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WP 30 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 33 wins and 11 losses; Nick Rodriquez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 35 losses; Boris Balkan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rodriquez. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Rodriquez (4) vs (0) Balkan
Balkan is holding Rodriquez down, trying to stall.
A lull in the action here.
Balkan is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriquez tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez wants to control but Balkan is keeping him busy.
Rodriquez controlling from side mount.
Balkan is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rodriquez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Balkan tries to improve position but can't.
Rodriquez controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is not content to let Rodriquez control the position.
Balkan is looking to reverse the position.
Balkan prevents Rodriquez from moving into mount.
Balkan is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Rodriquez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rodriquez prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez working away.
Rodriquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balkan keeps working.
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.
Balkan is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rodriquez is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Rodriquez (6) vs (0) Balkan
Rodriquez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez trying to control but Balkan is having none of it.
Rodriquez content just to control the position here.
Balkan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Balkan wants to improve his position but Rodriquez is controlling well.
Rodriquez trying to control the pace.
Rodriquez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Rodriquez (9) vs (0) Balkan
Balkan tries to lock up and control but Rodriquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Rodriquez'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.
Rodriquez with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Balkan tries to hold on but Rodriquez postures up.
Rodriquez controlling the position easily from mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Balkan keeps trying to improve his position.
Rodriquez avoids the attempt from Balkan to control.
Balkan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez controlling from the full mount.
Rodriquez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Balkan is looking to get to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Balkan is desperately trying to improve his position but Rodriquez has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Balkan looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Rodriquez (12) vs (0) Balkan
Balkan can't escape the position.
Rodriquez avoiding Balkan 's attempts to control his hands.
Rodriquez keeps control of the position as Balkan tries to break free.
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.
Rodriquez controlling from the back.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Balkan for as long as he can get away with.
Balkan is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Balkan is in bad spot here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Balkan trying to control the hands but Rodriquez won't let him.
Rodriquez is looking to control Balkan but Balkan is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Balkan tries to escape the position.
Rodriquez not allowing Balkan to control his hands.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez tries to keep control of the position but Balkan is staying busy.
Rodriquez slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Balkan looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rodriquez controlling the position well here. Balkan rolled but Rodriquez kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodriquez takes the fight on points by 12 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Nick Rodriquez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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