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SSG 300 Elvul vs Chai PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 8 losses; Pavel Sova! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 9 losses; Kent Dew!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sova closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sova is trying to drag Dew to the mat but Dew just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sova has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dew is trying to keep an underhook but Sova manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sova (2) vs (0) Dew
Sova is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sova (5) vs (0) Dew
Dew is squirming around, avoiding Sova's attempts to control the action.
Sova controlling the pace for now.
Sova prevents Dew from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sova trying to control but Dew is having none of it.
Sova takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sova is trying to take his opponent's back.
Sova wants to control but instead Dew manages to regain half guard.
Dew trying to control here.
Sova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dew keeps working.
Dew tries to get to full guard but Sova has control of the leg.
Dew is concentrating on defense, preventing Sova from advancing position.
Sova is trying to control the action in half guard but Dew is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sova is pressing down on Dew's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dew is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sova is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sova (8) vs (0) Dew
Sova can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dew is looking to escape.
Sova controlling the position easily from mount.
Sova wants to control the pace but Dew is squirming around nicely.
Dew felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sova is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dew is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew is trying to escape the mount.
Sova tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sova trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sova controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sova trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sova goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dew turns into him and now he's in Sova's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sova (8) vs (2) Dew
Sova keeping moving, preventing Dew from controlling successfully.
Dew sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sova bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dew's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sova (10) vs (2) Dew
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sova looking to pass the guard.
Dew pulls Sova in close to prevent any damage.
Sova slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Sova (13) vs (2) Dew
Sova thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sova will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dew prevents Sova from improving position.
Sova wants to control but Dew is keeping him busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dew is looking to regain half guard here but Sova keeps moving and retains side control.
Dew is still trying to improve position.
Sova staying calm.
Sova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dew keeps working.
Sova is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dew looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sova gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dew is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sova lets go of the hold and Dew can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pavel Sova!
A victorious Pavel Sova thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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