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TWGC 27 (185lbs, D4): London Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Pedro Vela (ranked 4188 p4p, 453 weight class) and Rene Polnareff (ranked 24522 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Pedro Vela! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Rene Polnareff!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Polnareff closes the distance and clinches.
Vela tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Polnareff smiles and moves away.
Vela tries to clinch up
and Polnareff counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Vela (0) vs (2) Polnareff
Vela had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Polnareff defends it easily.
Polnareff must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vela pulls Polnareff in close to prevent any damage.
Vela keeping moving, preventing Polnareff from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vela pushes a forearm under Polnareff's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Polnareff is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pedro Vela! |
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Chuck Lee (ranked 6439 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Rothschild (ranked 6390 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Titties and Coke "subliminal messages". Chuck Lee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Chuck Lee! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Theodore Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Lee closes the distance and pushes Rothschild back into the cage.
Lee works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lee (2) vs (0) Rothschild
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rothschild tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee stays in close to Rothschild's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lee'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.
Lee continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Lee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lee is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee drops back looking for a leg! Rothschild is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rothschild manages to kick Lee off! Lee jumps back into Rothschild's guard.
Lee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rothschild can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
Lee is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lee controlling from the top position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild trying to control the position.
Lee is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rothschild being controlled here, momentarily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lee drops back looking for a leg! Rothschild is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rothschild manages to kick Lee off! Lee jumps back into Rothschild's guard.
Rothschild is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee is stalling in the full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lee drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Lee seems to have locked his on tight now - Rothschild screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Lee, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Chuck Lee! |
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Greg Possum (ranked 22094 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Walters (ranked 4893 p4p, 462 weight class). Possum comes into the arena with Simply The Best blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kevin Walters enters the cage!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Greg Possum! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Kevin Walters!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Possum scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Possum (4) vs (0) Walters
Possum tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Possum has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Walters is looking to regain half guard here but Possum keeps moving and retains side control.
Possum is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Walters has escaped the position, nice work there.
Walters struggling a bit here.
Possum tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Possum goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Walters has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Possum but great work by Walters. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Possum (4) vs (4) Walters
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Possum is looking to reverse the position.
Walters wants to control but Possum is keeping him busy.
Walters takes a little break here. Possum wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Possum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walters on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters trying to control the position but Possum is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Possum is trying to control Walters's posture but Walters avoids it.
Possum tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Walters wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Walters controls the position from side control.
Walters trying to control the action but Possum is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Possum looks calm but he's in trouble here. Walters gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Possum is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Walters lets go of the hold and Possum can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kevin Walters! |
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Manu Tau (ranked 4936 p4p, 473 weight class) and Vinny Doom (ranked 6673 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Manu Tau! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Vinny Doom!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Tau throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Doom was covering up waiting for the punch and Tau finishes the takedown easily into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Tau (2) vs (0) Doom
Tau thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tau drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Tau seems to have locked his on tight now - Doom screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Tau, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Manu Tau! |
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