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TWGC 27 (185lbs, D4): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Humphrey Wellington (ranked 4761 p4p, 463 weight class) and Pithe Canthropus (ranked 7406 p4p, 0 weight class). Canthropus has chosen Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Humphrey Wellington! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Pithe Canthropus!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Canthropus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wellington holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wellington is pressed up against the cage. Canthropus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wellington down to the mat. Wellington avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wellington rushes Canthropus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wellington jumps into guard, dragging Canthropus to the mat.
Wellington trying to control the position here.
Canthropus looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellington had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Canthropus defends it easily.
Wellington pulls Canthropus in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington has his foot on Canthropus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Canthropus works his way back into a safe position though.
Wellington looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wellington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Canthropus manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wellington (2) vs (0) Canthropus
Canthropus looking to control but Wellington passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington wants to work for an arm triangle but Canthropus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wellington is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Well, if Wellington is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wellington is working for a kimura but Canthropus is defending it quite comfortably.
Wellington is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Wellington (5) vs (0) Canthropus
Wellington looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Canthropus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wellington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wellington is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Canthropus is surviving well by controlling Wellington's body position as best he can.
Wellington content just to control the position here.
Canthropus looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington is working for a guillotine from mount but Canthropus frees his head quite easily.
Wellington looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wellington working for a submission but Canthropus is keeping him at bay.
Wellington controlling from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wellington has hold of Canthropus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Canthropus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wellington has hold of Canthropus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Canthropus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wellington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wellington working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wellington working for a guillotine from mount but Canthropus is in no mood to give up.
Wellington with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wellington content just to control the position here.
Wellington has control of Canthropus's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Canthropus regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wellington has hold of Canthropus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Canthropus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wellington looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wellington is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Canthropus to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Canthropus shrugs it off.
Wellington is working for a guillotine from mount but Canthropus frees his head quite easily.
Wellington looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wellington has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wellington looking to secure an arm triangle but Canthropus defends it well.
Wellington tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wellington is working for a guillotine from mount but Canthropus frees his head quite easily.
Wellington tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wellington with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wellington looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wellington has hold of Canthropus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Canthropus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wellington looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wellington'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 eleven minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Wellington.
Canthropus defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wellington.
Wellington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wellington has control of Canthropus's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Canthropus regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wellington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wellington really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Wellington working for a guillotine from mount but Canthropus is in no mood to give up.
Wellington tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Wellington jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Canthropus manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wellington staying calm.
Wellington is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Canthropus has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wellington has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Wellington (7) vs (0) Canthropus
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Wellington controlling the pace for now.
Wellington will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wellington is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Canthropus has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wellington takes the fight on points by 7 to 0.
Humphrey Wellington bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Pithe Canthropus had this to say: 'Crap. I lost. That sucks.'. |
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