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Bots de Garra 111 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 28 wins and 29 losses; Patty O Reilly! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 10 losses; Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
O Reilly rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
O Reilly jumps into guard, dragging Gracie to the mat.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Reilly is keeping the position for now.
O Reilly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reilly is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
O Reilly keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow O Reilly to sweep him here.
O Reilly 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.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
O Reilly is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
O Reilly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
O Reilly pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
O Reilly trying to control the position.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gracie won't allow O Reilly to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but O Reilly is keeping the position.
Gracie 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.
O Reilly looking for a sweep. Not yet O Reilly, not yet.
O Reilly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Reilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie won't allow O Reilly to sweep him here.
O Reilly controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
O Reilly working a defensive guard but Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie prevents O Reilly from improving his position.
O Reilly wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: O Reilly (0) vs (3) Gracie
Gracie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position but O Reilly is working away.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass O Reilly's legs.
O Reilly struggling a bit here.
O Reilly tries to improve position but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: O Reilly (0) vs (5) Gracie
O Reilly is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
O Reilly tries to control the position but Gracie now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: O Reilly (0) vs (8) Gracie
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and O Reilly manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: O Reilly (2) vs (8) Gracie
Gracie is trying to keep O Reilly in close.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing O Reilly from controlling successfully.
O Reilly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
O Reilly is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing O Reilly from controlling successfully.
O Reilly looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: O Reilly (2) vs (10) Gracie
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as O Reilly holds on and takes a little breather.
O Reilly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gracie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
O Reilly tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
O Reilly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but O Reilly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
O Reilly wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
O Reilly is looking to get back to full guard here but Gracie has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: O Reilly (2) vs (13) Gracie
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but O Reilly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
O Reilly wants to control but Gracie postures up.
O Reilly is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gracie wants to control but O Reilly is keeping him busy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
Gracie works to advance to full mount. O Reilly defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: O Reilly (2) vs (15) Gracie
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
O Reilly is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Gracie tries to control but O Reilly wriggling away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
O Reilly is trying to get back to full guard.
O Reilly is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but O Reilly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
O Reilly trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but O Reilly is defending the position.
O Reilly holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to take a breather but O Reilly is having none of it.
O Reilly is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
O Reilly regains full guard. Nicely done.
O Reilly controlling Gracie's posture.
Gracie wants to control from the top but O Reilly keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Reilly trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 15 to 2.
An out of breath Anderson Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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