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CWC 378 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 5 losses; Dan Macker! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 33 losses; Vartan Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Macker rushes Esteves and presses him up against the cage.
Esteves is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Macker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Macker gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Macker (2) vs (0) Esteves
Esteves looking for submissions off his back.
Macker is pressing down on Esteves's thigh, looking to free his foot. Esteves is holding on for now.
Macker prevents Esteves from improving his position.
Macker controlling the pace.
Esteves is looking for a sweep. Macker 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.
Esteves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macker controlling the action here.
Macker uses his free foot to push down on Esteves's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Esteves. Score +3 for passing guard: Macker (5) vs (0) Esteves
Esteves tries to improve his position but instead Macker has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Macker (8) vs (0) Esteves
Esteves just trying to survive but Macker is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Macker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Esteves is in bad spot here.
Macker is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Esteves looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Esteves can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macker biding his time, controlling Esteves.
Macker is persistently looking for the submission but Esteves is defending it well.
Macker keeps control of the position as Esteves tries to break free.
Will Macker go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Esteves is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Esteves trying to control the hands but Macker breaks the grip.
Macker controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esteves tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Macker moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Macker (11) vs (0) Esteves
Macker trying to control.
Macker biding his time, looking for the opening.
Macker is trying to stick to Esteves's back but Esteves is turning into Macker. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Macker's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Esteves. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Macker (11) vs (2) Esteves
Esteves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Macker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Macker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esteves trying to move into half guard but instead Macker has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Macker (13) vs (2) Esteves
Macker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Esteves isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Macker stacks Esteves on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Macker! Score +3 for passing guard: Macker (16) vs (2) Esteves
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esteves manages to get back to half guard.
Esteves wants to improve his position but Macker is controlling well.
Macker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Macker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Esteves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Macker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Esteves! Score +3 for passing guard: Macker (19) vs (2) Esteves
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macker wants to control the pace but Esteves is squirming around nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Esteves tries to reverse the position but Macker maintains control.
Macker controlling the position easily from mount.
Esteves is trying to reverse the position but instead Macker has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Macker (22) vs (2) Esteves
Macker is riding his opponent, not letting Esteves buck him off.
Esteves is really stuck here.
Macker controlling the position well here. Esteves rolled but Macker kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Esteves turns into Macker and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Macker (22) vs (4) Esteves
Macker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esteves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Esteves postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Macker is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Macker (24) vs (4) Esteves
Esteves is looking for a triangle but Macker pushes his legs off easily.
Macker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Macker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Esteves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Macker has managed to get both his arms back between Esteves's legs - danger averted.
Esteves keeping moving, preventing Macker from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves wants to control position but Macker is using a can opener to pass guard... He's turned it into a full on guillotine from mount now! Big trouble for Esteves here! He's turning a lovely shade of purple and yep! He's tapping out! I would say world class Jiu Jitsu but is it really? It was nice but let's not get silly about it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dan Macker!
Our winner, Dan Macker, 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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