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TWGC 15 (265+lbs, D3): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Yayi Zinsou and Jose Maichuso. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Yayi Zinsou! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jose Maichuso!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Maichuso gets caught napping as Zinsou dives in and scores a takedown. Maichuso manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Zinsou (2) vs (0) Maichuso
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maichuso is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zinsou is posturing up here but Maichuso has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Zinsou tries to roll out but it's too tight and Zinsou has to tap! Slick submission there by Maichuso!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Maichuso! |
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rupert Whiston and Karri Tonnila. Tonnila has chosen Céline Dion - Because You Loved Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rupert Whiston has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 3 losses; Rupert Whiston! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 2 losses; Karri Tonnila!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Whiston gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tonnila to score an easy takedown into full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Whiston (0) vs (2) Tonnila
Tonnila stopping the sweep attempt from Whiston.
Whiston is working hard here to advance position.
Tonnila wants to pass the guard but Whiston is keeping the position.
Whiston is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Whiston has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tonnila must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonnila preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiston looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tonnila wants to pass the guard but Whiston is keeping the position.
Whiston seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiston working a defensive guard here.
Whiston 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.
Whiston has Tonnila pulled in close to control his posture.
Whiston wants to sweep but no luck.
Tonnila stays in close to Whiston's body and controls the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Whiston holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonnila pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whiston is keeping the position for now.
Whiston pulls Tonnila in close to prevent any damage.
Tonnila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tonnila trying to control but Whiston is working from the bottom.
Whiston trying to control the position here.
Whiston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiston trying to control the position.
Whiston has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Whiston wants to sweep here but Tonnila controlling him for the moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Whiston'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.
Whiston controlling the position.
Whiston looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tonnila is one step ahead there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Whiston working a defensive guard here.
Whiston is pulling down on Tonnila's head. It's preventing any offense from Tonnila, at least for the moment.
Whiston trying to keep a closed guard but Tonnila is proving a slippery customer.
Tonnila is stalling in the full guard.
Whiston controlling the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Whiston wants to sweep but no luck.
Whiston trying to keep a closed guard but Tonnila is proving a slippery customer.
Whiston has his hands on Tonnila's head, controlling the position.
Tonnila looking to pass the guard.
Tonnila stopping the sweep attempt from Whiston.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tonnila pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whiston is keeping the position for now.
Whiston looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Whiston can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tonnila controls the pace.
Whiston is trying to control the position but Tonnila postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Whiston keeping moving, preventing Tonnila from controlling successfully.
Tonnila tries to free his leg and advance position but Whiston is retaining full guard.
Whiston trying to control the position.
Whiston wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whiston is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tonnila stands and throws Whiston's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Whiston (0) vs (5) Tonnila
Whiston is trying to get back to half guard.
Whiston is trying to control Tonnila's posture but Tonnila avoids it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Whiston is looking to reverse the position.
Tonnila is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Whiston will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Whiston prevents Tonnila from moving into mount.
Whiston tries to buck Tonnila off but Tonnila is having none of it.
Tonnila is looking to take a break and control but Whiston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whiston can't do much from the bottom here.
Whiston is trying to improve his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Whiston can't do much from the bottom here.
Whiston is looking for a sweep.
Whiston is holding Tonnila down, trying to stall.
A lull in the action here.
Whiston is not content to let Tonnila control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Tonnila staying calm.
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Whiston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tonnila working away.
Well,Whiston is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Whiston is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Whiston gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tonnila prevents Whiston from improving his position.
Whiston moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tonnila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whiston has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tonnila seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Whiston lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Whiston (2) vs (5) Tonnila
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Whiston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tonnila is keeping the position for now.
Tonnila tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whiston sitting in guard here, content to control.
Whiston wants to control from the top but Tonnila keeps moving.
