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Bots de Garra 144 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 Hilo, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 12 losses; Mean Gean! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 40 losses; Patty O'Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gean. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Gean (4) vs (0) O'Reilly
Gean trying to control the position but O'Reilly is working away.
Gean 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.
A lull in the action here.
Gean tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
O'Reilly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gean wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Reilly can't do much from the bottom here.
O'Reilly gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gean 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.
Gean is pressing down on O'Reilly's thigh, looking to free his foot. O'Reilly is holding on for now.
O'Reilly is looking to control Gean's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can O'Reilly avoid being mounted?
O'Reilly is trying 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 has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gean is working away from the top position though.
Gean is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gean tries to pass the half guard into mount. O'Reilly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gean is thwarting O'Reilly's attempts to control the position.
Gean trying to pass the guard but O'Reilly defending well.
Gean is working hard here to advance position.
O'Reilly gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gean is looking to pass into half guard but O'Reilly pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now O'Reilly is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gean (4) vs (2) O'Reilly
O'Reilly trying to control but Gean is working from the bottom.
O'Reilly looking to sit in guard and control but Gean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gean (6) vs (2) O'Reilly
Gean trying to control the position from guard on top but O'Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O'Reilly has his foot on Gean's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gean works his way back into a safe position though.
Gean trying to control the position from guard on top but O'Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gean tries to free his leg and advance position but O'Reilly is retaining full guard.
Gean showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O'Reilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gean is looking to pass into half guard but O'Reilly pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now O'Reilly is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gean (6) vs (4) O'Reilly
Gean is trying to control the position but O'Reilly postures up.
O'Reilly advances to half guard.
O'Reilly trying to control the action but Gean is working from the bottom.
My spies in Alpha Brasil inform me that O'Reilly has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
O'Reilly trying to mount his opponent but Gean defends it.
Gean wants to control but O'Reilly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gean is defending against the submission attempts here by O'Reilly.
O'Reilly is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gean is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
O'Reilly not doing much here.
Gean preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
O'Reilly takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gean has a hand on O'Reilly's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. O'Reilly takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Gean (6) vs (7) O'Reilly
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gean is trying to escape the mount.
O'Reilly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gean is looking to escape.
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.
Gean tries to hold on but O'Reilly pushes him away.
Gean is squirming around, avoiding O'Reilly's attempts to control the action.
O'Reilly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
O'Reilly is looking to work his way around to Gean's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gean tries to reverse the position but O'Reilly maintains control.
O'Reilly wants to control the pace but Gean is squirming around nicely.
O'Reilly prevents Gean from getting the reversal.
O'Reilly content just to control the position here.
O'Reilly looking to control but Gean is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gean is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
O'Reilly fails to advance to Gean's back.
O'Reilly content just to control the position here.
Gean is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
O'Reilly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gean is looking to escape.
O'Reilly swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gean is now in O'Reilly's guard. A big mistake from O'Reilly there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gean (8) vs (7) O'Reilly
O'Reilly pulls Gean in to control the position.
O'Reilly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gean drops back looking for a leg! O'Reilly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and O'Reilly manages to kick Gean off! Gean jumps back into O'Reilly's guard.
O'Reilly controlling Gean's posture.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
O'Reilly controls Gean momentarily but Gean frees himself.
O'Reilly looking for a guillotine here but Gean defends easily.
Gean thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gean passes O'Reilly's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gean looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
O'Reilly is refusing to be controlled, as Gean sits in half guard.
O'Reilly is defending against the submission attempts here by Gean.
O'Reilly moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
O'Reilly 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.
O'Reilly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gean preventing the sweep.
Gean looking to sit in guard and control but O'Reilly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gean (8) vs (9) O'Reilly
O'Reilly controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
O'Reilly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O'Reilly trying to control but Gean is working from the bottom.
O'Reilly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gean is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gean (10) vs (9) O'Reilly
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O'Reilly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gean takes the fight on points by 10 to 9.
A relieved looking Mean Gean thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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