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Bots de Garra 121 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 45 wins and 37 losses; Helio Gracias! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 28 losses; Tres Sulvar!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracias goes for a double leg but Sulvar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Sulvar continues to drive forward.
Gracias drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sulvar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sulvar shoots in and bounces Gracias off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracias (0) vs (2) Sulvar
Sulvar is stalling in the full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
My spies in Hammer House of Horror inform me that Sulvar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulvar looking to pass the guard.
Sulvar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracias keeping moving, preventing Sulvar from controlling successfully.
Sulvar tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracias is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracias controlling Sulvar's posture.
Sulvar controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar trying to control but Gracias is working from the bottom.
Gracias trying to keep a closed guard but Sulvar is proving a slippery customer.
Sulvar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracias keeping moving, preventing Sulvar from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracias swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
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.
Gracias controls Sulvar momentarily but Sulvar frees himself.
Gracias wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracias 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.
Sulvar content to stall in guard here.
Gracias working a defensive guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracias swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sulvar wants to control from the top but Gracias keeps moving.
Sulvar stopping the sweep attempt from Gracias.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias has his hands on Sulvar's head, controlling the position.
Sulvar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sulvar being controlled here momentarily.
Sulvar stays in close to Gracias's body and controls the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracias (2) vs (2) Sulvar
Sulvar tries to get to full guard but Gracias has control of the leg.
Gracias slows the pace down in half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
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: Gracias (5) vs (2) Sulvar
Gracias wants to control but Sulvar is keeping him busy.
Gracias controls the position.
Sulvar tries to bench press Gracias off him but Gracias keeps the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracias controlling from side mount.
Gracias wants to control for a moment but Sulvar uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Sulvar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sulvar.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracias has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gracias's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sulvar wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracias looking to sit in guard and control but Sulvar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracias (5) vs (4) Sulvar
Gracias wants to hit a sweep here but Sulvar passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gracias there! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracias (5) vs (7) Sulvar
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracias is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sulvar wins on points by 7 to 5.
Tres Sulvar thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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