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CACC 57 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Peter Smith (ranked 3578 p4p, 323 weight class) and Balbus Michael (ranked 4411 p4p, 368 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 6 losses; Peter Smith! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Balbus Michael!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Michael pushes him off.
Smith clinches up with Michael and pushes him back against the ropes.
Smith pulls Michael into guard.
Smith keeping full guard, as Michael tries to pass.
Michael trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Michael is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Michael tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Michael from controlling successfully.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Michael wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith controls Michael momentarily but Michael frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith pulls Michael in close to prevent any damage.
Michael looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Michael is one step ahead there.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Michael trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Smith (2) vs (0) Michael
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Michael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michael is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Michael looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Michael looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Michael! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Smith (2) vs (4) Michael
Michael is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
Michael trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Michael trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Michael looking to control but instead Smith has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Smith wants to control but Michael is keeping busy.
Smith is concentrating on defense, preventing Michael from advancing position.
Michael trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Michael takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Michael is continuing to stall.
Michael trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
Smith is not content to let Michael control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Michael is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Smith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smith seems keen to control Michael's posture.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Michael from controlling successfully.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Michael's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Smith (4) vs (4) Michael
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Michael dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Smith (4) vs (6) Michael
Michael wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith keeping full guard, as Michael tries to pass.
Michael trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Michael wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Michael wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Michael is proving a slippery customer.
Michael is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Michael trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Smith looking to control.
Michael controlling from the top position.
Michael trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Michael wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Michael controlling from the top position.
Michael stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michael trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Michael looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Smith (6) vs (6) Michael
Michael looking to control.
Michael manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Smith (6) vs (8) Michael
Smith keeping moving, preventing Michael from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michael trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael wins on points by 8 to 6.
Balbus Michael tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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