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SSG 298 Reed vs Ottke PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 33 losses; Cyrus Ozymandias! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 17 losses; John Doe!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doe goes for a takedown attempt but Ozymandias pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Doe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ozymandias as he jumps to the side.
Ozymandias shoots in looking for a takedown but Doe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ozymandias's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ozymandias.
Ozymandias fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Doe to the ground. Ozymandias is now in Doe's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ozymandias (2) vs (0) Doe
Ozymandias is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ozymandias is fighting to break Doe's control of his arms but Doe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ozymandias controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe 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.
Ozymandias is pushing down on Doe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Doe is fighting to maintain full guard but Ozymandias has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozymandias is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Doe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ozymandias's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ozymandias's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ozymandias (2) vs (4) Doe
Ozymandias wants to escape the position.
Doe really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Ozymandias.
We've been hearing good reports from Ozymandias'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.
Doe tries to keep control of the position but Ozymandias is staying busy.
Ozymandias tries to roll but Doe sticks to his back.
Ozymandias is working hard here to advance position.
Doe tries to get the hooks in deep but Ozymandias pushed the leg off.
Ozymandias tries to roll but Doe sticks to his back.
Doe avoiding Ozymandias 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe trying to control.
Ozymandias trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ozymandias has hold of Doe's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
You can see the frustration on Ozymandias's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Doe controlling the position well here. Ozymandias rolled but Doe kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Ozymandias tries to roll but Doe sticks to his back.
Ozymandias trying to control the hands but Doe won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Ozymandias is really stuck here.
Ozymandias's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Doe's hands.
Ozymandias just trying to survive but Doe is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
You can see the frustration on Ozymandias's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ozymandias looking very determined here, making life difficult for Doe.
Ozymandias trying to control the hands but Doe won't let him.
You can see the frustration on Ozymandias's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias just looking to survive in the bad position.
Ozymandias looking very determined here, making life difficult for Doe.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Doe is looking for the choke from the back position but Ozymandias is controlling his hands well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Doe struggling to keep hold of the position.
Ozymandias trying to control the position but Doe manages to sink in the hooks.
Ozymandias holding on to Doe's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Doe is looking to control Ozymandias but Ozymandias is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Ozymandias trying to control the hands but Doe won't let him.
Doe has the hooks in. Ozymandias is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ozymandias really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ozymandias regains half guard.
Ozymandias is looking to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Doe controlling the pace.
Ozymandias keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Doe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Doe is pressing down on Ozymandias's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ozymandias is holding on for now.
Ozymandias tries to get to full guard but Doe has control of the leg.
Ozymandias is positioning himself well to prevent Doe advancing to mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias is looking to control Doe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ozymandias avoid being mounted?
Ozymandias manages to get to full guard.
Doe postures up.
Doe trying to control but Ozymandias is working from the bottom.
Doe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ozymandias has control of Doe's left arm, preventing Doe from doing any damage.
Doe preventing the sweep.
Doe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Doe postures up.
Ozymandias is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ozymandias looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doe is one step ahead there.
Ozymandias seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Doe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Doe wants to control from the top but Ozymandias keeps moving.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias looking to control but Doe passes into half guard.
Ozymandias controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ozymandias wants to control but Doe is keeping busy.
Doe wants to free his trapped foot but Ozymandias is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ozymandias is pressing down on Doe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ozymandias is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Doe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias trying to keep a closed guard but Doe is proving a slippery customer.
Ozymandias 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: Ozymandias (4) vs (4) Doe
Ozymandias looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ozymandias has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ozymandias trying to pass the guard but Doe defending well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Doe controlling the position well.
Ozymandias not doing much here.
Doe is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ozymandias trying to control the pace.
Doe tries to get to full guard but Ozymandias has control of the leg.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias not doing much here.
Doe is looking for a sweep. Ozymandias is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ozymandias controlling the pace.
Ozymandias tries to pass the half guard into mount. Doe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ozymandias keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Doe wants to control but Ozymandias is keeping busy.
Ozymandias is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Ozymandias.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Doe gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Doe wins on points by 5 to 4.
During a confident post fight interview, John Doe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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