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Grapple Night in America 2 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 3 wins and 1 losses; Joe Choi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Jayden King!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Choi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
Choi tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
Choi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. King is trying to keep an underhook but Choi manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Choi (2) vs (0) King
Choi is trying to control. King wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
King regains full guard. Nicely done.
Choi wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi forces his way into half guard.
Choi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King gets full guard.
Choi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choi tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
King is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Choi pushing down on King's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
King is looking for a sweep. Choi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Choi is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to improve his position but Choi is controlling well.
Choi tries to pass to full mount but King defends it.
Choi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, King has managed to free his arm - good work.
Choi works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Choi (5) vs (0) King
King struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Choi (7) vs (0) King
Choi controlling his opponent.
King tries to hold on but Choi pushes him away.
Choi wants to control the pace but King is squirming around nicely.
King tries to lock up and control but Choi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Choi looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.
King gets back to half guard.
Choi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Choi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Choi is thwarting King's attempts to control the position.
Choi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Choi trying to pass the guard but King defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Choi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Choi pulls his head out easily.
King is looking for a sweep. Choi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King manages to get to full guard.
Choi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Choi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but King manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Choi has King in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Choi (7) vs (2) King
King stopping the sweep attempt from Choi.
Choi has King pulled in close to control his posture.
Choi keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King won't allow Choi to sweep him here.
Choi controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
Choi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Choi'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.
King preventing the sweep.
Choi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Choi (9) vs (2) King
Choi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King is staying active underneath Choi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
King is in trouble now - Choi has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Choi (12) vs (2) King
Choi tries to control but King wriggling away.
Choi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Choi working for a guillotine from mount but King is in no mood to give up.
Choi controlling his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King is squirming around, avoiding Choi's attempts to control the action.
Choi controlling his opponent.
Choi looking to control but King is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Choi is working for a guillotine from mount but King frees his head quite easily.
Choi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Choi continues to stall.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Choi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now King is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Choi (12) vs (4) King
Choi looking for a sweep. Not yet Choi, not yet.
Choi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Choi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King looking to pass the guard.
Choi managing to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
King wants to control from the top but Choi keeps moving.
Choi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Choi (14) vs (4) King
Choi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Choi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Choi tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
Choi sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Choi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Choi pushes down on King's leg and manages to get into half guard.
King is looking to improve his position.
Choi works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Choi (17) vs (4) King
King working to try and regain half guard.
Choi content just to control the position here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Choi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Choi controlling from mount.
King is wriggling around trying to escape.
Choi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Choi tries to control but King wriggling away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
King regains half guard.
Choi is controlling the pace.
Choi tries to pass the half guard into mount. King knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Choi prevents King from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Choi takes the fight on points by 17 to 4.
In defeat, Jayden King stepped up to the mic, saying 'First, I want to congratulate my opponent for their win. There was really nothing I could exploit to win the fight. I'm sorry for disappointing my fans and I will make sure to train harder than ever to win my next fight.'. |
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