Whiston sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tonnila is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Whiston tries to free his leg and advance position but Tonnila is retaining full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Tonnila wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Whiston trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonnila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whiston being controlled here momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tonnila is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Whiston (2) vs (7) Tonnila
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whiston pulls Tonnila in to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tonnila wins on points by 7 to 2.
Karri Tonnila thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Mario Jesus and Kron Karelin. Jesus comes to the cage accompanied by Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cu. Kron Karelin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Mario Jesus! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Kron Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jesus as he jumps to the side.
Jesus moves into the clinch.
Jesus gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jesus (2) vs (0) Karelin
Karelin is concentrating on defense, preventing Jesus from advancing position.
Karelin is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin has his hands clasped together around Jesus's back. He's all about the action.
Jesus prevents Karelin from improving his position.
Karelin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus wants to control but Karelin is keeping him busy.
Jesus wants to work for an arm triangle but Karelin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Karelin keeping hold of Jesus's head, controlling as best he can.
Jesus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karelin keeps working.
Karelin actively working from the bottom here.
Karelin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Karelin tries to get to full guard but Jesus has control of the leg.
Karelin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Karelin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Karelin is continuing to stall.
Karelin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Karelin is looking for a sweep. Jesus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karelin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is refusing to be controlled, as Jesus sits in half guard.
Karelin is trying to get back to full guard.
Jesus wants to take a breather but Karelin is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin controlling the position well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jesus is trying to work for a kimura but Karelin is defending well.
Karelin is doing well to control the position and prevent Jesus from advancing to side control.
Let's hope that Karelin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Karelin.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jesus is stalling here. Karelin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jesus seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Karelin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Jesus (2) vs (4) Karelin
Karelin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Karelin working away.
Karelin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jesus, who protects the arm well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is trying to get an arm triangle but Jesus is defending well.
Karelin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Karelin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Karelin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Karelin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Karelin working away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jesus is trying to control Karelin's posture but Karelin avoids it.
Karelin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jesus has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jesus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karelin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jesus is looking to reverse the position.
Jesus is breathing heavily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is trying to get an arm triangle but Jesus is defending well.
Karelin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jesus, who protects the arm well.
Karelin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Karelin is looking to take a break and control but Jesus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Karelin working away.
Karelin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Karelin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Karelin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Karelin trying to control the position but Jesus is working away.
Jesus wants to control but Karelin postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jesus has escaped the position, nice work there.
Karelin takes a little break here. Jesus wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
It looks like Karelin 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.
Jesus is looking to reverse the position.
Karelin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Karelin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is working to tighten his grip on Jesus's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Jesus has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Karelin is really squeezing tight and eventually Jesus passes out! Karelin breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kron Karelin! |
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Dan Schultz and Bajau Jabrik. Bajau Jabrik is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Dan Schultz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Bajau Jabrik!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Schultz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Schultz lands in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Schultz (2) vs (0) Jabrik
Schultz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Schultz'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.
Jabrik looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Schultz passes into half guard.
Schultz works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Schultz (5) vs (0) Jabrik
Jabrik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabrik is looking for a sweep.
Jabrik felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Schultz happy to just control the position for now.
Jabrik is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schultz slows the pace down.
Jabrik tries to bench press Schultz off him but Schultz keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz happy to just control the position for now.
Jabrik is looking for a sweep.
Jabrik trying to remain calm as Schultz controls from the top position.
Jabrik is looking to regain half guard here but Schultz keeps moving and retains side control.
Jabrik being controlled for a moment.
Jabrik is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz controls the position.
Schultz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jabrik for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabrik manages to work his way to half guard, despite Schultz's best efforts.
Jabrik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jabrik looks winded!
Schultz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schultz moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Schultz (8) vs (0) Jabrik
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jabrik can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schultz controls the position.
Jabrik is trying to get back to half guard.
Schultz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jabrik's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jabrik is trying to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jabrik looks calm but he's in trouble here. Schultz gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jabrik is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Schultz lets go of the hold and Jabrik can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Schultz! |
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