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TWGC 28 (205lbs, D3): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Kronos Doomsday (ranked 3911 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Branch (ranked 20897 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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 3 wins and 1 losses; Kronos Doomsday! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Titus Branch! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Doomsday shoots in and gets a takedown into Branch's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Doomsday (2) vs (0) Branch Branch wants to improve his position but instead Doomsday has moved into half guard.
Branch trying to hold on to Doomsday's head to control him but Doomsday postures up.
Branch tries to roll over but Doomsday keeps him under control. Branch preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. Branch is trying to control but Doomsday manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Doomsday (5) vs (0) Branch We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Branch slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Branch wants to get back to full guard. Doomsday is thwarting Branch's attempts to control the position. Branch is looking for a sweep. Doomsday is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Branch trying to control here.
Branch wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Doomsday is pressing down on Branch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Branch is holding on for now. Branch tries to roll over but Doomsday keeps him under control. Doomsday controlling the action here. Doomsday tries to pass to full mount but Branch defends it. Branch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Doomsday is working away from the top position though. Branch is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Branch is trying to maintain the position but Doomsday is very close to passing his half guard. Doomsday passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Doomsday (8) vs (0) Branch Branch wants to hold on but Doomsday pushes him away. Branch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Doomsday controlling from the full mount. Branch is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Doomsday avoids the attempt from Branch to control. Branch tries to reverse the position but Doomsday maintains control. Branch is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position. Branch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Doomsday with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Branch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Branch is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Doomsday is staying active.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Branch gets back to half guard. Branch wants to improve his position but Doomsday is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Branch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Branch is looking to control Doomsday's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Branch avoid being mounted? Doomsday prevents Branch from improving his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Branch is looking to get back to full guard here but Doomsday has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Doomsday (11) vs (0) Branch Branch wants to control but Doomsday postures up. Branch is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Doomsday controls the position. Branch tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doomsday wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Branch is trying to control Doomsday's posture but Doomsday avoids it. Branch tries to buck Doomsday off but Doomsday is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Doomsday happy to just control the position for now. Branch tries to bench press Doomsday off him but Doomsday keeps the position. Branch wants to control but Doomsday postures up. Branch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Doomsday working away. Branch manages to work his way to half guard, despite Doomsday's best efforts. Branch is looking for a sweep. Doomsday is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Branch is still trying to improve position. Branch trying to control from the bottom.
Branch wants to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Branch wants to control the action here but instead Doomsday manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Doomsday (14) vs (0) Branch Branch is desperately trying to improve his position but Doomsday has a good base and remains in mount. Branch keeps trying to improve his position. Branch wants to control but Doomsday is having none of it. Doomsday controlling the pace for now. Branch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Branch tries to improve his position but instead Doomsday has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Doomsday (17) vs (0) Branch
That's ten minutes gone in the round. Branch wants to control his opponent's hands but Doomsday gets his hands free. Doomsday is hanging on to Branch's back as he tries to escape.
Doomsday biding his time, looking for the opening.
Branch tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Doomsday controlling from the back. Branch just trying to survive but Doomsday is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. Doomsday is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Branch trying to control but not successfully. Branch can't escape the position.
Branch trying to control the hands but Doomsday breaks the grip. Doomsday is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Doomsday's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Branch breaks Doomsday's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Doomsday (17) vs (2) Branch
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Branch advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Doomsday (17) vs (5) Branch Branch tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Branch is trying to get an arm triangle but Doomsday is defending well. Doomsday prevents Branch from improving position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Branch is looking to take a break and control but Doomsday is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Doomsday tries to bench press Branch off him but Branch keeps the position. Branch looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Branch wants to control but Doomsday is keeping him busy. Doomsday is looking to reverse the position. Branch is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doomsday has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Doomsday is not content to let Branch control the position. Branch controls the position from side control. Doomsday is not content to let Branch control the position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Doomsday is letting Branch control him for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight! Doomsday takes the fight on points by 17 to 5. |
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