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Stepping Stone 89 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 6 losses; Dani Gerbandi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Leepo Greepo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Gerbandi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Greepo's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gerbandi (2) vs (0) Greepo
Greepo pulls Gerbandi in close to prevent any damage.
Gerbandi wants to control from the top but Greepo keeps moving.
Greepo wants to sweep here but Gerbandi controlling him for the moment.
Greepo controls Gerbandi momentarily but Gerbandi frees himself.
Gerbandi trying to control but Greepo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerbandi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gerbandi won't allow Greepo to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerbandi trying to control but Greepo is working from the bottom.
Gerbandi preventing the sweep.
Gerbandi stays in close to Greepo's body and controls the position.
Gerbandi wants to pass the guard but Greepo is keeping the position.
Gerbandi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Greepo trying to control the position here.
Gerbandi tries to free his leg and advance position but Greepo is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greepo wants to improve his position but instead Gerbandi has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gerbandi tries to pass to full mount but Greepo defends it.
Gerbandi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Greepo tries to get to full guard but Gerbandi has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Greepo! Score +3 for passing guard: Gerbandi (5) vs (0) Greepo
Gerbandi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Greepo wants to hold on but Gerbandi pushes him away.
Gerbandi is trying to control here but Greepo has managed to regain half guard.
Greepo trying to control here.
Gerbandi works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Gerbandi (8) vs (0) Greepo
Gerbandi wants to take Greepo's back but he can't do it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi looking to control but Greepo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gerbandi controlling from mount.
Greepo is controlling an arm, preventing Gerbandi from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Greepo is squirming around, avoiding Gerbandi's attempts to control the action.
Greepo tries to hold on but Gerbandi postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Greepo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gerbandi wants to control the pace but Greepo is squirming around nicely.
Greepo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gerbandi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Greepo is looking to escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi moves to his opponent's back but Greepo bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Gerbandi. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gerbandi (8) vs (2) Greepo
Gerbandi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Greepo wants to pass the guard but Gerbandi is keeping the position.
Gerbandi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Greepo defends it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Greepo content to stall in guard here.
Greepo being controlled here momentarily.
Gerbandi wants to sweep but no luck.
Gerbandi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Greepo has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gerbandi (8) vs (5) Greepo
Gerbandi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Greepo off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gerbandi (12) vs (5) Greepo
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Greepo fending off the submission attempt from Gerbandi.
Gerbandi looking to hold on to the position here but Greepo rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Gerbandi trying to control the position from guard on top but Greepo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greepo 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: Gerbandi (12) vs (7) Greepo
Greepo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Greepo prevents Gerbandi from improving his position.
Gerbandi trying to control here.
Gerbandi is looking to improve his position.
Greepo is controlling the pace.
Greepo trying to control from half guard but Gerbandi is working away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi looking for submissions off his back.
Gerbandi won't allow Greepo to pass to mount.
Gerbandi trying to hold on to Greepo's head to control him but Greepo postures up.
Greepo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gerbandi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Greepo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gerbandi trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Gerbandi (12) vs (10) Greepo
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gerbandi gets back to half guard.
Greepo stalling.
Gerbandi gets back to full guard.
Gerbandi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gerbandi is working hard here to advance position.
Gerbandi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Greepo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Greepo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Greepo postures up.
Greepo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi won't allow Greepo to pass to mount.
Gerbandi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Greepo is working away from the top position though.
Gerbandi has a hand on Greepo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Greepo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Gerbandi (12) vs (13) Greepo
Greepo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gerbandi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Greepo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gerbandi wants to hold on but Greepo pushes him away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi working to try and regain half guard.
Gerbandi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gerbandi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gerbandi trying to control but Greepo postures up.
Gerbandi wants to improve his position but Greepo is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gerbandi wants to control but Greepo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gerbandi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greepo wins on points by 13 to 12. |
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