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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 London, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 30 losses; Helio Gracias! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 125 wins and 70 losses; Matvey Pavlov!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracias shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pavlov as he jumps to the side.
Pavlov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracias holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gracias has picked Pavlov up - he's going for a ride! Gracias dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracias (2) vs (0) Pavlov
Pavlov is positioning himself well to prevent Gracias advancing to mount.
Pavlov is trying to maintain the position but Gracias is very close to passing his half guard.
Pavlov tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gracias has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracias (5) vs (0) Pavlov
Pavlov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlov desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov wants to get back to full guard.
Gracias will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pavlov trying to control here.
Pavlov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pavlov trying to control here.
Pavlov manages to get to full guard.
Pavlov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pavlov has his hands on Gracias's head, controlling the position.
Gracias wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Pavlov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pavlov 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov is trying to keep Gracias in close.
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.
Pavlov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracias is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracias pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pavlov is keeping the position for now.
Pavlov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracias sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pavlov trying to keep a closed guard but Gracias is proving a slippery customer.
Pavlov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracias is one step ahead there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov trying to control the position here.
Gracias sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pavlov controls Gracias momentarily but Gracias frees himself.
Pavlov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracias haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov pulls Gracias in close to prevent any damage.
Pavlov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracias doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracias manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pavlov controls Gracias momentarily but Gracias frees himself.
Pavlov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pavlov is controlling Gracias's posture.
Pavlov trying to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias wants to pass the guard but Pavlov is keeping the position.
Gracias trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavlov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pavlov is trying to control the position but Gracias postures up.
Gracias preventing the sweep.
Gracias is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracias won't allow Pavlov to sweep him here.
Pavlov looking for a guillotine here but Gracias defends easily.
Gracias tries to free his leg and advance position but Pavlov is retaining full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracias stopping the sweep attempt from Pavlov.
Pavlov keeping moving, preventing Gracias from controlling successfully.
Gracias stopping the sweep attempt from Pavlov.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracias content to stall in guard here.
Pavlov looking for a sweep. Not yet Pavlov, not yet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracias 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.
Gracias won't allow Pavlov to sweep him here.
Pavlov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracias is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pavlov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pavlov wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracias wants to pass the guard but Pavlov is keeping the position.
Pavlov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pavlov pulls Gracias in close to prevent any damage.
Pavlov looking to control.
Gracias is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pavlov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracias controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pavlov working a defensive guard here.
Pavlov trying to control the position here.
Pavlov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pavlov is trying to keep Gracias in close.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracias stopping the sweep attempt from Pavlov.
Pavlov is trying to control the position but Gracias postures up.
Pavlov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gracias is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pavlov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracias's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracias (5) vs (2) Pavlov
Pavlov is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov wants to control from the top but Gracias keeps moving.
Pavlov tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracias is retaining full guard.
Pavlov 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.
Pavlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pavlov looking to sit in guard and control but Gracias gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracias (7) vs (2) Pavlov
Pavlov looking to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracias trying to control but Pavlov is working from the bottom.
Gracias controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pavlov looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pavlov holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracias looking to sit in guard and control but Pavlov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracias (7) vs (4) Pavlov
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracias takes the fight on points by 7 to 4.
A very excited looking Helio Gracias made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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