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Bots de Garra 83 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 19 losses; Ricky Judge! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 35 losses; Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
White Jr fails to land the takedown.
White Jr tries to sprawl but Judge drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Judge (2) vs (0) White Jr
White Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Judge pulls his head out easily.
Judge is taking a breather. White Jr 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.
White Jr wants to sweep but Judge has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Judge (5) vs (0) White Jr
White Jr is looking for a sweep.
Judge controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judge is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt White Jr will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Judge has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Judge wants to control but White Jr is keeping him busy.
Judge controlling the position.
White Jr tries to buck Judge off but Judge is having none of it.
Judge advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Judge (7) vs (0) White Jr
Judge controlling the position easily from mount.
Judge prevents White Jr from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judge content just to control the position here.
White Jr bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Judge (7) vs (2) White Jr
White Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Judge is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. White Jr is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Judge pulls White Jr in close to prevent any damage.
Judge keeping full guard, as White Jr tries to pass.
White Jr has gone for a leg lock! Judge slips out almost immediately though and dives into White Jr's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Judge (9) vs (2) White Jr
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judge trying to control the position from guard on top but White Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White Jr working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Judge has passed into half guard!
Judge with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
White Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Judge pulls his head out easily.
White Jr has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Judge escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Judge! Score +3 for passing guard: Judge (12) vs (2) White Jr
Judge tries to move to mount but White Jr blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr is trying to escape the position but Judge is controlling the position.
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.
White Jr looking for a sweep but Judge has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Judge (14) vs (2) White Jr
White Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Judge wants to take White Jr's back but he can't do it this time.
White Jr can't escape the position.
Judge controlling his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Judge takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Judge (17) vs (2) White Jr
White Jr tries to break free.
Judge is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
White Jr is in bad spot here.
Judge keeps control of the position easily here as White Jr tries to buck him off.
White Jr is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
White Jr is still trying to improve position.
Good control from Judge.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Judge controlling well, preventing White Jr from escaping the position.
What can White Jr do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
White Jr is really stuck here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
White Jr looks winded!
White Jr keeps trying to improve his position.
Judge has good solid back control here.
Judge'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 eight minutes gone in the round.
Judge keeps control of the position as White Jr tries to break free.
Judge biding his time, controlling White Jr.
Judge has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
White Jr rolls, trying to escape but Judge keeps control of the position.
What can White Jr do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Judge doesn't have the hooks in and White Jr manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Judge (17) vs (4) White Jr
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Judge is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Judge is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
White Jr drops back, looking for a kneebar! Judge looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Judge looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Judge! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Judge (21) vs (4) White Jr
White Jr tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Judge presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Judge (23) vs (4) White Jr
White Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Judge moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Judge (26) vs (4) White Jr
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Judge really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for White Jr.
White Jr is really stuck here.
Judge has good solid back control here.
White Jr rolls, trying to escape but Judge keeps control of the position.
Judge is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Judge has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of White Jr's body.
You can see the frustration on White Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
I would not like to be White Jr right now.
White Jr tries to break free.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
White Jr is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
White Jr wants to escape the position.
White Jr turns into Judge and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Judge (26) vs (6) White Jr
White Jr has gone for a leg lock! Judge slips out almost immediately though and dives into White Jr's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Judge (28) vs (6) White Jr
White Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Judge controls the pace.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Judge passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Judge (31) vs (6) White Jr
Judge just content to control the position.
White Jr tries to bench press Judge off him but Judge keeps the position.
White Jr is letting Judge control him for a moment.
White Jr is looking for a sweep.
Judge gets to mount! White Jr was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Judge (33) vs (6) White Jr
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Judge content just to control the position here.
Judge wants to take White Jr's back but he can't do it this time.
White Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White Jr bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Judge (33) vs (8) White Jr
White Jr postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White Jr drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Judge dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Judge (35) vs (8) White Jr
White Jr has an active guard here but Judge has managed to pass into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Judge takes the fight on points by 35 to 8.
An out of breath and clearly excited Ricky Judge thanked KRAKEN Nutrition + Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Bruce White Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back!'. |
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