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WPGC 5 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 11 losses; Boris Balkan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 33 losses; Roman Boesku!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Balkan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Balkan (2) vs (0) Boesku
Boesku is not content to let Balkan control the position.
Balkan prevents Boesku from improving his position.
Boesku is looking to control Balkan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boesku avoid being mounted?
We've been hearing good reports from Balkan'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.
Boesku is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boesku is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boesku doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Balkan.
Balkan is trying to control. Boesku wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boesku is trying to control but can't.
Boesku is looking for a sweep. Balkan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Balkan is pressing down on Boesku's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boesku is holding on for now.
Boesku is looking to improve his position.
Balkan trying to mount his opponent but Boesku defends it.
Boesku controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boesku is looking to improve his position.
Balkan wants to control but Boesku is keeping him busy.
Balkan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boesku knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boesku looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Balkan not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boesku gets full guard.
Balkan preventing the sweep.
Balkan looking to pass the guard.
Balkan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Balkan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boesku wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Balkan trying to control but Boesku is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Balkan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boesku is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Balkan (2) vs (2) Boesku
Boesku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boesku keeps trying to improve his position.
Balkan wants to control the position but Boesku says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Balkan controlling the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boesku passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Balkan (2) vs (5) Boesku
Balkan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Boesku's best efforts.
Boesku trying to control from half guard but Balkan is working away.
Balkan is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Boesku trying to control from half guard but Balkan is working away.
Balkan wants to get back to full guard.
Boesku is trying to control. Balkan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boesku slows the pace down in half guard.
Boesku passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Balkan (2) vs (8) Boesku
My spies in Average Judas Gym inform me that Boesku has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Balkan struggling a bit here.
Balkan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Boesku's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boesku performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boesku wants to control but Balkan is keeping him busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boesku is thwarting Balkan's attempts to control the position.
Balkan gets full guard.
Boesku trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Balkan trying to keep a closed guard but Boesku is proving a slippery customer.
Boesku engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boesku wants to pass the guard but Balkan is keeping the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boesku trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Balkan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Boesku forces his way into half guard.
Balkan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boesku is working away from the top position though.
Boesku is trying to control the action in half guard but Balkan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boesku prevents Balkan from improving his position.
Boesku is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boesku seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Balkan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Balkan gets full guard.
Boesku trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Boesku passes Balkan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Balkan tries to get to full guard but Boesku has control of the leg.
Balkan wants to control but Boesku is keeping busy.
Boesku tries to pass to full mount but Balkan defends it.
Boesku not doing much here.
Balkan is staying active underneath Boesku, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boesku wants to free his trapped foot but Balkan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Balkan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boesku is working away from the top position though.
Boesku trying to control from Balkan's half guard. Balkan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Balkan is trying to control the position but Boesku postures up.
Boesku trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Balkan controlling Boesku's posture.
Boesku wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Balkan trying to control the position.
Boesku slips nicely into half guard.
Balkan tries to get to full guard but Boesku has control of the leg.
Boesku is just content to waste time from the top position. Balkan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Boesku wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
Boesku advances to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Balkan trying to control here.
Boesku is pressing down on Balkan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Balkan is holding on for now.
Balkan is looking to improve his position.
Balkan is trying to control but can't.
Boesku is looking to take a break and control but Balkan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Balkan wants to improve his position but Boesku is controlling well.
Boesku trying to control from Balkan's half guard. Balkan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Balkan keeping full guard, as Boesku tries to pass.
Boesku trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Balkan working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boesku wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boesku wins on points by 8 to 2.
Our winner, Roman Boesku, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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