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WPGC 3 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 17 losses; Marc Read! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 32 losses; Roman Boesku!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Boesku looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Read (0) vs (2) Boesku
Boesku is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Read sees it coming and defends easily.
Boesku prevents Read from improving his position.
Boesku wants to free his trapped foot but Read is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boesku wants to control but Read is keeping him busy.
Read is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Read keeping full guard, as Boesku tries to pass.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boesku trying to control the position from guard on top but Read is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Read looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boesku wants to pass the guard but Read is keeping the position.
Read looking for subs off his back but Boesku has passed one foot through into half guard.
Read is trying to maintain the position but Boesku is very close to passing his half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Read'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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read wants to get back to full guard.
Read is refusing to be controlled, as Boesku sits in half guard.
Boesku is working for a submission of some sort.
Boesku wants to pass to mount but Read is defending the position.
Read tries to get to full guard but Boesku has control of the leg.
Boesku controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boesku seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Read does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Read trying to hold on to Boesku's head to control him but Boesku postures up.
Boesku works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Read (0) vs (5) Boesku
Read is trying desperately to improve position.
Boesku tries to control but Read wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boesku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boesku avoids the attempt from Read to control.
Boesku wants to control the pace but Read is squirming around nicely.
Read is looking to get to half guard.
Boesku looking to control and managing it successfully.
My spies in Average Judas Gym inform me that Boesku has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boesku wants to control the pace but Read is squirming around nicely.
Read is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Read is working hard here to advance position.
Read is squirming around, avoiding Boesku's attempts to control the action.
Read tries to hold on but Boesku postures up.
Read is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boesku controlling from mount.
Boesku tries to control but Read wriggling away.
Boesku wants to control the action but instead Read gets a body lock and reverses into Boesku's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Read (2) vs (5) Boesku
Read trying to control but Boesku is working from the bottom.
Boesku not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Read pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boesku is keeping the position for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Read trying to control the position from guard on top but Boesku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boesku not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boesku 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.
Read tries to free his leg and advance position but Boesku is retaining full guard.
Boesku is trying to keep Read in close.
Read won't allow Boesku to sweep him here.
Boesku being controlled here, momentarily.
Read postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Read wants to control from the top but Boesku keeps moving.
Boesku is trying to keep Read in close.
Read wants to control from the top but Boesku keeps moving.
Boesku looking to hit a scissor sweep but Read is one step ahead there.
Boesku is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boesku manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Read manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Read (2) vs (7) Boesku
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boesku content to stall in guard here.
Read has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boesku can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Read has his foot on Boesku's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boesku works his way back into a safe position though.
Boesku trying to control the position from guard on top but Read is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boesku controlling from the top position.
Boesku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Read is keeping the position for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Read wants to sweep here but Boesku controlling him for the moment.
Read being controlled here, momentarily.
Read is trying to control the position but Boesku postures up.
Read 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.
Boesku is fighting to break Read's control of his arms but Read is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Read not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Boesku slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Read working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boesku doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boesku manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Read throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boesku wants to pass the guard but Read is keeping the position.
Read 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: Read (4) vs (7) Boesku
Boesku slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Read stopping the sweep attempt from Boesku.
Boesku keeping moving, preventing Read from controlling successfully.
Boesku looking to control.
Boesku trying to control the position here.
Read trying to control but Boesku is working from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Boesku tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Read thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boesku keeping full guard, as Read tries to pass.
Boesku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Read drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Boesku dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Read (4) vs (9) Boesku
Boesku trying to control but Read is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Read is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Read (6) vs (9) Boesku
Boesku has control of Read's left arm, preventing Read from doing any damage.
Boesku looking to hit a scissor sweep but Read is one step ahead there.
Boesku keeping moving, preventing Read from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Read looking to improve position, pressing down on Boesku's thigh with his hand. Boesku seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Read paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Read's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Boesku picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Roman Boesku!
A very excited looking Roman Boesku made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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