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CACC 100 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 12 losses; Vulcahn Dravezesdi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 19 losses; Carlos Silverio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Dravezesdi tries to keep at a distance but Silverio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dravezesdi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silverio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silverio manages to pull guard.
Silverio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've been hearing good reports from Dravezesdi'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.
Dravezesdi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dravezesdi wants to control from the top but Silverio keeps moving.
Dravezesdi tries to free his leg and advance position but Silverio is retaining full guard.
Silverio is pulling down on Dravezesdi's head. It's preventing any offense from Dravezesdi, at least for the moment.
Silverio working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dravezesdi looking to sit in guard and control but Silverio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dravezesdi (0) vs (2) Silverio
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverio passes Dravezesdi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silverio is looking to take a break and control but Dravezesdi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dravezesdi wants to improve his position but Silverio is controlling well.
Dravezesdi actively working from the bottom here.
Silverio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dravezesdi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverio is trying to control. Dravezesdi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dravezesdi is looking to improve his position.
Dravezesdi is refusing to be controlled, as Silverio sits in half guard.
Dravezesdi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silverio controlling from the top position.
Dravezesdi keeping full guard, as Silverio tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverio wants to control from the top but Dravezesdi keeps moving.
Silverio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dravezesdi is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dravezesdi (2) vs (2) Silverio
Silverio wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dravezesdi is now in half guard.
Dravezesdi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silverio has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silverio has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dravezesdi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silverio! Score +3 for passing guard: Dravezesdi (5) vs (2) Silverio
Silverio tries to lock up and control but Dravezesdi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Dravezesdi content just to control the position here.
Dravezesdi tries to control but Silverio wriggling away.
Silverio tries to lock up and control but Dravezesdi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silverio bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dravezesdi (5) vs (4) Silverio
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dravezesdi trying to control the position.
Dravezesdi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silverio's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dravezesdi (7) vs (4) Silverio
Silverio wants to improve his position but instead Dravezesdi has moved into half guard.
Silverio is trying is best to control the position here.
Silverio is not content to let Dravezesdi control the position.
Silverio is doing well to control the position and prevent Dravezesdi from advancing to side control.
Dravezesdi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dravezesdi prevents Silverio from improving his position.
Dravezesdi is pressing down on Silverio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silverio is holding on for now.
Dravezesdi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silverio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dravezesdi is just content to waste time from the top position. Silverio takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dravezesdi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silverio is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dravezesdi (7) vs (6) Silverio
Dravezesdi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silverio won't allow Dravezesdi to sweep him here.
Silverio is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dravezesdi working a defensive guard here.
Silverio trying to control the position from guard on top but Dravezesdi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silverio advances to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dravezesdi is staying active underneath Silverio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dravezesdi won't allow Silverio to pass to mount.
Dravezesdi is refusing to be controlled, as Silverio sits in half guard.
Silverio might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dravezesdi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dravezesdi gets back to full guard.
Dravezesdi wants to sweep here but Silverio controlling him for the moment.
Dravezesdi is trying to control the position but Silverio postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Silverio wants to control from the top but Dravezesdi keeps moving.
Silverio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dravezesdi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silverio looking to sit in guard and control but Dravezesdi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dravezesdi (9) vs (6) Silverio
Dravezesdi trying to control but Silverio is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Silverio wants to sweep but no luck.
Dravezesdi passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Dravezesdi (12) vs (6) Silverio
Silverio manages to get back to half guard.
Dravezesdi wants to control but Silverio is keeping him busy.
Dravezesdi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dravezesdi is working for a kimura but Silverio is defending it quite comfortably.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dravezesdi trying to control the action but Silverio is working from the bottom.
Dravezesdi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silverio is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silverio controlling the position for now.
Silverio gets full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Silverio has control of Dravezesdi's left arm, preventing Dravezesdi from doing any damage.
Dravezesdi wants to control from the top but Silverio keeps moving.
Dravezesdi tries to free his leg and advance position but Silverio is retaining full guard.
Silverio working a defensive guard here.
Silverio trying to control the position here.
Silverio controls Dravezesdi momentarily but Dravezesdi frees himself.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dravezesdi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silverio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dravezesdi wants to control from the top but Silverio keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silverio wants to sweep but no luck.
Silverio is trying to keep Dravezesdi in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dravezesdi takes the fight on points by 12 to 6.
An out of breath Vulcahn Dravezesdi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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