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Bots de Garra 28 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 2 losses; Principo Adam! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 10 losses; Abraham Durden!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Adam has managed to clinch.
Adam works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Adam (2) vs (0) Durden
Durden looking for a sweep. Not yet Durden, not yet.
Adam wants to pass the guard but Durden is keeping the position.
Adam is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Adam tries to free his leg and advance position but Durden is retaining full guard.
Durden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Adam avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Adam avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam passes Durden's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Adam is working for a submission of some sort.
Adam passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Adam (5) vs (0) Durden
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Adam looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Adam working for a guillotine from mount but Durden is in no mood to give up.
Adam prevents Durden from getting the reversal.
Adam is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Durden has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Adam looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Durden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Adam working for a submission but Durden is keeping him at bay.
Adam working for a guillotine from mount but Durden is in no mood to give up.
Adam looking to secure an arm triangle but Durden defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Adam prevents Durden from getting the reversal.
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.
Adam working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Adam moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Adam (8) vs (0) Durden
Durden is trying to break free.
Durden rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Durden actively working from the bottom here.
Adam 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.
Adam is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam is looking for a kimura but Durden is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Adam to get the leverage.
Durden looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Durden looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adam tries to pass the half guard into mount. Durden knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adam is trying for a kimura here. Durden looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Adam wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Principo Adam!
After the fight, Principo Adam was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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