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Hawaii Grappling 3 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 1 wins and 0 losses; Pawel Nastula! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Needle Dick!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Dick rushes Nastula and presses him up against the cage.
Nastula can't get the takedown.
Nastula looking for a takedown.
Dick pulls guard.
Nastula trying to control the position from guard on top but Dick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dick holds on and takes a little breather.
Nastula passes Dick's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dick gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nastula trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nastula drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dick looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dick looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dick! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Nastula (0) vs (4) Dick
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastula gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Nastula (0) vs (6) Dick
Nastula can't escape the position.
Dick moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Nastula (0) vs (9) Dick
Nastula rolls, trying to escape but Dick keeps control of the position.
Dick is persistently looking for the submission but Nastula is defending it well.
Dick tightening his grip on Nastula, looking for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nastula showing good submission defense here.
Nastula showing good submission defense here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Nastula's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick controlling from the back.
Nastula wants to escape the position.
Nastula is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nastula is really stuck here.
Nastula turns into Dick and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nastula (2) vs (9) Dick
Nastula wants to pass the guard but Dick is keeping the position.
Nastula being controlled here momentarily.
Dick's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nastula preventing the sweep.
Nastula really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nastula thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nastula is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dick is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dick has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nastula (2) vs (11) Dick
Nastula can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dick controls the pace.
Nastula on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nastula tries to get out of the position.
Nastula looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dick slips nicely into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nastula is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dick controlling the action here.
More stalling from Dick.
Nastula tries to get to full guard but Dick has control of the leg.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nastula is working hard here to advance position.
Dick looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dick is trying to work for a kimura but Nastula is defending well.
Dick passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Nastula (2) vs (14) Dick
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dick fails to advance to Nastula's back.
Dick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nastula is looking to escape.
Dick controlling the position easily from mount.
Nastula really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dick is looking to work his way around to Nastula's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Nastula really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dick working for a submission but Nastula is keeping him at bay.
Dick jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nastula manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nastula is being controlled here.
Nastula is not content to let Dick control the position.
Nastula is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nastula moves into full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dick slips nicely into half guard.
Nastula is defending against the submission attempts here by Dick.
Nastula is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dick controlling the action here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dick tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nastula knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dick content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nastula tries to roll over but Dick keeps him under control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dick passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nastula! Score +3 for passing guard: Nastula (2) vs (17) Dick
Nastula tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nastula is squirming around, avoiding Dick's attempts to control the action.
Dick working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nastula is looking to get to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nastula sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nastula is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nastula is just riding it out for now. Dick eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick wins on points by 17 to 2.
After winning the bout, Needle Dick thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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