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Bots de Garra 139 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 7 wins and 4 losses; Lochlain OBrien! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 54 losses; Vartan Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
OBrien has taken the fight to the clinch.
OBrien ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. OBrien no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Esteves's corner is telling him to maintain position.
OBrien wants to sweep but no luck.
Esteves is stalling in the full guard.
OBrien keeping full guard, as Esteves tries to pass.
OBrien definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Esteves trying to control but OBrien is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esteves is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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 one minute gone in the round.
OBrien looking to hit a scissor sweep but Esteves is one step ahead there.
OBrien keeping moving, preventing Esteves from controlling successfully.
OBrien is trying to control the position but Esteves postures up.
OBrien has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Esteves wants to control from the top but OBrien keeps moving.
OBrien looking for a sweep. Not yet OBrien, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as OBrien holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Esteves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
OBrien looking to control.
OBrien looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
OBrien looking to control.
Esteves stopping the sweep attempt from OBrien.
OBrien pulls Esteves in to control the position.
OBrien bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Esteves's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: OBrien (2) vs (0) Esteves
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OBrien looking to pass the guard.
OBrien engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
OBrien has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
OBrien pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esteves is keeping the position for now.
OBrien looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
OBrien slips nicely into half guard.
OBrien wants to control but Esteves is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OBrien stalling away here and it's allowed Esteves to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
OBrien is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Esteves trying to keep a closed guard but OBrien is proving a slippery customer.
Esteves looking to hit a scissor sweep but OBrien is one step ahead there.
OBrien controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
OBrien trying to control the position from guard on top but Esteves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OBrien pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esteves is keeping the position for now.
OBrien wants to control from the top but Esteves keeps moving.
OBrien stays in close to Esteves's body and controls the position.
Esteves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
OBrien looking to pass the guard.
Esteves is looking for a triangle but OBrien pushes his legs off easily.
OBrien stays in close to Esteves's body and controls the position.
Esteves looking to hit a scissor sweep but OBrien is one step ahead there.
OBrien content to stall in guard here.
Esteves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves pulls OBrien in close to prevent any damage.
Esteves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
OBrien stands and throws Esteves's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: OBrien (5) vs (0) Esteves
A lull in the action here as OBrien stalls from top position.
OBrien'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 eight minutes gone in the round.
OBrien wants to control but Esteves is keeping him busy.
Esteves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
OBrien is looking to take a break and control but Esteves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Esteves is trying to control OBrien's posture but OBrien avoids it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
OBrien is looking to take a break and control but Esteves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
OBrien is looking to take a break and control but Esteves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Esteves struggling a bit here.
OBrien is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Esteves will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Esteves is not content to let OBrien control the position.
You can see the frustration on Esteves's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
OBrien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Esteves keeps working.
Esteves tries to improve position but can't.
Esteves is not content to let OBrien control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves tries to bench press OBrien off him but OBrien keeps the position.
OBrien trying to control the position but Esteves is working away.
Esteves is looking to reverse the position.
Esteves can't do much from the bottom here.
Esteves tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but OBrien wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Esteves is not content to let OBrien control the position.
Esteves sneaks back into half guard.
Esteves is not content to let OBrien control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
OBrien is really struggling to control Esteves but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Esteves is controlling OBrien's trapped leg to prevent OBrien from advancing to side control.
OBrien slows the pace down in half guard.
Esteves wants to get back to full guard.
Esteves is trying to maintain the position but OBrien is very close to passing his half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
OBrien is figuring out what he wants to do next.
OBrien prevents Esteves from improving his position.
OBrien content to control rather than advance.
OBrien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Esteves keeps working.
OBrien performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
OBrien trying to mount his opponent but Esteves defends it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
OBrien not doing much here.
Esteves is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Esteves is staying active underneath OBrien, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
OBrien takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
A very excited looking Lochlain OBrien made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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