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TWGC 28 (205lbs, D4): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jermaine Fizzelstiks (ranked 23543 p4p, 571 weight class) and Risto Rytina (ranked 6202 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Jermaine Fizzelstiks! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Risto Rytina!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Rytina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rytina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fizzelstiks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rytina forces Fizzelstiks back against the cage and clinches.
Rytina tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fizzelstiks gets control of Rytina's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fizzelstiks will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fizzelstiks keeping full guard, as Rytina tries to pass.
Fizzelstiks keeping moving, preventing Rytina from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rytina tries to free his leg and advance position but Fizzelstiks is retaining full guard.
Fizzelstiks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rytina trying to control but Fizzelstiks is working from the bottom.
Rytina advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Fizzelstiks (0) vs (3) Rytina
Rytina tries for a kimura but Fizzelstiks is defending well.
Rytina controls the position from side control.
Fizzelstiks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fizzelstiks tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rytina is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fizzelstiks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rytina is staying tight to Fizzelstiks's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rytina is looking to take a break and control but Fizzelstiks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rytina content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rytina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fizzelstiks keeps working.
Rytina in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rytina trying to control the action but Fizzelstiks is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks tries to bench press Rytina off him but Rytina keeps the position.
Rytina tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rytina has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rytina tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rytina has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fizzelstiks controls the position for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rytina wants to control but Fizzelstiks is keeping him busy.
Rytina is trying to get an arm triangle but Fizzelstiks is defending well.
Fizzelstiks is not content to let Rytina control the position.
Fizzelstiks can't do much from the bottom here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rytina is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fizzelstiks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rytina looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rytina tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rytina wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rytina trying to control the position but Fizzelstiks is working away.
Fizzelstiks is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Fizzelstiks's face as Rytina controls the position.
Rytina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fizzelstiks keeps working.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rytina wants to control for a moment but Fizzelstiks uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Rytina wants to take a breather but Fizzelstiks is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fizzelstiks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rytina is working away from the top position though.
Rytina slows the pace down in half guard.
Fizzelstiks is staying active underneath Rytina, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rytina stalling away here and it's allowed Fizzelstiks to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Fizzelstiks has Rytina pulled in close to control his posture.
Rytina trying to control the position from guard on top but Fizzelstiks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rytina not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rytina trying to control but Fizzelstiks is working from the bottom.
Rytina looking to sit in guard and control but Fizzelstiks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fizzelstiks (2) vs (3) Rytina
Rytina is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fizzelstiks defends well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rytina controls Fizzelstiks momentarily but Fizzelstiks frees himself.
Rytina is looking for a triangle but Fizzelstiks pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fizzelstiks is stalling in the full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rytina looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rytina throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fizzelstiks preventing the sweep.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rytina managing to control the position.
Fizzelstiks postures up.
Rytina looking for a sweep. Not yet Rytina, not yet.
Rytina is trying to keep Fizzelstiks in close.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fizzelstiks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fizzelstiks won't allow Rytina to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rytina looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fizzelstiks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rytina wins on points by 3 to 2. |
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