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Bots de Garra 113 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 31 wins and 19 losses; Ricky Clubber! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 30 losses; Patty O Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
O Reilly moves into range and clinches up with Clubber.
O Reilly pulls guard.
O Reilly controls Clubber momentarily but Clubber frees himself.
Clubber looking to pass the guard.
O Reilly controls Clubber momentarily but Clubber frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Reilly is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clubber (0) vs (2) O Reilly
O Reilly forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clubber trying to control from the bottom.
Clubber wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
O Reilly wants to take a breather but Clubber is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly wants to pass to mount but Clubber is defending the position.
O Reilly stalling away here and it's allowed Clubber to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
O Reilly is stalling in the full guard.
O Reilly trying to control but Clubber is working from the bottom.
O Reilly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clubber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 wants to control from the top but Clubber keeps moving.
O Reilly tries to free his leg and advance position but Clubber is retaining full guard.
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 controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
O Reilly looking to sit in guard and control but Clubber gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clubber (2) vs (2) O Reilly
O Reilly controls Clubber momentarily but Clubber frees himself.
O Reilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Reilly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Clubber controls the pace.
O Reilly working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
O Reilly looking to control but Clubber passes into half guard.
O Reilly trying to control here.
Clubber not doing much here.
O Reilly is trying to control but can't.
O Reilly actively working from the bottom here.
Clubber has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
O Reilly tries to get to full guard but Clubber has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly trying to control here.
Clubber is looking to take a break and control but O Reilly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Reilly tries to roll over but Clubber keeps him under control.
O Reilly trying to control from the bottom.
O Reilly is doing well to control the position and prevent Clubber from advancing to side control.
Clubber sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is trying to control the action in half guard but O Reilly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
O Reilly wants to control but Clubber is keeping busy.
Clubber slows the pace down in half guard.
Clubber wants to control but O Reilly is keeping him busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly trying to hold on to Clubber's head to control him but Clubber postures up.
O Reilly is looking to improve his position.
O Reilly is looking to control Clubber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can O Reilly avoid being mounted?
O Reilly is refusing to be controlled, as Clubber sits in half guard.
O Reilly tries to get to full guard but Clubber has control of the leg.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clubber sitting and controlling from the half guard.
O Reilly wants to control but Clubber is keeping busy.
Clubber is keen to just control but O Reilly is a slippery customer.
O Reilly wants to sweep but Clubber has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Clubber (5) vs (2) O Reilly
O Reilly is trying to control Clubber's posture but Clubber avoids it.
O Reilly is looking to reverse the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly can't do much from the bottom here.
Clubber wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Reilly keeps working.
Clubber working away.
O Reilly is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clubber tries to advance to mount but can't.
Clubber just content to control the position.
Clubber tries to advance to mount but O Reilly denies him.
O Reilly holding on.
O Reilly is not content to let Clubber control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Clubber's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Clubber is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Clubber has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
O Reilly is controlling Clubber's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Clubber is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Clubber seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down O Reilly for as long as he can get away with.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Clubber.
O Reilly wants to improve his position but Clubber is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Clubber seems content to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is looking for a sweep. Clubber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Reilly keeps trying to improve his position.
O Reilly preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Clubber controlling the action here.
O Reilly tries to roll over but Clubber keeps him under control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly trying to control here.
Clubber is taking a breather. O Reilly says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
O Reilly trying to control here.
Clubber trying to control the pace.
O Reilly is trying to get back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Clubber stalling.
Clubber continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Reilly is positioning himself well to prevent Clubber advancing to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
After winning the bout, Ricky Clubber thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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