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Bots de Garra 77 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 13 wins and 9 losses; Ricky Clubber! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 18 losses; Ricky Judge!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Judge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clubber wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Judge shoots in for a takedown but Clubber shows good takedown defense.
Clubber closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Clubber (4) vs (0) Judge
You can see the frustration on Judge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Judge trying to remain calm as Clubber controls from the top position.
Clubber'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.
Clubber will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A control attempt from Judge but he's now mounted! Score +2 for reaching mount: Clubber (6) vs (0) Judge
Judge is trying desperately to improve position.
Judge prevents Clubber from taking his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judge sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Clubber is taking a breather. Judge 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.
Clubber seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Judge for as long as he can get away with.
Judge works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judge is looking to sweep but instead, Clubber has passed into half guard.
Clubber has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Judge is staying active underneath Clubber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Clubber passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Clubber (9) vs (0) Judge
Clubber trying to control the position but Judge is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judge regains half guard.
Clubber looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Judge slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Judge trying to keep a closed guard but Clubber is proving a slippery customer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clubber wants to pass the guard but Judge is keeping the position.
Judge can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Clubber controls the pace.
Clubber wants to pass the guard but Judge is keeping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Judge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Clubber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Clubber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Judge is keeping the position for now.
Clubber showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Judge keeping moving, preventing Clubber from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Judge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Judge being controlled here, momentarily.
Judge looking to control but Clubber passes into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Judge gets back to full guard.
Judge managing to control the position.
Clubber not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Judge working a defensive guard here.
Clubber trying to control the position from guard on top but Judge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Clubber looking to sit in guard and control but Judge gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clubber (9) vs (2) Judge
Clubber has Judge pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Clubber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Judge is one step ahead there.
Judge trying to control but Clubber is working from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Judge looking to pass the guard.
Clubber is pulling down on Judge's head. It's preventing any offense from Judge, at least for the moment.
Judge trying to control the position from guard on top but Clubber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Clubber controls Judge momentarily but Judge frees himself.
Judge looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Judge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber takes the fight on points by 9 to 2.
Our winner, Ricky Clubber, 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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