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NGCS - Grand Prix Round 1 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 21 losses; Niles Standish! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 4 losses; Graeme Du Bois!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Du Bois shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Standish is trying to defend but Du Bois finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Standish (0) vs (2) Du Bois
Standish trying to control but Du Bois postures up.
Du Bois is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are battling for position here. Standish manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Du Bois drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Standish dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Standish (2) vs (2) Du Bois
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Standish trying to control but Du Bois is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Du Bois can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Standish controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standish wants to control from the top but Du Bois keeps moving.
Standish pushing down on Du Bois's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Standish trying to mount his opponent but Du Bois defends it.
Standish is trying to control. Du Bois wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Standish is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Du Bois defends it well.
Du Bois looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Standish is trying to control the action in half guard but Du Bois is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standish keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Standish has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Standish is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Standish controlling the pace.
Du Bois wants to improve his position but Standish is controlling well.
Standish moves into full mount! Du Bois won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Standish (5) vs (2) Du Bois
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Standish tries to control but Du Bois wriggling away.
Standish controlling from the full mount.
Du Bois is working to get back to half guard.
Standish looking to control but Du Bois is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Standish is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Du Bois actively working from the bottom here.
Standish looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Standish content to control rather than advance.
Du Bois looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Du Bois has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Standish escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Standish! Score +3 for passing guard: Standish (8) vs (2) Du Bois
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Standish trying to control the action but Du Bois is working from the bottom.
Standish is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois is looking for a sweep.
Du Bois is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Standish is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Standish (10) vs (2) Du Bois
We've been hearing good reports from Standish'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.
Du Bois is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Du Bois is squirming around, avoiding Standish's attempts to control the action.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois is trying to escape the mount.
Standish is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Du Bois is surviving well by controlling Standish's body position as best he can.
Du Bois is looking to get to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Standish tries to control but Du Bois wriggling away.
Du Bois is in all sorts of trouble here.
Standish trying to control but Du Bois is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Standish controlling the position easily from mount.
Du Bois really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Standish controlling from mount.
Standish trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Standish controlling the position easily from mount.
Standish tries to control but Du Bois wriggling away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Standish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Standish trying to control but Du Bois is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Standish controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Standish takes the fight on points by 10 to 2.
Niles Standish decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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