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CACC 38 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Distant Thunder (ranked 920 p4p, 61 weight class) and Ken Miller (ranked 4494 p4p, 230 weight class). Thunder's entrance music is Who Set The World On Fire. A fine choice. Miller has chosen 2pac - Im A Souljah as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ken Miller enters the ring!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Distant Thunder! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 4 losses; Ken Miller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Thunder shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Thunder (2) vs (0) Miller
Thunder with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Miller is trying to get back to full guard.
Miller won't allow Thunder to pass to mount.
Miller wants to get back to full guard.
Miller is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thunder pulls his head out easily.
Miller is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thunder in particular looking to stall.
Miller gets full guard.
Miller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thunder defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thunder trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Thunder is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thunder trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thunder slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Thunder (5) vs (0) Miller
Miller can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thunder wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thunder working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Thunder controlling the position from side mount.
Miller sneaks back into half guard.
Thunder is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller gets back to full guard.
Thunder has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Miller isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Thunder stacks Miller on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Thunder! Score +3 for passing guard: Thunder (8) vs (0) Miller
Thunder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
Thunder happy to just control the position for now.
Miller tries to buck Thunder off but Thunder is having none of it.
Thunder wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to get back to half guard.
Thunder controls the position.
Miller is trying to improve his position.
Thunder is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miller manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thunder (8) vs (2) Miller
Miller wants to control but Thunder is keeping him busy.
Miller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thunder tries to get to full guard but Miller has control of the leg.
Thunder trying to hold on to Miller's head to control him but Miller postures up.
Miller is looking to stall here but Thunder recovers full guard.
Miller is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Thunder is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Thunder is retaining full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thunder seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Miller drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thunder dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Thunder (10) vs (2) Miller
Miller working for a triangle but Thunder defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thunder passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Thunder (13) vs (2) Miller
Thunder wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Miller manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thunder's best efforts.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thunder content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Miller is staying active underneath Thunder, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Miller manages to get to full guard.
Thunder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Thunder has picked Miller up and slammed him! Miller can't keep hold of the triangle and Thunder manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Thunder (16) vs (2) Miller
Miller tries to bench press Thunder off him but Thunder keeps the position.
Thunder wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Miller sneaks back into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thunder keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Miller looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Thunder pushes past his half guard into mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Thunder (19) vs (2) Miller
Thunder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miller is looking to escape.
Thunder controlling the pace for now.
Miller tries to reverse the position but Thunder maintains control.
Thunder looking to control and managing it successfully.
Miller is desperately trying to improve his position but Thunder has a good base and remains in mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thunder controlling from mount.
Miller wants to control but Thunder is having none of it.
Thunder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Miller tries to lock up and control but Thunder gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Miller sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Miller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miller looking for submissions off his back.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Thunder content to control rather than advance.
Thunder is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Miller tries to roll over but Thunder keeps him under control.
Miller is staying active underneath Thunder, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Thunder is pressing down on Miller's thigh, looking to free his foot. Miller is holding on for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to control Thunder's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miller avoid being mounted?
Thunder slows the pace down in half guard.
Miller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thunder wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Thunder with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thunder is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Miller has managed to free his arm - good work.
Miller trying to control from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is trying to control the action in half guard but Miller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thunder prevents Miller from improving his position.
Thunder controlling the action here.
Miller is refusing to be controlled, as Thunder sits in half guard.
Thunder passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Thunder (22) vs (2) Miller
Thunder wants to take Miller's back here but Miller is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Thunder controlling from the full mount.
Thunder looking to control but Miller is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thunder tries to control but Miller wriggling away.
Thunder avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
Miller is trying to escape the mount.
Miller has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Thunder (25) vs (2) Miller
What can Miller do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control the position but Thunder manages to sink in the hooks.
Thunder 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.
Miller trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miller tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Thunder content just to control the position here.
Miller is squirming around, avoiding Thunder's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thunder takes the fight on points by 25 to 2. |
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