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759 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 15 losses; Woodie Maykit! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 25 wins and 20 losses; Billy Riley!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Riley shoots in and bounces Maykit off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Maykit (0) vs (2) Riley
Maykit controlling Riley's posture.
Maykit looking for a sweep. Not yet Maykit, not yet.
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.
Maykit pulls Riley in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maykit is trying to control the position but Riley postures up.
Maykit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Riley 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.
Maykit wants to control but Riley passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maykit is looking to control Riley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maykit avoid being mounted?
Maykit tries to get to full guard but Riley has control of the leg.
Riley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Riley prevents Maykit from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Riley seems content to control.
Maykit trying to control here.
Riley controlling the action here.
Maykit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maykit keeping hold of Riley's head, controlling as best he can.
Riley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Maykit keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Riley controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Riley wants to free his trapped foot but Maykit is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Riley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maykit keeps working.
Maykit keeping hold of Riley's head, controlling as best he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Riley trying to control the pace.
Maykit is looking for a sweep. Riley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maykit is trying to control but can't.
Riley not doing much here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maykit trying to control from the bottom.
Maykit wants to get back to full guard.
Maykit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Maykit being controlled here, momentarily.
Riley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Maykit (0) vs (5) Riley
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Maykit wants to control but Riley postures up.
Riley controls the position from side control.
Maykit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maykit is trying to control Riley's posture but Riley avoids it.
Maykit trying to remain calm as Riley controls from the top position.
Maykit is looking for a sweep.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Riley has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Maykit manages to get back to half guard.
Riley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Maykit gets full guard.
Maykit has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Maykit has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Riley stands and throws Maykit's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Maykit (0) vs (8) Riley
Riley controlling the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Maykit is trying to get back to half guard.
Maykit is holding Riley down, trying to stall.
Maykit manages to work his way to half guard, despite Riley's best efforts.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Maykit wants to sweep but Riley has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Maykit (0) vs (11) Riley
Riley is staying tight to Maykit's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Let's hope that Riley 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.
Maykit can't do much from the bottom here.
Riley happy to just control the position for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Riley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maykit manages to work his way to half guard, despite Riley's best efforts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riley wins on points by 11 to 0.
A relieved looking Billy Riley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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