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OWGP Final Four PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 2 losses; James Crazyhorse! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 5 losses; Mike Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kerr leaves Crazyhorse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crazyhorse closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kerr did well to prevent Crazyhorse getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Crazyhorse (2) vs (0) Kerr
Kerr wants to get back to full guard but Crazyhorse has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Crazyhorse (5) vs (0) Kerr
Kerr is trying desperately to improve position.
Kerr tries to hold on but Crazyhorse pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Crazyhorse tries to control but Kerr wriggling away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr is looking to improve his position but Crazyhorse isn't that keen on the idea.
Crazyhorse wants to control the action but instead Kerr gets a body lock and reverses into Crazyhorse's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Crazyhorse (5) vs (2) Kerr
Kerr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Kerr has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kerr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse pulls Kerr in close to his closed guard and prevents Kerr from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kerr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr postures up.
Crazyhorse looking for subs off his back but Kerr has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kerr prevents Crazyhorse from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kerr in particular looking to stall.
Crazyhorse is looking to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Kerr 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.
Crazyhorse wants to get back to full guard.
Kerr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kerr passes into side control, despite Crazyhorse's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Crazyhorse (5) vs (5) Kerr
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kerr controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Crazyhorse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Crazyhorse seems a little lost for a moment, as Kerr dominates the positioning.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse is looking to regain half guard here but Kerr keeps moving and retains side control.
Kerr content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse holding on.
Kerr takes a little break here. Crazyhorse wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse wants to control but Kerr postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kerr just content to control the position.
Crazyhorse can't do much from the bottom here.
Crazyhorse is looking for a sweep.
Crazyhorse being controlled for a moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee asks Kerr politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kerr prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse is looking for a sweep.
Crazyhorse is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerr just content to control the position.
Crazyhorse is looking to regain half guard here but Kerr keeps moving and retains side control.
Kerr is staying tight to Crazyhorse's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Kerr might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Crazyhorse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crazyhorse gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Crazyhorse gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Crazyhorse takes the fight on points by 6 to 5. |
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