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CWC 321 - Prelims PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 21 losses; Vartan Esteves! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 3 losses; Nuri Jafar!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Jafar moves into the clinch successfully.
Jafar jumps guard and drags Esteves to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Esteves is stalling in the full guard.
Esteves is fighting to break Jafar's control of his arms but Jafar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Esteves's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jafar is trying to control the position but Esteves postures up.
Esteves stopping the sweep attempt from Jafar.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteves tries to free his leg and advance position but Jafar is retaining full guard.
Esteves is stalling in the full guard.
Jafar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jafar told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Esteves looking to pass the guard.
Jafar is controlling Esteves's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteves controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jafar is trying to keep Esteves in close.
Esteves looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jafar looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esteves content to stall in guard here.
Esteves tries to free his leg and advance position but Jafar is retaining full guard.
Jafar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Esteves is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar has control of Esteves's left arm, preventing Esteves from doing any damage.
Esteves works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Well, if Esteves is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Esteves prevents Jafar from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jafar wants to control but Esteves is keeping busy.
Esteves frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Esteves (3) vs (0) Jafar
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Esteves moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jafar has worked his arm free - good work by Jafar!
Esteves taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Jafar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Esteves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jafar gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Esteves (5) vs (0) Jafar
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jafar is working to get back to half guard.
Esteves controlling the pace for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jafar for as long as he can get away with.
Jafar working to try and regain half guard.
Esteves looking to control and managing it successfully.
Esteves moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Esteves (8) vs (0) Jafar
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Esteves controlling the position well here. Jafar rolled but Esteves kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Esteves has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jafar tries to escape the position.
Jafar trying to control the position but Esteves manages to sink in the hooks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Esteves 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.
Jafar is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Esteves is trying to stick to Jafar's back but Jafar is turning into Esteves. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Esteves's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jafar. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Esteves (8) vs (2) Jafar
Jafar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Esteves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Esteves has his hands on Jafar's head, controlling the position.
Jafar wants to pass the guard but Esteves is keeping the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Esteves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jafar defends it easily.
Jafar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esteves is keeping the position for now.
Esteves wants to sweep but no luck.
Jafar pushing down on Esteves's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Esteves controlling the position for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves wants to control but Jafar is keeping busy.
Well, if Jafar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Let's hope that Jafar 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.
Jafar trying to control the action but Esteves is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Esteves wants to control but Jafar is keeping busy.
Jafar not doing much here.
Jafar trying to pass the guard but Esteves defending well.
Jafar keeps trying to improve his position.
Esteves trying to control from the bottom.
Esteves is trying to get back to full guard.
Esteves controlling the position well.
Jafar trying to control the pace.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jafar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Esteves works his way to full guard. Good work.
Esteves keeping moving, preventing Jafar from controlling successfully.
Esteves is trying to control the position but Jafar postures up.
Esteves wants to sweep but no luck.
Jafar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esteves is keeping the position for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jafar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Esteves is adopting a defensive guard.
Jafar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Esteves wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Esteves trying to keep a closed guard but Jafar is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esteves takes the fight on points by 8 to 2.
After winning the bout, Vartan Esteves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Nuri Jafar was interviewed post fight and said 'He did not follow the script'. |
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