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Summit Series - Grappling Rd 5 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Summit Panda! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Lysander Birdwhistle!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Panda darts in and clinches Birdwhistle up against the ropes.
Panda changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Birdwhistle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Panda forces Birdwhistle back against the ropes and clinches.
Birdwhistle jumps guard.
Birdwhistle 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.
Panda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Birdwhistle on the ground.
Panda trying to control but Birdwhistle is working from the bottom.
Birdwhistle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Birdwhistle looking for a sweep. Not yet Birdwhistle, not yet.
Birdwhistle pulls Panda in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birdwhistle is looking to cinch up a triangle. Panda throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Birdwhistle's body to avoid the submission. Birdwhistle has instead reached around Panda's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Birdwhistle arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lysander Birdwhistle!
After winning the bout, Lysander Birdwhistle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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