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Bots de Garra 93 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 27 wins and 12 losses; Tyler Alvarez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 20 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Alvarez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kvinchal quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Alvarez (2) vs (0) Kvinchal
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kvinchal wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Kvinchal wants to control but Alvarez passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Alvarez (5) vs (0) Kvinchal
Alvarez tries to move to mount but Kvinchal blocks the move with his legs.
Kvinchal gets back to half guard.
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.
Kvinchal wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping him busy.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position.
Alvarez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kvinchal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep. Alvarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from Alvarez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kvinchal looking for submissions off his back.
Alvarez is pressing down on Kvinchal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kvinchal is holding on for now.
Kvinchal is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to full guard.
Kvinchal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alvarez is working away from the top position though.
Alvarez not doing much here.
Alvarez is thwarting Kvinchal's attempts to control the position.
Alvarez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking to advance position but Kvinchal won't allow it.
Alvarez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kvinchal tries to roll over but Alvarez keeps him under control.
Kvinchal preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kvinchal trying to control but Alvarez postures up.
Kvinchal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kvinchal looking for submissions off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kvinchal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kvinchal trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Alvarez manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Alvarez (8) vs (0) Kvinchal
Alvarez controlling from the full mount.
Kvinchal wants to control but Alvarez is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal is trying desperately to improve position.
Kvinchal tries to hold on but Alvarez postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal is trying desperately to improve position.
Alvarez controlling the position easily from mount.
Kvinchal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alvarez trying to control but Kvinchal is having none of it.
Kvinchal is looking to get to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal wants to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.
Alvarez controlling from mount.
Kvinchal tries to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.
Kvinchal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alvarez controlling from mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alvarez controlling the pace for now.
Kvinchal tries to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.
Kvinchal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez content just to control the position here.
Kvinchal wants to control but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez prevents Kvinchal from getting the reversal.
Alvarez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kvinchal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kvinchal trying to hold on to Alvarez's head to control him but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Alvarez (11) vs (0) Kvinchal
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alvarez controlling the position easily from mount.
Kvinchal can't escape the position.
Alvarez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kvinchal looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alvarez'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.
Alvarez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kvinchal can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvarez takes the fight on points by 11 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Tyler Alvarez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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