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CACC 198: Mondragon vs Sanchez PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Moto Miyashita! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 17 losses; Thad Thayer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Thayer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Miyashita to the mat! Miyashita manages to get full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Miyashita (0) vs (2) Thayer
Miyashita is controlling Thayer's posture.
Miyashita is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thayer is fighting to break Miyashita's control of his arms but Miyashita is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Miyashita is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thayer trying to control but Miyashita is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyashita pulls Thayer in close to prevent any damage.
Thayer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miyashita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyashita pulls Thayer in to control the position.
Miyashita wants to sweep but no luck.
Thayer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miyashita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miyashita is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Miyashita (2) vs (2) Thayer
Miyashita stalling.
Miyashita seems to be working for a kimura but Thayer defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyashita works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Miyashita (5) vs (2) Thayer
Miyashita thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Miyashita thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miyashita content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thayer tries to improve position but can't.
Miyashita is trying to get an arm triangle but Thayer is defending well.
Miyashita wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thayer, who protects the arm well.
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.
Thayer seems a little lost for a moment, as Miyashita dominates the positioning.
Miyashita tries for a kimura but Thayer is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Miyashita stalls from top position.
Thayer is trying to control Miyashita's posture but Miyashita avoids it.
Miyashita in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Miyashita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thayer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thayer wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Miyashita has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Thayer's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Thayer is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Miyashita!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Moto Miyashita! |
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