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Bots de Garra 91 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 24 losses; Patty O Reilly! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 5 losses; Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
O Reilly shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but O Reilly finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: O Reilly (2) vs (0) Gracie
Gracie trying to control here.
O Reilly controlling the action here.
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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reilly wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie wants to improve his position but O Reilly is controlling well.
O Reilly wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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 trying to control but O Reilly postures up.
O Reilly wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
O Reilly looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
O Reilly wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
O Reilly tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pressing down on O Reilly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
O Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Reilly postures up.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing O Reilly from controlling successfully.
O Reilly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Reilly is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to keep O Reilly in close.
O Reilly trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
O Reilly won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing O Reilly from controlling successfully.
O Reilly stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is pulling down on O Reilly's head. It's preventing any offense from O Reilly, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Reilly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
O Reilly is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but O Reilly has managed to sneak the leg through.
O Reilly is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
O Reilly perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
O Reilly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
O Reilly not doing much here.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position here.
O Reilly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
O Reilly trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. O Reilly manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: O Reilly (2) vs (2) Gracie
Gracie won't allow O Reilly to sweep him here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie trying to control but O Reilly is working from the bottom.
O Reilly trying to control the position.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Reilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Reilly is trying to hold Gracie in close to prevent damage but Gracie has managed to pass into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
O Reilly trying to control here.
O Reilly is not content to let Gracie control the position.
O Reilly is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is pressing down on O Reilly's thigh, looking to free his foot. O Reilly is holding on for now.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to pass O Reilly's guard but actually O Reilly recovers to full guard.
O Reilly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
O Reilly is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
O Reilly pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control but O Reilly is working from the bottom.
O Reilly has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
O Reilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
O Reilly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
O Reilly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
O Reilly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
O Reilly pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but O Reilly is retaining full guard.
Gracie trying to control but O Reilly is working from the bottom.
O Reilly pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.
O Reilly trying to control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Reilly looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gracie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
O Reilly wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Reilly controlling the position well.
O Reilly is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and O Reilly gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
O Reilly takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
Patty O Reilly really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Silverback Sweatshop logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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