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CWC 314 - Pancake vs Saldini 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 2 losses; Boris Balkan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 18 losses; Lurch Addams!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Balkan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Balkan drags the fight down to the ground.
Balkan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Addams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Addams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balkan is keeping the position for now.
Addams trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Balkan is pulling down on Addams's head. It's preventing any offense from Addams, at least for the moment.
Addams is stalling in the full guard.
Addams trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balkan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Addams sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Addams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balkan pulls Addams in close to prevent any damage.
Addams content to stall in guard here.
Addams looking to pass the guard.
Balkan is pulling down on Addams's head. It's preventing any offense from Addams, at least for the moment.
Addams trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Addams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Balkan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Addams controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Addams has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Balkan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan keeping full guard, as Addams tries to pass.
Balkan trying to control the position.
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Addams from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Addams tries to free his leg and advance position but Balkan is retaining full guard.
Balkan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Addams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Balkan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Addams trying to control the position from guard on top but Balkan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is trying to keep Addams in close.
Addams trying to control the position from guard on top but Balkan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balkan trying to control the position.
Balkan is adopting a defensive guard.
Balkan keeping full guard, as Addams tries to pass.
Addams wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
Balkan keeping full guard, as Addams tries to pass.
Balkan is pulling down on Addams's head. It's preventing any offense from Addams, at least for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is trying to control the position but Addams postures up.
Addams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Balkan working for a triangle but Addams defends it easily.
Addams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Addams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balkan is keeping the position for now.
Addams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Addams looking to pass the guard.
Addams controls from within his opponent's guard.
Balkan trying to control the position.
Addams trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Addams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Addams looking to pass the guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Addams controlling from the top position.
Balkan keeping full guard, as Addams tries to pass.
Balkan pulls Addams in to control the position.
Addams 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.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Addams.
Balkan working a defensive guard here.
Addams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Addams from controlling successfully.
Addams looking to pass the guard.
Addams stays in close to Balkan's body and controls the position.
Addams is fighting to break Balkan's control of his arms but Balkan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Addams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Addams from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Addams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Addams looking to pass the guard.
Addams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Balkan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Addams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balkan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Balkan pulls Addams in to control the position.
Addams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Balkan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Balkan being controlled here, momentarily.
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Addams from controlling successfully.
Balkan trying to keep a closed guard but Addams is proving a slippery customer.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Addams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Addams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balkan is keeping the position for now.
Balkan looking to control.
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Addams from controlling successfully.
Balkan keeping full guard, as Addams tries to pass.
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Addams from controlling successfully.
Balkan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Addams trying to control the position from guard on top but Balkan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Addams 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.
Addams looking to pass the guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Addams from controlling successfully.
Addams looking to pass the guard.
Addams trying to control the position from guard on top but Balkan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balkan controlling the position.
Balkan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Addams controls the pace.
Addams wants to pass the guard but Balkan is keeping the position.
Balkan is pulling down on Addams's head to control his posture.
Addams trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Addams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Addams from controlling successfully.
Balkan keeping full guard, as Addams tries to pass.
Balkan working a defensive guard here.
Addams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Addams wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
Addams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Addams is pushing down on Balkan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Balkan is fighting to maintain full guard but Addams has managed to sneak the leg through.
Well, if Addams 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.
Addams is looking to advance position but Balkan won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Balkan gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Balkan takes the fight on points by 1 to 0.
A relieved looking Boris Balkan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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