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TWGC 28 (205lbs, D4): Montreal Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Peter OBrien (ranked 5964 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Chai (ranked 4930 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Peter OBrien! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Jin Chai!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Chai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. OBrien manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
OBrien definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
OBrien avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chai clinches up against the cage.
Chai gets control of OBrien's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chai will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
OBrien drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Chai dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: OBrien (0) vs (2) Chai
OBrien will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chai trying to control but OBrien is working from the bottom.
Chai passes OBrien's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
OBrien wants to control but Chai is keeping busy.
OBrien is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chai is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OBrien tries to get to full guard but Chai has control of the leg.
Chai is trying to control the action in half guard but OBrien is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
OBrien wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
Chai is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
OBrien is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
OBrien moves into full guard.
Chai trying to control but OBrien is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OBrien wants to control but Chai passes easily into half guard.
OBrien is trying to get back to full guard.
OBrien is looking to control Chai's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can OBrien avoid being mounted?
OBrien is refusing to be controlled, as Chai sits in half guard.
OBrien wants to sweep but Chai has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: OBrien (0) vs (5) Chai
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OBrien looks to move to half guard but instead Chai has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: OBrien (0) vs (7) Chai
Chai trying to control but OBrien is having none of it.
OBrien tries to lock up and control but Chai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
OBrien wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: OBrien (0) vs (10) Chai
OBrien is trying to break free.
Chai tries to keep control of the position but OBrien is staying busy.
Chai biding his time, controlling OBrien.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OBrien trying to control but not successfully.
OBrien tries to escape the position.
Chai working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Chai is hanging on to OBrien's back as he tries to escape.
OBrien is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control momentarily.
Chai is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. OBrien defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
OBrien is in bad spot here.
Chai controlling the position well here. OBrien rolled but Chai kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
OBrien trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
OBrien looking to control the position.
Chai gets his hands free as OBrien looks to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
OBrien tries to roll but Chai sticks to his back.
Chai is not going to allow OBrien to sit and survive in this position.
OBrien defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
OBrien is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Chai gets his hands free as OBrien looks to control.
Chai is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
OBrien prevents Chai from getting a body triangle.
Chai is persistently looking for the submission but OBrien is defending it well.
Chai looking for the choke from the back.
Chai controlling well, preventing OBrien from escaping the position.
Chai is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but OBrien has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chai not allowing OBrien to control his hands.
Chai is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
OBrien trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Chai is trying to stick to OBrien's back but OBrien is turning into Chai. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chai's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by OBrien. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: OBrien (2) vs (10) Chai
Chai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in OBrien's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: OBrien (2) vs (12) Chai
OBrien controls Chai momentarily but Chai frees himself.
OBrien pulls Chai in close to his closed guard and prevents Chai from doing any damage or advancing position.
OBrien knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chai on the ground.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
OBrien trying to control the position.
OBrien looking for a guillotine here but Chai defends easily.
OBrien is breathing heavily.
OBrien wants to improve his position but instead Chai has moved into half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
OBrien wants to control but Chai is keeping busy.
Chai trying to control from half guard but OBrien is working away.
OBrien tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Chai has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: OBrien (2) vs (15) Chai
Chai tries to control but OBrien wriggling away.
OBrien is trying desperately to improve position.
OBrien really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Chai tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
OBrien manages to control the position for a moment.
Chai is going oldschool here, as he tries to force OBrien to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so OBrien shrugs it off.
OBrien tries to lock up and control but Chai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
OBrien is trying to escape the mount.
Chai controlling from the full mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
OBrien is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
OBrien looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
OBrien reaches up to try and control the position but Chai seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! OBrien rolls and tries to escape and now Chai has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: OBrien (2) vs (18) Chai
Chai is looking to control OBrien but OBrien is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Chai working for a choke but OBrien is defending well.
OBrien tries to roll but Chai sticks to his back.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Chai doesn't have the hooks in and OBrien manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: OBrien (4) vs (18) Chai
OBrien has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
OBrien passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: OBrien (7) vs (18) Chai
The referee asks OBrien politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. OBrien prefers to stall for the moment though.
OBrien swings around for an armbar but Chai sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into OBrien's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: OBrien (7) vs (20) Chai
Chai is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chai trying to control but OBrien is working from the bottom.
OBrien controls Chai momentarily but Chai frees himself.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
OBrien wants to control the position but Chai says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
OBrien moves into full guard.
OBrien looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chai puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Chai is trying to control the action in half guard but OBrien is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
OBrien looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Chai pushes past his half guard into mount! Score +3 for passing guard: OBrien (7) vs (23) Chai
OBrien gets back to half guard.
Chai is trying to control the action in half guard but OBrien is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control OBrien haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai wins on points by 23 to 7.
A very excited looking Jin Chai 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. |
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