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WP 101 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 63 wins and 41 losses; Vasiliy Kulik! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 40 wins and 50 losses; Gaston Juncker!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Juncker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kulik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Juncker somewhat.
Juncker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kulik quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kulik (0) vs (2) Juncker
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kulik manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kulik is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kulik looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juncker looking to pass the guard.
Kulik seems keen to control Juncker's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juncker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kulik is keeping the position for now.
Juncker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kulik is controlling Juncker's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kulik looking for a sweep. Not yet Kulik, not yet.
Kulik is pulling down on Juncker's head. It's preventing any offense from Juncker, at least for the moment.
Juncker stopping the sweep attempt from Kulik.
Kulik 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Juncker stays in close to Kulik's body and controls the position.
Kulik will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulik looking for a sweep. Not yet Kulik, not yet.
Juncker is stalling in the full guard.
Kulik keeping moving, preventing Juncker from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kulik wants to sweep here but Juncker controlling him for the moment.
Kulik can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Juncker controls the pace.
Kulik pulls Juncker in close to prevent any damage.
Kulik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Juncker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kulik is keeping the position for now.
Juncker stopping the sweep attempt from Kulik.
Kulik has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Juncker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kulik holds on and takes a little breather.
Juncker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kulik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kulik controlling Juncker's posture.
Juncker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Juncker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Juncker wants to control from the top but Kulik keeps moving.
Juncker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Juncker trying to control but Kulik is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kulik looking to control.
Kulik managing to control the position.
Juncker postures up.
Kulik wants to sweep here but Juncker controlling him for the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is working hard here to advance position.
Juncker wants to control from the top but Kulik keeps moving.
Juncker is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kulik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juncker's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kulik (2) vs (2) Juncker
Kulik wants to pass the guard but Juncker is keeping the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Juncker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kulik looking to pass the guard.
Juncker has control of Kulik's left arm, preventing Kulik from doing any damage.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kulik's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Juncker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kulik stopping the sweep attempt from Juncker.
Kulik is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kulik postures up.
Kulik looking to pass the guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik wants to control from the top but Juncker keeps moving.
Juncker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juncker keeping moving, preventing Kulik from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Juncker being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Kulik is heads and Juncker is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Juncker wins on points by 3 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Gaston Juncker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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