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Bots de Garra 86 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 16 wins and 18 losses; Richard Anderson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 23 losses; Ivan Kamenev!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Anderson clinches.
Kamenev prevents the takedown attempt.
Kamenev looking for a takedown.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Kamenev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderson tries to clinch but Kamenev is having none of it.
Kamenev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anderson's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anderson (0) vs (2) Kamenev
Kamenev tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Kamenev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Anderson 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.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Kamenev from controlling successfully.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Kamenev is proving a slippery customer.
Anderson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kamenev is one step ahead there.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Kamenev from controlling successfully.
Kamenev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Kamenev tries to pass.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Kamenev is proving a slippery customer.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev controlling from the top position.
Anderson controls Kamenev momentarily but Kamenev frees himself.
Kamenev trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Kamenev stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson is trying to keep Kamenev in close.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Kamenev controlling him for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Kamenev wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Anderson is trying to keep Kamenev in close.
Kamenev tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev passes Anderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kamenev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Anderson tries to roll over but Kamenev keeps him under control.
Kamenev wants to free his trapped foot but Anderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anderson regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is pulling down on Kamenev's head to control his posture.
Kamenev trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kamenev puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Anderson is doing well to control the position and prevent Kamenev from advancing to side control.
Kamenev wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kamenev in particular looking to stall.
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.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev content to control rather than advance.
Kamenev wants to work for an arm triangle but Anderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kamenev wants to pass to mount but Anderson is defending the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Kamenev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Kamenev 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.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson is staying active underneath Kamenev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev controlling the action here.
Anderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kamenev being controlled here momentarily.
Kamenev wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Anderson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kamenev slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Kamenev has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson trying to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamenev wins on points by 2 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Kamenev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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