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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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 50 wins and 44 losses; Bjj Steel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 23 wins and 25 losses; Patty O Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
O Reilly instigates a clinch.
Steel tries for a takedown. No joy.
O Reilly gets control of Steel's arms and successfully pulls guard. O Reilly will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
O Reilly keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
O Reilly controlling Steel's posture.
Steel won't allow O Reilly to sweep him here.
O Reilly is trying to keep Steel in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Steel wants to control from the top but O Reilly keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly wants to sweep here but Steel controlling him for the moment.
O Reilly keeping full guard, as Steel tries to pass.
O Reilly has Steel pulled in close to control his posture.
Steel wants to control from the top but O Reilly keeps moving.
O Reilly keeping full guard, as Steel tries to pass.
Steel is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly 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.
O Reilly is adopting a defensive guard.
Steel trying to control but O Reilly is working from the bottom.
Steel looking to sit in guard and control but O Reilly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel (0) vs (2) O Reilly
O Reilly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
O Reilly wants to pass the guard but Steel is keeping the position.
Steel keeping moving, preventing O Reilly from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Steel haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Reilly wants to pass the guard but Steel is keeping the position.
Steel keeping moving, preventing O Reilly from controlling successfully.
Steel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Reilly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Steel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel keeping moving, preventing O Reilly from controlling successfully.
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.
Steel is adopting a defensive guard.
O Reilly won't allow Steel to sweep him here.
Steel pulls O Reilly in close to prevent any damage.
O Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel can't keep his opponent in guard - O Reilly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
O Reilly takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly trying to mount his opponent but Steel defends it.
Steel wants to improve his position but O Reilly is controlling well.
Steel trying to hold on to O Reilly's head to control him but O Reilly postures up.
O Reilly is looking to advance position but Steel won't allow it.
Steel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Steel keeping control of the position.
O Reilly is figuring out what he wants to do next.
O Reilly tries to pass the half guard into mount. Steel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
My spies in Silverback MMA inform me that O Reilly has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, O Reilly seems content to control.
Steel is not content to let O Reilly control the position.
O Reilly seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Steel is trying to maintain the position but O Reilly is very close to passing his half guard.
Steel preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Steel tries to roll over but O Reilly keeps him under control.
O Reilly stalling.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Steel (0) vs (5) O Reilly
O Reilly controlling the pace for now.
Steel is trying desperately to improve position.
O Reilly content just to control the position here.
O Reilly fails to advance to Steel's back.
O Reilly controlling from the full mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steel is looking to escape.
Steel wants to control but O Reilly is having none of it.
Steel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Steel tries to lock up and control but O Reilly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
O Reilly wants to take Steel's back but he can't do it this time.
O Reilly looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Steel gets back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is pressing down on Steel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Steel is holding on for now.
O Reilly controlling the action here.
O Reilly is thwarting Steel's attempts to control the position.
Steel moves into full guard.
O Reilly is stalling in the full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Steel keeping moving, preventing O Reilly from controlling successfully.
Steel controls O Reilly momentarily but O Reilly frees himself.
Steel can't keep his opponent in guard - O Reilly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Steel moves into full guard.
Steel is trying to control the position but O Reilly postures up.
Steel wants to sweep here but O Reilly controlling him for the moment.
Steel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly pushes down on Steel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Steel wants to improve his position but O Reilly is controlling well.
O Reilly wants to control but Steel is keeping him busy.
Steel won't allow O Reilly to pass to mount.
Steel wants to improve his position but O Reilly is controlling well.
Steel manages to get to full guard.
O Reilly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel is keeping the position for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly sitting in guard here, content to control.
Steel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steel keeping moving, preventing O Reilly from controlling successfully.
O Reilly is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
O Reilly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Steel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Steel looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Reilly is one step ahead there.
O Reilly looking to pass the guard.
O Reilly controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
O Reilly pushes down on Steel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
O Reilly content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that O Reilly 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.
Steel is not content to let O Reilly control the position.
Steel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steel keeping moving, preventing O Reilly from controlling successfully.
Steel wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
O Reilly wins on points by 5 to 0.
Patty O Reilly gave a mention to Silverback Sweatshop in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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