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Bots de Garra 67 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 20 wins and 22 losses; Helio Gracias! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 56 wins and 39 losses; Malaki Fiso!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Fiso gets a double leg takedown into Gracias's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracias (0) vs (2) Fiso
Fiso stands and throws Gracias's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracias (0) vs (5) Fiso
Fiso controlling from side mount.
Fiso tries to advance to mount but Gracias denies him.
Fiso is looking to take a break and control but Gracias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fiso working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso trying to control the position but Gracias is working away.
Gracias can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
It looks like Fiso 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.
Gracias is not content to let Fiso control the position.
Fiso thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fiso wants to take a breather but Gracias manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Fiso.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracias is keeping the position for now.
Fiso is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracias keeping moving, preventing Fiso from controlling successfully.
Fiso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracias is keeping the position for now.
Fiso wants to control from the top but Gracias keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso wants to pass the guard but Gracias is keeping the position.
Fiso trying to control but Gracias is working from the bottom.
Fiso preventing the sweep.
Fiso is stalling in the full guard.
Fiso trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracias keeping full guard, as Fiso tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiso pushing down on Gracias's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fiso looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracias keeping hold of Fiso's head, controlling as best he can.
Fiso controlling the action here.
Fiso is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gracias! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracias (0) vs (8) Fiso
Gracias stops Fiso from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracias is looking to escape.
Gracias has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Fiso's lack of action.
Fiso wants to advance to full mount but Gracias doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gracias trying to control the position here.
Fiso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracias swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fiso is pushing down on Gracias's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracias is fighting to maintain full guard but Fiso has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fiso seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracias does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fiso takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fiso is stalling here. Gracias is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fiso seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gracias has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gracias (4) vs (8) Fiso
Fiso tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gracias presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Gracias (6) vs (8) Fiso
Fiso wants to hold on but Gracias pushes him away.
Fiso is trying desperately to improve position.
Fiso keeps trying to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias controlling the position easily from mount.
Fiso is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fiso manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fiso is refusing to be controlled, as Gracias sits in half guard.
Gracias with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fiso wants to control but Gracias is keeping busy.
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.
Fiso is controlling Gracias's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fiso wants to improve his position but Gracias is controlling well.
Fiso trying to control here.
Fiso wants to get back to full guard.
Fiso has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Fiso won't allow Gracias to pass to mount.
Fiso tries to get to full guard but Gracias has control of the leg.
Fiso is trying to control but Gracias passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracias (9) vs (8) Fiso
Gracias wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fiso keeps working.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracias gets to mount! Fiso was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Gracias (11) vs (8) Fiso
Fiso wants to control but Gracias is having none of it.
Fiso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fiso is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fiso has given up his back. Will we see Gracias going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Gracias (14) vs (8) Fiso
I really don't envy Fiso right now.
Fiso staying busy and making it hard for Gracias to control.
Gracias will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fiso trying to control but not successfully.
Gracias keeps control of the position as Fiso tries to break free.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fiso looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Gracias controls the position.
Gracias is trying to stick to Fiso's back but Fiso is turning into Gracias. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gracias's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fiso. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracias (14) vs (10) Fiso
Fiso wants to pass the guard but Gracias is keeping the position.
Fiso trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiso is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fiso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fiso wants to control from the top but Gracias keeps moving.
Fiso is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fiso trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracias not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracias looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gracias controls Fiso momentarily but Fiso frees himself.
Fiso trying to control but Gracias is working from the bottom.
Fiso sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracias's guard.
Fiso content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracias takes the fight on points by 14 to 10.
Our winner, Helio Gracias, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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