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Bots de Garra 112 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 26 wins and 44 losses; Vartan Esteves! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 30 losses; Patty O Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Esteves shoots in and bounces O Reilly off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Esteves (2) vs (0) O Reilly
Esteves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Reilly is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Esteves controlling from the top position.
Esteves wants to pass the guard but O Reilly is keeping the position.
O Reilly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Esteves is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reilly trying to keep a closed guard but Esteves is proving a slippery customer.
Esteves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly is trying to keep Esteves in close.
O Reilly pulls Esteves in close to his closed guard and prevents Esteves from doing any damage or advancing position.
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 trying to control the position.
O Reilly seems keen to control Esteves's posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteves preventing the sweep.
Esteves tries to free his leg and advance position but O Reilly is retaining full guard.
O Reilly wants to sweep here but Esteves controlling him for the moment.
Esteves wants to control from the top but O Reilly keeps moving.
O Reilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Reilly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
O Reilly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
O Reilly looking for a sweep. Not yet O Reilly, not yet.
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 trying to control the position but Esteves postures up.
O Reilly controlling Esteves's posture.
O Reilly controls Esteves momentarily but Esteves frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esteves preventing the sweep.
Esteves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
O Reilly keeping moving, preventing Esteves from controlling successfully.
Esteves postures up.
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.
Esteves advances to half guard.
Esteves is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and O Reilly reverses the position - he's now on top in Esteves's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Esteves (2) vs (2) O Reilly
That's five minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly won't allow Esteves to sweep him here.
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.
O Reilly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
O Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Esteves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esteves has control of O Reilly's left arm, preventing O Reilly from doing any damage.
Esteves keeping full guard, as O Reilly tries to pass.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly trying to control but Esteves is working from the bottom.
O Reilly passes Esteves's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Esteves is controlling O Reilly's trapped leg to prevent O Reilly from advancing to side control.
O Reilly tries to pass the half guard into mount. Esteves knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
O Reilly is thwarting Esteves's attempts to control the position.
O Reilly is keen to just control but Esteves is a slippery customer.
Esteves won't allow O Reilly to pass to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves wants to improve his position but O Reilly is controlling well.
O Reilly content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
O Reilly is trying to work for a kimura but Esteves is defending well.
O Reilly looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Esteves manages to get to full guard.
O Reilly engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Esteves pulls O Reilly in close to prevent any damage.
O Reilly is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Esteves is trying to keep O Reilly in close.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Esteves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esteves keeping full guard, as O Reilly tries to pass.
O Reilly keeps trying to improve his position.
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!
O Reilly is stalling in the full guard.
Esteves wants to sweep here but O Reilly controlling him for the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Esteves keeping moving, preventing O Reilly from controlling successfully.
Esteves trying to keep a closed guard but O Reilly is proving a slippery customer.
Esteves can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as O Reilly controls the pace.
Esteves looking to control.
O Reilly is pushing down on Esteves's leg trying to pass to half guard. Esteves is fighting to maintain full guard but O Reilly has managed to sneak the leg through.
O Reilly trying to control the pace.
Esteves tries to roll over but O Reilly keeps him under control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly slows the pace down in half guard.
O Reilly is looking to take a break and control but Esteves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Esteves is trying to maintain the position but O Reilly is very close to passing his half guard.
O Reilly works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Esteves (2) vs (5) O Reilly
O Reilly controlling the position easily from mount.
O Reilly's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly looking to control but Esteves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Reilly controlling the position easily from mount.
O Reilly trying to control but Esteves is having none of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
O Reilly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly content just to control the position here.
Esteves wants to hold on but O Reilly pushes him away.
Esteves is in all sorts of trouble here.
Esteves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
O Reilly fails to move to back control.
Esteves working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Reilly with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
O Reilly wins on points by 5 to 2.
Patty O Reilly thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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