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Bots de Garra 89 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 23 losses; Patty O Reilly! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 5 losses; Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracie rushes O Reilly and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gracie has dropped down and is working for a takedown. O Reilly is trying to keep an underhook but Gracie manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: O Reilly (0) vs (2) Gracie
O Reilly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
O Reilly is trying to control but Gracie passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: O Reilly (0) vs (5) Gracie
O Reilly 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.
O Reilly struggling a bit here.
O Reilly is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass O Reilly's legs.
O Reilly tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: O Reilly (0) vs (7) Gracie
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly working to try and regain half guard.
O Reilly 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: O Reilly (2) vs (7) Gracie
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Reilly's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: O Reilly (2) vs (9) Gracie
Gracie is fighting to break O Reilly's control of his arms but O Reilly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
O Reilly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Reilly trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
O Reilly is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
O Reilly looking to control but Gracie passes into half guard.
O Reilly is trying to get back to full guard.
O Reilly trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Gracie manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: O Reilly (2) vs (12) Gracie
O Reilly manages to regain half guard. Good work.
O Reilly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to advance position but O Reilly won't allow it.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gracie working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Gracie is looking to advance position but O Reilly won't allow it.
O Reilly tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
O Reilly is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
O Reilly wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
O Reilly manages to get to full guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but O Reilly keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
O Reilly controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie 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.
O Reilly has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly wants to control but Gracie passes easily into half guard.
Gracie controlling the pace.
Gracie passes into side control, despite O Reilly's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: O Reilly (2) vs (15) Gracie
O Reilly is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but O Reilly is keeping him busy.
O Reilly tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
O Reilly wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: O Reilly (2) vs (18) Gracie
You can see the frustration on O Reilly's face as Gracie controls the position.
O Reilly tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
O Reilly is not content to let Gracie control the position.
O Reilly is looking for a sweep.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gracie is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: O Reilly (2) vs (20) Gracie
O Reilly wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
O Reilly is just holding on here. Gracie manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: O Reilly (2) vs (23) Gracie
O Reilly trying to control the hands but Gracie won't let him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controls the position.
O Reilly trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Gracie controlling well, preventing O Reilly from escaping the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets his hands free as O Reilly looks to control.
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.
Gracie keeps control of the position as O Reilly tries to break free.
O Reilly trying to control the position but Gracie manages to sink in the hooks.
Gracie trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure O Reilly doesn't escape.
O Reilly prevents Gracie from getting a body triangle.
O Reilly tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
O Reilly is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Reilly tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
O Reilly wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
O Reilly is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie looking to control but O Reilly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie looking to control but O Reilly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Gracie prevents O Reilly from getting the reversal.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Well,O Reilly is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control O Reilly haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
O Reilly is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
O Reilly tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Gracie looking to control but O Reilly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie is trying to control here but O Reilly has managed to regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but O Reilly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 23 to 2.
Anderson Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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