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Bots de Garra 66 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 12 wins and 13 losses; Richard Anderson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 16 losses; Enamorado Bandito!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Bandito circles away and keeps his distance.
Bandito misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bandito drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anderson (0) vs (2) Bandito
My spies in Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu inform me that Bandito has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bandito is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bandito is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandito got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anderson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bandito has managed to get both his arms back between Anderson's legs - danger averted.
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.
Bandito controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Bandito passes Anderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bandito trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bandito trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anderson is trying to control but can't.
Anderson won't allow Bandito to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Anderson (0) vs (5) Bandito
Anderson tries to hold on but Bandito postures up.
Anderson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandito is working for a kimura but Anderson is defending it quite comfortably.
Anderson gets back to full guard.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bandito is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bandito stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bandito doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bandito manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bandito doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bandito manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bandito looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anderson (2) vs (5) Bandito
Anderson 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bandito keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bandito is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
Bandito looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bandito keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Anderson is fighting to break Bandito's control of his arms but Bandito is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bandito looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Bandito keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bandito wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Anderson is now in half guard.
Bandito is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bandito wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is taking a breather. Bandito 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.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Bandito is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson trying to advance position but Bandito counters by regaining guard.
Bandito wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bandito not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bandito looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bandito can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.
Bandito is controlling Anderson's posture.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Bandito keeps moving.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Anderson postures up.
Bandito wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Bandito is keeping the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is stalling in the full guard.
Bandito controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Bandito keeps moving.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bandito looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Anderson trying to control but Bandito is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bandito wins on points by 5 to 2.
Enamorado Bandito spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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