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WP 6 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 9 wins and 7 losses; Vasiliy Kulik! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 28 losses; Jab Brown!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kulik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kulik changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Kulik sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kulik gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Kulik has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brown is trying to keep an underhook but Kulik manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kulik (2) vs (0) Brown
Kulik is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
Brown desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kulik really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Kulik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Kulik seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Kulik has control of the leg.
Brown wants to sweep but Kulik has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Kulik (5) vs (0) Brown
Kulik is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulik working 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.
Kulik slows the pace down.
Kulik has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to improve his position.
Kulik is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brown will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Brown wants to control but Kulik postures up.
Kulik in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face as Kulik controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kulik wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Kulik works to advance to full mount. Brown defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Kulik (7) vs (0) Brown
Brown sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Kulik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kulik perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kulik is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Brown trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kulik manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kulik (10) vs (0) Brown
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
Kulik looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Kulik (13) vs (0) Brown
Kulik has good solid back control here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown trying to control the hands but Kulik won't let him.
Brown is trying to break free.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Kulik.
Kulik trying to control momentarily.
Brown trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kulik keeps control of the position as Brown tries to break free.
Kulik is looking to control Brown but Brown is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brown is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Brown trying to control but not successfully.
Kulik controlling the position well here. Brown rolled but Kulik kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Kulik keeps control of the position as Brown tries to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Brown is in bad spot here.
Kulik trying to control.
Kulik is riding his opponent, not letting Brown buck him off.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to escape but Kulik has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kulik has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Brown's body.
Brown staying busy and making it hard for Kulik to control.
Kulik controlling well, preventing Brown from escaping the position.
Kulik gets his hands free as Brown looks to control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik has the hooks in. Brown is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good control from Kulik.
Kulik seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brown for as long as he can get away with.
Kulik wants to control but Brown manages to buck him off and is now in Kulik's guard! Nice work there by Brown! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kulik (13) vs (2) Brown
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brown slips nicely into half guard.
Brown passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kulik (13) vs (5) Brown
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulik is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Brown looking for a guillotine from mount but Kulik is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kulik takes the fight on points by 13 to 5.
A relieved looking Vasiliy Kulik 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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