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TWGC 11 (155lbs, D1): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Knut Ysengrin and Silvan Neadue. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Knut Ysengrin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Silvan Neadue!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ysengrin clinches up against the cage.
Ysengrin gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ysengrin (2) vs (0) Neadue
Neadue actively working from the bottom here.
Neadue looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ysengrin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Neadue looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Ysengrin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ysengrin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Neadue! Score +3 for passing guard: Ysengrin (5) vs (0) Neadue
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Neadue tries to reverse the position but Ysengrin maintains control.
Ysengrin controlling his opponent.
Neadue slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ysengrin in particular looking to stall.
Neadue wants to control but Ysengrin is keeping busy.
Neadue looking for submissions off his back.
Ysengrin trying to mount his opponent but Neadue defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ysengrin is thwarting Neadue's attempts to control the position.
Neadue trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Ysengrin (8) vs (0) Neadue
Ysengrin controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neadue wants to hold on but Ysengrin pushes him away.
Ysengrin controlling his opponent.
Ysengrin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ysengrin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neadue wants to control but Ysengrin is having none of it.
Neadue is looking to improve his position but Ysengrin isn't that keen on the idea.
Neadue wants to control but Ysengrin is having none of it.
Neadue working to try and regain half guard.
Ysengrin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Neadue keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin avoids the attempt from Neadue to control.
Ysengrin controlling the pace for now.
Ysengrin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ysengrin controlling the pace for now.
Neadue is trying to escape the mount.
Ysengrin working for a guillotine from mount but Neadue is in no mood to give up.
Neadue has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ysengrin tries to control but Neadue wriggling away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Neadue is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ysengrin trying to control but Neadue is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neadue working to try and regain half guard.
Ysengrin content just to control the position here.
Neadue is working to get back to half guard.
Ysengrin looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin prevents Neadue from getting the reversal.
Ysengrin looking to control but Neadue is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ysengrin content just to control the position here.
Ysengrin wants to control the pace but Neadue is squirming around nicely.
Ysengrin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ysengrin trying to control but Neadue is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Neadue sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ysengrin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ysengrin is trying to control the action in half guard but Neadue is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ysengrin is working for a submission of some sort.
Neadue works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neadue had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ysengrin defends it easily.
Neadue is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ysengrin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ysengrin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Neadue has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ysengrin has managed to get both his arms back between Neadue's legs - danger averted.
Ysengrin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Neadue working a defensive guard here.
Ysengrin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ysengrin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Neadue for as long as he can get away with.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Neadue has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ysengrin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Neadue. Score +3 for passing guard: Ysengrin (11) vs (0) Neadue
Ysengrin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Neadue knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Neadue wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Ysengrin has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Neadue's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Neadue is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Ysengrin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Knut Ysengrin!
Knut Ysengrin 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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