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763 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 London, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 23 losses; Billy Riley! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 32 wins and 30 losses; Frank Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Andersson fails with a takedown attempt.
Andersson shoots for a double leg takedown but Riley sprawls well. He's pushed Andersson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Riley leaves Andersson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Billy Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Andersson.
Andersson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riley pinned against the cage. Riley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andersson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Riley (0) vs (2) Andersson
Andersson passes into half guard.
Riley has his hands clasped together around Andersson's back. He's all about the action.
Andersson trying to pass the guard but Riley defending well.
Riley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley keeping control of the position.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Andersson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Andersson is thwarting Riley's attempts to control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Riley's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Riley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson is taking a breather. Riley 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.
Riley controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley wants to improve his position but Andersson is controlling well.
Riley is looking to control Andersson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riley avoid being mounted?
Andersson is pressing down on Riley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Riley is holding on for now.
Riley wants to get back to full guard.
Riley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Riley is trying to get back to full guard.
Andersson not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Riley continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Riley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andersson is looking to take a break and control but Riley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Riley keeping control of the position.
Riley tries to roll over but Andersson keeps him under control.
Riley is working hard here to advance position.
Andersson content to control rather than advance.
Riley wants to control but Andersson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson trying to mount his opponent but Riley defends it.
Andersson controlling the pace.
Andersson is keen to just control but Riley is a slippery customer.
Andersson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like Andersson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Riley is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley is looking to control Andersson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riley avoid being mounted?
Andersson wants to pass the guard but Riley is defending well.
Andersson controlling the pace.
Riley is looking to improve his position.
Andersson trying to pass the guard but Riley defending well.
Riley is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Andersson wants to control but Riley is keeping him busy.
Riley tries to get to full guard but Andersson has control of the leg.
Riley wants to control but Andersson is keeping busy.
Andersson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Riley is looking to improve his position.
Andersson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Riley controlling the position for now.
Riley manages to get to full guard.
Andersson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Riley keeping full guard, as Andersson tries to pass.
Riley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Riley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riley is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Riley (2) vs (2) Andersson
Andersson looking to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Riley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Andersson managing to control the position.
Andersson looking to control.
Andersson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Andersson has his hands on Riley's head, controlling the position.
Andersson working a defensive guard here.
Riley is pushing down on Andersson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Andersson is fighting to maintain full guard but Riley has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Riley trying to mount his opponent but Andersson defends it.
Andersson is looking for a sweep. Riley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riley stalling.
Riley is pressing down on Andersson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Andersson is holding on for now.
Andersson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Riley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Riley wants to control from the top but Andersson keeps moving.
Riley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Andersson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Andersson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Riley is one step ahead there.
Riley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Andersson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Riley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Andersson pulls Riley in close to prevent any damage.
Riley won't allow Andersson to sweep him here.
Riley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Andersson has Riley pulled in close to control his posture.
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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Riley seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Andersson for as long as he can get away with.
Andersson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andersson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Riley haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Riley passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Andersson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Andersson trying to keep a closed guard but Riley is proving a slippery customer.
Andersson pulls Riley in close to prevent any damage.
Andersson keeping full guard, as Riley tries to pass.
Riley stays in close to Andersson's body and controls the position.
Andersson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Riley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Riley passes Andersson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Andersson trying to hold on to Riley's head to control him but Riley postures up.
Riley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Andersson is trying to control but can't.
Riley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Andersson is trying to get back to full guard.
Riley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Riley'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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Riley.
Andersson is looking for a sweep. Riley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Andersson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Riley wants to pass to mount but Andersson is defending the position.
Andersson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andersson trying to control but Riley postures up.
Riley is taking a breather. Andersson 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.
Andersson tries to roll over but Riley keeps him under control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Riley seems content to control.
Riley trying to pass the guard but Andersson defending well.
Riley prevents Andersson from improving his position.
Andersson trying to control from the bottom.
Andersson has his hands clasped together around Riley's back. He's all about the action.
Riley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Andersson trying to control from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Andersson wants to get back to full guard.
Riley controlling the pace.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Andersson wants to improve his position but Riley is controlling well.
Riley keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Riley is pressing down on Andersson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Andersson is holding on for now.
Andersson is trying is best to control the position here.
Andersson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Riley controlling the action here.
Riley tries to pass to full mount but Andersson defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andersson is controlling Riley's trapped leg to prevent Riley from advancing to side control.
Riley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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! Riley is heads and Andersson is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Andersson wins on points by 3 to 2.
Frank Andersson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Billy Riley spoke after the fight, saying 'Shiiiiiit'. |
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