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CFC CG 11 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Kazuma Kiryu! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Lusmu Kutvonen!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kutvonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Kiryu wants a takedown.
Kutvonen jumps guard.
Kiryu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kutvonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen has his hands on Kiryu's head, controlling the position.
Kiryu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kutvonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kiryu tries to free his leg and advance position but Kutvonen is retaining full guard.
Kutvonen has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at HELLCADEMY. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kutvonen is trying to keep Kiryu in close.
Kutvonen keeping full guard, as Kiryu tries to pass.
Kutvonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu passes into half guard.
Kiryu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kiryu continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu wants to pass the guard but Kutvonen is defending well.
Kiryu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu trying to pass the guard but Kutvonen defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen wants to control but Kiryu is keeping busy.
Kiryu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kiryu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen trying to control here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Kiryu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kutvonen wants to get back to full guard.
Kiryu is taking a breather. Kutvonen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Kiryu.
Kutvonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Kiryu is pressing down on Kutvonen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kutvonen is holding on for now.
Kiryu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu prevents Kutvonen from improving his position.
Kiryu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kutvonen wants to get back to full guard.
Kiryu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kiryu controlling the action here.
Kutvonen wants to improve his position but Kiryu is controlling well.
Kiryu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu is looking to advance position but Kutvonen won't allow it.
Kiryu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kiryu is thwarting Kutvonen's attempts to control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kutvonen is trying to get back to full guard.
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! Kiryu is heads and Kutvonen is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Kutvonen wins on points by 1 to 0.
Lusmu Kutvonen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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