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Summit Series - Grappling Rd 6 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 4 losses; Rogelio Nunez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 5 losses; Young Blood!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Nunez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blood fails to pull guard.
Blood is trying to pull guard but Nunez turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Blood tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nunez smiles and moves away.
Rogelio Nunez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Blood.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blood is trying to pull guard but Nunez turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blood is trying to pull guard but Nunez turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Blood tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nunez just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Nunez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blood is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blood after a bit of a struggle.
Blood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nunez walks away with a smile on his face. Blood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nunez closes the distance and pushes Blood back into the ropes.
Blood jumps guard but Nunez turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Blood is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Nunez to keep the fight standing.
Nunez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nunez goes for a takedown attempt but Blood pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blood tries to keep at a distance but Nunez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blood fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunez is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Blood gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blood is trying to pull guard but Nunez turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Nunez has picked Blood up - he's going for a ride! Nunez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Nunez (2) vs (0) Blood
Nunez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nunez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Nunez (5) vs (0) Blood
Blood is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nunez content just to control the position here.
Blood can't escape the position.
Blood is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blood is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blood is trying to reverse the position but instead Nunez has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Nunez (8) vs (0) Blood
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.
Blood is trying to break free.
Blood trying to control the action but Nunez just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunez is hanging on to Blood's back as he tries to escape.
Blood is still trying to improve position.
What can Blood do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Blood wants to control his opponent's hands but Nunez gets his hands free.
Nunez really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Blood.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blood tries to escape but Nunez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nunez controlling from the back.
Nunez continues to stall.
Nunez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nunez controlling well, preventing Blood from escaping the position.
Blood trying to control but not successfully.
Nunez doesn't have the hooks in and Blood manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nunez (8) vs (2) Blood
Blood wants to control from the top but Nunez keeps moving.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Nunez is keeping the position.
Nunez pulls Blood in close to prevent any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blood looking to sit in guard and control but Nunez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nunez (10) vs (2) Blood
Nunez postures up.
Nunez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blood controlling Nunez's posture.
Nunez advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Nunez (13) vs (2) Blood
Blood trying to control but Nunez flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Nunez (16) vs (2) Blood
Blood tries to break free.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nunez is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Blood is really stuck here.
Nunez is riding his opponent, not letting Blood buck him off.
Blood tries to break free.
Nunez has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Blood's body.
Nunez controlling well, preventing Blood from escaping the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blood is in bad spot here.
Nunez doesn't have the hooks in and Blood manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nunez (16) vs (4) Blood
Blood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nunez holds on and takes a little breather.
Nunez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nunez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Nunez.
Further stalling from Nunez.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Blood trying to control but Nunez is working from the bottom.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Nunez is keeping the position.
Blood being controlled here momentarily.
Nunez keeping full guard, as Blood tries to pass.
Nunez can't keep his opponent in guard - Blood advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Blood trying to control from Nunez's half guard. Nunez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Blood looking to pass the guard.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Nunez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nunez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nunez looking for a sweep. Not yet Nunez, not yet.
Nunez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nunez tries to get out of the position.
Nunez controlling the position.
Blood trying to control but Nunez is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nunez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blood manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nunez (18) vs (4) Blood
Blood is trying to hold Nunez in close to prevent damage but Nunez has managed to pass into half guard.
Nunez is pressing down on Blood's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blood is holding on for now.
Nunez is controlling the pace.
Blood wants to get back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nunez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Blood has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nunez is working away from the top position though.
Blood trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Nunez manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Nunez (21) vs (4) Blood
Blood is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nunez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blood can't escape the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Blood looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Nunez (24) vs (4) Blood
Blood tries to escape but Nunez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nunez controlling from the back.
Nunez has the hooks in. Blood is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nunez is riding his opponent, not letting Blood buck him off.
Blood is in bad spot here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nunez takes the fight on points by 24 to 4. |
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