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SSG 197 Schaubi vs Banner 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 Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 7 losses; Leenart Kuningas! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 3 losses; Raja Silalahi!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Silalahi shoots in and bounces Kuningas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kuningas (0) vs (2) Silalahi
Silalahi passes into half guard.
Silalahi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kuningas is just riding it out for now. Silalahi eventually gives up the hold.
Kuningas gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silalahi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuningas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silalahi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kuningas looking for a guillotine here but Silalahi defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silalahi passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Kuningas (0) vs (5) Silalahi
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Silalahi wants to control but Kuningas is keeping him busy.
Silalahi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silalahi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi trying to control the position but Kuningas is working away.
Silalahi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kuningas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kuningas is looking for a sweep.
Silalahi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuningas keeps working.
Kuningas being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi is looking to take a break and control but Kuningas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silalahi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kuningas is not content to let Silalahi control the position.
Silalahi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kuningas is not content to let Silalahi control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas tries to buck Silalahi off but Silalahi is having none of it.
Silalahi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuningas keeps working.
Kuningas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silalahi's best efforts.
Kuningas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silalahi slips nicely into half guard.
Silalahi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kuningas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kuningas won't allow Silalahi to pass to mount.
Silalahi not doing much here.
Silalahi is working for a submission of some sort.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi stalling away here and it's allowed Kuningas to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kuningas keeping full guard, as Silalahi tries to pass.
Silalahi trying to control but Kuningas is working from the bottom.
Kuningas managing to control the position.
Silalahi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas looking to control.
Kuningas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silalahi is one step ahead there.
Silalahi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silalahi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silalahi trying to control but Kuningas is working from the bottom.
Kuningas wants to sweep here but Silalahi controlling him for the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silalahi stands and throws Kuningas's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Kuningas (0) vs (8) Silalahi
Kuningas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silalahi's best efforts.
Kuningas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kuningas working a defensive guard here.
Silalahi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Kuningas (0) vs (11) Silalahi
Silalahi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kuningas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silalahi working away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas is not content to let Silalahi control the position.
Silalahi tries for a kimura but Kuningas is defending well.
Kuningas regains half guard.
Silalahi is looking to take a break and control but Kuningas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silalahi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silalahi's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kuningas (4) vs (11) Silalahi
Kuningas working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Silalahi trying to control the hands but Kuningas won't let him.
Kuningas wants to control but Silalahi is keeping busy.
I really don't envy Silalahi right now.
Kuningas doesn't have the hooks in and Silalahi manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kuningas (4) vs (13) Silalahi
Silalahi wants to control from the top but Kuningas keeps moving.
Kuningas is pulling down on Silalahi's head to control his posture.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuningas is keeping the position for now.
Kuningas managing to control the position.
Silalahi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuningas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silalahi trying to control but Kuningas is working from the bottom.
Kuningas controlling Silalahi's posture.
Silalahi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas is controlling Silalahi's posture.
Kuningas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silalahi stopping the sweep attempt from Kuningas.
Silalahi trying to control but Kuningas is working from the bottom.
Kuningas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silalahi being controlled here momentarily.
Kuningas trying to keep a closed guard but Silalahi is proving a slippery customer.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi wants to control from the top but Kuningas keeps moving.
Kuningas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silalahi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuningas is keeping the position for now.
Kuningas wants to improve his position but instead Silalahi has moved into half guard.
Kuningas is staying active underneath Silalahi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silalahi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Silalahi controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silalahi wins on points by 13 to 4.
Raja Silalahi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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