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Bots de Garra 103 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 22 losses; Tres Sulvar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 32 losses; Helio Gracias!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sulvar shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracias feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sulvar (0) vs (2) Gracias
Sulvar 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: Sulvar (2) vs (2) Gracias
Gracias keeping moving, preventing Sulvar from controlling successfully.
Sulvar 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.
Gracias looking to control.
Sulvar wants to pass the guard but Gracias is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracias manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sulvar manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (2) vs (4) Gracias
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulvar being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracias wants to pass the guard but Sulvar is keeping the position.
Gracias controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracias trying to move into half guard but instead Sulvar has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (4) vs (4) Gracias
Gracias is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sulvar defends well.
Sulvar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracias can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sulvar controls the pace.
Gracias is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sulvar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracias managing to control the position.
Sulvar wants to control from the top but Gracias keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar stopping the sweep attempt from Gracias.
Sulvar is fighting to break Gracias's control of his arms but Gracias is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sulvar trying to control but Gracias is working from the bottom.
Sulvar is looking to advance position but Gracias has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sulvar (4) vs (8) Gracias
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracias controlling the position easily from mount.
Sulvar wants to hold on but Gracias pushes him away.
Gracias wants to control the pace but Sulvar is squirming around nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracias prevents Sulvar from getting the reversal.
Gracias sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracias fails to advance to Sulvar's back.
Gracias tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracias tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracias is looking to work his way around to Sulvar's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Gracias sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sulvar is controlling an arm, preventing Gracias from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is looking to get to half guard.
Gracias tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sulvar is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracias has a good base and remains in mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar gets back to half guard.
Sulvar is trying to control but Gracias passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Sulvar (4) vs (11) Gracias
Gracias trying to control the action but Sulvar is working from the bottom.
Gracias looking to control but instead Sulvar has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Sulvar is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gracias jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Sulvar (4) vs (14) Gracias
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracias advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Sulvar (4) vs (16) Gracias
Gracias is trying to take his opponent's back.
Gracias can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sulvar is looking to escape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias takes Sulvar's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Sulvar is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Sulvar (4) vs (19) Gracias
Gracias struggling to keep hold of the position.
Gracias is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Sulvar won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Gracias off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Helio Gracias!
Helio Gracias decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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