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Bots de Garra 123 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 42 wins and 29 losses; Tres Sulvar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 44 wins and 21 losses; Enamorado Bandito!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sulvar misses with a takedown
and Bandito counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sulvar won't be happy with that. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Sulvar (0) vs (4) Bandito
Bandito wants to control but Sulvar is keeping him busy.
Sulvar 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.
Bandito controlling from side mount.
It looks like Bandito might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandito tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulvar is letting Bandito control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bandito off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sulvar (4) vs (4) Bandito
Bandito turns into Sulvar and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (4) vs (6) Bandito
My spies in Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu inform me that Bandito has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bandito wants to pass the guard but Sulvar is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is trying to keep Bandito in close.
Sulvar pulls Bandito in to control the position.
Bandito trying to control the position from guard on top but Sulvar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar controls Bandito momentarily but Bandito frees himself.
Bandito wants to pass the guard but Sulvar is keeping the position.
Bandito slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in 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.
Sulvar controls Bandito momentarily but Bandito frees himself.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bandito trying to control the position from guard on top but Sulvar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandito 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 wants to improve his position but instead Bandito has moved into half guard.
Sulvar tries to roll over but Bandito keeps him under control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is trying to maintain the position but Bandito is very close to passing his half guard.
Bandito perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sulvar tries to roll over but Bandito keeps him under control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bandito is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bandito wants to take a breather but Sulvar is having none of it.
Bandito is controlling the pace.
Bandito is looking to take a break and control but Sulvar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar wants to improve his position but Bandito is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bandito wants to pass the guard but Sulvar is defending well.
Bandito takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sulvar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bandito wants to control from the top but Sulvar keeps moving.
Sulvar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bandito showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bandito trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sulvar manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (6) vs (6) Bandito
Bandito is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bandito wants to sweep here but Sulvar controlling him for the moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bandito is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bandito bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sulvar's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (6) vs (8) Bandito
Bandito is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bandito wants to control from the top but Sulvar keeps moving.
Sulvar looking for a sweep. Not yet Sulvar, not yet.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bandito sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bandito trying to control the position from guard on top but Sulvar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sulvar trying to keep a closed guard but Bandito is proving a slippery customer.
Bandito stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sulvar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bandito pushing down on Sulvar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sulvar moves into full guard.
Sulvar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sulvar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bandito manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (8) vs (8) Bandito
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Bandito gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Bandito wins on points by 9 to 8.
A victorious Enamorado Bandito thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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