes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pounds is one step ahead there.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Pounds from controlling successfully.
Mendes trying to keep a closed guard but Pounds is proving a slippery customer.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Pounds from controlling successfully.
Pounds is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pounds looking to sit in guard and control but Mendes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mendes (2) vs (2) Pounds
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pounds holds on and takes a little breather.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Pounds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendes passes into half guard.
Mendes prevents Pounds from improving his position.
Mendes tries to pass to full mount but Pounds defends it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pounds wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy.
Mendes slows the pace down in half guard.
Pounds manages to get to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Mendes is heads and Pounds is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Pounds wins on points by 3 to 2.
Tanner Pounds thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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