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Bots de Garra 98 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 17 wins and 17 losses; Rio Rolla! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 6 losses; Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gracie gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rolla (0) vs (2) Gracie
Rolla looking for a sweep. Not yet Rolla, not yet.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rolla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rolla's guard.
Rolla is trying to get back to full guard.
Rolla is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rolla tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is pressing down on Rolla's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rolla is holding on for now.
Rolla wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (0) vs (5) Gracie
Rolla tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rolla keeps working.
Rolla tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Rolla is trying to work for a sweep but Gracie has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Rolla (0) vs (7) Gracie
Rolla is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LéCrucible, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolla wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Rolla (0) vs (10) Gracie
Gracie is riding his opponent, not letting Rolla buck him off.
Rolla prevents Gracie from getting a body triangle.
Gracie controls the action.
Rolla wants to escape the position.
Rolla manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gracie's guard. Nice work there by Rolla.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rolla (2) vs (10) Gracie
Gracie is trying to keep Rolla in close.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rolla wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controls Rolla momentarily but Rolla frees himself.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Rolla from controlling successfully.
Rolla trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Rolla from controlling successfully.
Rolla postures up.
Rolla stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rolla trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Rolla drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gracie manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rolla has Gracie in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rolla (2) vs (12) Gracie
Rolla bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rolla (4) vs (12) Gracie
Gracie keeping full guard, as Rolla tries to pass.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rolla pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rolla works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (7) vs (12) Gracie
Rolla is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Gracie is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Rolla (10) vs (12) Gracie
Gracie is in bad spot here.
Gracie is in a bad position with Rolla working for a choke. Gracie manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rolla (10) vs (14) Gracie
Rolla keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Rolla looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
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.
Rolla has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gracie has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (10) vs (17) Gracie
Gracie trying to control the action but Rolla is working from the bottom.
Gracie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Rolla looks to move to half guard but instead Gracie has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Rolla (10) vs (19) Gracie
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rolla is working to get back to half guard.
Rolla 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: Rolla (12) vs (19) Gracie
Rolla is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Rolla has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rolla 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.
Rolla tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Rolla is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie won't allow Rolla to pass to mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Rolla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rolla is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gracie still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gracie has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Rolla (12) vs (23) Gracie
Rolla is looking for a sweep.
Rolla manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gracie's best efforts.
Rolla is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rolla is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gracie jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (12) vs (26) Gracie
Rolla is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rolla! Score +2 for reaching mount: Rolla (12) vs (28) Gracie
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rolla manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rolla keeps working.
Rolla works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rolla is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Rolla is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Rolla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie trying to control but Rolla is working from the bottom.
Rolla working for submissions but it's allowed Gracie to get to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rolla gets full guard.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Rolla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rolla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rolla throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Rolla.
Rolla looking for subs off his back but Gracie has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rolla wants to get back to full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracie passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (12) vs (31) Gracie
Rolla is looking for a sweep.
Rolla prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
Rolla looking for a sweep but Gracie has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Rolla (12) vs (33) Gracie
Gracie prevents Rolla from getting the reversal.
Rolla regains half guard.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rolla does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rolla wants to get back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rolla moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Rolla wants to improve his position but instead Gracie has moved into half guard.
Rolla gets back to full guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Rolla is retaining full guard.
Rolla looking for a sweep. Not yet Rolla, not yet.
Rolla is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rolla (14) vs (33) Gracie
Rolla is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Rolla wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rolla's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rolla's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Rolla (14) vs (37) Gracie
Gracie controlling the position well here. Rolla rolled but Gracie kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Let's hope that Gracie 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.
Rolla is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good control from Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 37 to 14.
Anderson Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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