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CACC 41 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Brandon Walker (ranked 18861 p4p, 554 weight class) and Pacer Dalton (ranked 4239 p4p, 433 weight class). Brandon Walker had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 4 losses; Brandon Walker! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 7 losses; Pacer Dalton!
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.
Dalton dives in and scores a takedown into Walker's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Walker (0) vs (2) Dalton
Dalton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Walker is trying to control the position but Dalton postures up.
Walker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dalton is aware though and is defending well.
Dalton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Walker's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Walker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Walker (2) vs (2) Dalton
Dalton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dalton is trying to control the position but Walker postures up.
Walker won't allow Dalton to sweep him here.
Dalton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Walker (2) vs (4) Dalton
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Dalton trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Dalton from controlling successfully.
Dalton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walker is keeping the position for now.
Dalton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dalton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dalton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Walker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dalton has managed to get both his arms back between Walker's legs - danger averted.
Dalton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Walker is looking for a triangle but Dalton pushes his legs off easily.
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dalton is pushing down on Walker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Walker is fighting to maintain full guard but Dalton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dalton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton trying to control the pace.
Walker is refusing to be controlled, as Dalton sits in half guard.
Walker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dalton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Walker wants to get back to full guard.
Walker is not content to let Dalton control the position.
Well, if Dalton 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton wants to pass the guard but Walker is defending well.
Dalton is trying to control the action in half guard but Walker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dalton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dalton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
Dalton controlling the action here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dalton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dalton is looking to stall here but Walker recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton stands and throws Walker's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Walker (2) vs (7) Dalton
You can see the frustration on Walker's face as Dalton controls the position.
Dalton wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
Walker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dalton off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Walker (6) vs (7) Dalton
Walker 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, Dalton has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Dalton is trying to break free.
Walker gets his hands free as Dalton looks to control.
Walker wants to control but Dalton is keeping busy.
Dalton preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Walker.
Walker is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Dalton defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Dalton is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dalton trying to control but not successfully.
Dalton is in bad spot here.
Walker looking to break Dalton's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dalton remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Walker will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Dalton is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Walker looking to break Dalton's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dalton remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Walker will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Walker is not going to allow Dalton to sit and survive in this position.
Dalton is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Walker is staying active.
Dalton can't escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to stick to Dalton's back but Dalton is turning into Walker. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Walker's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dalton. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Walker (6) vs (9) Dalton
Dalton controlling from the top position.
Dalton trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Dalton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dalton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dalton stopping the sweep attempt from Walker.
Dalton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Dalton from controlling successfully.
Walker 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 seven minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dalton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dalton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Walker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walker working for a triangle but Dalton defends it easily.
Dalton pushing down on Walker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Walker trying to control from the bottom.
Dalton works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Walker (6) vs (12) Dalton
Dalton takes Walker's back. Score +3 for taking back: Walker (6) vs (15) Dalton
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to escape the position.
Walker tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dalton mounts Walker! Really nice guard pass there!
Dalton controlling from mount.
Walker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dalton content just to control the position here.
Dalton avoids the attempt from Walker to control.
Dalton tries to control but Walker wriggling away.
Walker is looking to improve his position but Dalton isn't that keen on the idea.
Dalton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dalton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dalton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dalton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dalton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Walker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Walker is working hard here to advance position.
Dalton controlling his opponent.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dalton avoids the attempt from Walker to control.
Walker is looking to get to half guard.
Dalton fails to take his opponent's back.
Dalton controlling the pace for now.
Walker 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.
Walker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dalton pulls his head out easily.
Walker is trying to maintain the position but Dalton is very close to passing his half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dalton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Walker is refusing to be controlled, as Dalton sits in half guard.
Dalton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like Dalton might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Dalton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dalton is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Walker reverses the position - he's now on top in Dalton's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Walker (8) vs (15) Dalton
Walker wants to control from the top but Dalton keeps moving.
Dalton pulls Walker in close to his closed guard and prevents Walker from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dalton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dalton is adopting a defensive guard.
Walker postures up.
Dalton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dalton is trying to control the position but Walker postures up.
Dalton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dalton holds on and takes a little breather.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walker wants to control from the top but Dalton keeps moving.
Dalton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dalton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dalton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Walker has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Walker (11) vs (15) Dalton
Dalton can't do much from the bottom here.
Walker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dalton, who protects the arm well.
Dalton struggling a bit here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries for a kimura but Dalton is defending well.
Dalton is trying to control Walker's posture but Walker avoids it.
Walker is trying to get an arm triangle but Dalton is defending well.
Dalton is looking to reverse the position.
Dalton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Walker (11) vs (17) Dalton
Dalton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker wants to improve his position but Dalton is controlling well.
Walker won't allow Dalton to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dalton wins on points by 17 to 11.
A relieved looking Pacer Dalton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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