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Bots de Garra 118 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 101 wins and 64 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 34 losses; Patty O Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
O Reilly takes the fight into the clinch.
O Reilly jumps guard but Diesel stands there with O Reilly around his waist. O Reilly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
O Reilly drags the fight down to the ground.
Diesel passes into half guard.
Diesel wants to control but O Reilly is keeping him busy.
O Reilly moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diesel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Reilly is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel forces his way into half guard.
Diesel trying to mount his opponent but O Reilly defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly wants to improve his position but Diesel is controlling well.
O Reilly wants to control but Diesel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
O Reilly gets back to full guard.
O Reilly is pulling down on Diesel's head. It's preventing any offense from Diesel, at least for the 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.
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.
O Reilly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diesel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Reilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Reilly lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (0) vs (2) O Reilly
Diesel trying to keep a closed guard but O Reilly is proving a slippery customer.
Diesel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Reilly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (0) vs (5) O Reilly
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly wants to control but Diesel is keeping him busy.
Diesel is looking to reverse the position.
O Reilly advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Diesel (0) vs (7) O Reilly
Diesel is controlling an arm, preventing O Reilly from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
O Reilly controlling the pace for now.
O Reilly tries to control but Diesel wriggling away.
Diesel tries to lock up and control but O Reilly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diesel is squirming around, avoiding O Reilly's attempts to control the action.
Diesel is controlling an arm, preventing O Reilly from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
O Reilly trying to control but Diesel is having none of it.
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 working for a guillotine from mount but Diesel is in no mood to give up.
O Reilly wants to control the pace but Diesel is squirming around nicely.
That's five 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.
Diesel tries to hold on but O Reilly pushes him away.
O Reilly wants to control the pace but Diesel is squirming around nicely.
O Reilly controlling from mount.
Diesel is looking to improve his position but O Reilly isn't that keen on the idea.
O Reilly wants to control the pace but Diesel is squirming around nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
O Reilly trying to control but Diesel is having none of it.
Diesel tries to hold on but O Reilly pushes him away.
O Reilly controlling from mount.
O Reilly trying to control but Diesel is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is trying to take his opponent's back.
Diesel is looking to get to half guard.
O Reilly tries to control but Diesel wriggling away.
Diesel is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Reilly wants to take his opponent's back but Diesel doesn't allow it.
O Reilly controlling his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tries to improve his position but instead O Reilly has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Diesel (0) vs (10) O Reilly
O Reilly tries to get the hooks in deep but Diesel pushed the leg off.
O Reilly is persistently looking for the submission but Diesel is defending it well.
O Reilly controlling from the back.
O Reilly trying to control.
O Reilly slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Diesel holding on to O Reilly's left wrist, preventing the choke.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diesel trying to control the action but O Reilly just sinks the hooks in.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - O Reilly's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is in bad spot here.
Diesel defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of O Reilly's arms.
O Reilly is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Diesel knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Diesel for a finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - O Reilly's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
O Reilly might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Diesel haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is working hard for the rear naked choke 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 struggling to keep hold of the position.
O Reilly is trying to stick to Diesel's back but Diesel is turning into O Reilly. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in O Reilly's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Diesel. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (2) vs (10) O Reilly
O Reilly wants to sweep here but Diesel controlling him for the moment.
Diesel wants to control from the top but O Reilly keeps moving.
O Reilly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diesel is aware though and is defending well.
O Reilly is trying to keep Diesel in close.
Diesel wants to control from the top but O Reilly keeps moving.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Diesel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diesel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diesel forces his way into half guard.
Diesel wants to control but O Reilly is keeping him busy.
O Reilly is looking for a sweep. Diesel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diesel is controlling the pace.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tries to pass the half guard into mount. O Reilly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
O Reilly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diesel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
O Reilly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diesel is working away from the top position though.
O Reilly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diesel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Reilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diesel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Diesel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
O Reilly wins on points by 10 to 2.
After winning the bout, Patty O Reilly 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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