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CWC 395 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 39 losses; Carlos Silverio! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 17 losses; Eric Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
Silverio is fighting off a takedown attempt but Barnes is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silverio to the mat. Silverio regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Silverio (0) vs (2) Barnes
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Silverio is keeping the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Silverio'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.
Silverio working for a triangle but Barnes defends it easily.
Silverio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silverio trying to control the position here.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silverio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barnes pushing down on Silverio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barnes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silverio tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes seems to be working for a kimura but Silverio defends the submission attempt.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silverio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silverio is looking to control Barnes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silverio avoid being mounted?
Silverio wants to get back to full guard.
Silverio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barnes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barnes's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Silverio (4) vs (2) Barnes
Barnes breaks Silverio's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silverio (4) vs (4) Barnes
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barnes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Silverio is retaining full guard.
Silverio lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silverio (6) vs (4) Barnes
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silverio advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Silverio (9) vs (4) Barnes
Silverio has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Silverio (11) vs (4) Barnes
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverio looking to control but Barnes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barnes regains half guard.
Barnes wants to improve his position but Silverio is controlling well.
Barnes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silverio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silverio's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Silverio (11) vs (8) Barnes
Silverio turns into Barnes and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silverio (13) vs (8) Barnes
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
Silverio wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Silverio wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Silverio from controlling successfully.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silverio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barnes controls Silverio momentarily but Silverio frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverio wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Silverio is stalling in the full guard.
Silverio trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silverio (13) vs (10) Barnes
Silverio keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Silverio looking for a sweep. Not yet Silverio, not 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: Silverio (15) vs (10) Barnes
Silverio advances to half guard.
Silverio wants to take a breather but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverio is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silverio trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Silverio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnes looking to control.
Barnes working for a triangle but Silverio defends it easily.
Silverio stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Silverio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the position.
Silverio won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Barnes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silverio trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Silverio pushes down on Barnes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barnes wants to control but Silverio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silverio is looking for a kimura here.
Silverio is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Barnes! Score +3 for passing guard: Silverio (18) vs (10) Barnes
Silverio controlling the position easily from mount.
Barnes is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silverio wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Silverio trying to control but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes has given up his back. Will we see Silverio going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Silverio (21) vs (10) Barnes
A lull in the action here.
Silverio is hanging on to Barnes's back as he tries to escape.
Silverio has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Barnes has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Silverio is looking for the choke from the back position but Barnes is controlling his hands well.
Barnes defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Barnes tries to break free.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silverio is trying to stick to Barnes's back but Barnes is turning into Silverio. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silverio's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Barnes. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silverio (21) vs (12) Barnes
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silverio is keeping the position for now.
Barnes trying to control but Silverio is working from the bottom.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silverio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes won't allow Silverio to sweep him here.
Silverio is working hard here to advance position.
Barnes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silverio's guard.
Barnes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silverio is just riding it out for now. Barnes eventually gives up the hold.
Silverio won't allow Barnes to pass to mount.
Silverio wants to control but Barnes is keeping busy.
Silverio is pressing down on Barnes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silverio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silverio keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silverio wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Silverio keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Silverio is keeping the position.
Barnes trying to control but Silverio is working from the bottom.
Silverio 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silverio is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silverio (23) vs (12) Barnes
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silverio trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silverio is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Barnes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Barnes 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: Silverio (23) vs (14) Barnes
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.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Silverio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnes manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silverio (25) vs (14) Barnes
Silverio passes Barnes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silverio prevents Barnes from improving his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Silverio is keen to just control but Barnes is a slippery customer.
Silverio prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Silverio has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Silverio (28) vs (14) Barnes
Silverio wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Silverio looking to control but Barnes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barnes is working to get back to half guard.
Silverio trying to control but Barnes is having none of it.
Silverio has control of Barnes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barnes regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Barnes is squirming around, avoiding Silverio's attempts to control the action.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Silverio wants to finish this one by submission but Barnes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silverio.
Barnes working to try and regain half guard.
Silverio tries to control but Barnes wriggling away.
Barnes is looking to get to half guard.
Silverio wants to control the pace but Barnes is squirming around nicely.
Barnes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Silverio seems to be looking for submissions.
Barnes wants to improve his position but Silverio is controlling well.
Silverio trying to mount his opponent but Barnes defends it.
Silverio prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Silverio is looking for submissions but instead, Barnes has regained full guard.
Silverio preventing the sweep.
Silverio looking to pass the guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Silverio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silverio wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Barnes can't keep his opponent in guard - Silverio advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silverio is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Silverio (31) vs (14) Barnes
Silverio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barnes is looking to escape.
Barnes tries to reverse the position but Silverio maintains control.
Barnes is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Silverio has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Silverio (34) vs (14) Barnes
Barnes showing good submission defense here.
Barnes showing good submission defense here.
Silverio is breathing heavily.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the position but Silverio manages to sink in the hooks.
Silverio keeps control of the position as Barnes tries to break free.
Silverio looking for the choke but no joy.
Barnes rolls, trying to escape but Silverio keeps control of the position.
Barnes rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silverio drops back, looking for a kneebar! Barnes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Barnes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Barnes! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Silverio (34) vs (18) Barnes
And that's the end of the fight!
Silverio takes the fight on points by 34 to 18.
Carlos Silverio was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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