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Bots de Garra 45 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 12 wins and 8 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 64 wins and 27 losses; Donald Trump! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Trump pushes Curls up against the ropes in a clinch. Trump wants the takedown. Curls is fighting it off but Trump persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Curls's guard against the ropes. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Curls (0) vs (2) Trump Curls escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trump gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Trump slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Trump wants to pass the guard but Curls is keeping the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Curls is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trump looking to pass the guard. My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Trump has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Trump is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Trump wants to pass the guard but Curls is keeping the position. Trump trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom. Trump stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Curls wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Trump controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Trump passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (0) vs (5) Trump Trump happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Trump wants to control but Curls is keeping him busy. Curls is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now. Trump working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Trump taking a breather here. Curls gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Curls tries to roll over but Trump keeps him under control. Trump keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Curls is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Trump jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (0) vs (8) Trump
That's five minutes gone in the round. Trump trying to control the action but Curls is working from the bottom. Curls is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Curls is not content to let Trump control the 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. Curls tries to bench press Trump off him but Trump keeps the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Trump controlling the position from side mount. Trump is looking to take a break and control but Curls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Trump controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Trump wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curls keeps working. Trump controlling the position from side mount. Curls tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Trump taking a break here but Curls is having none of it and regains half guard. Trump performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Curls is not content to let Trump control the position. Trump sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Trump is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Curls is looking to control Trump's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Curls avoid being mounted? Curls might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's ten minutes gone in the round. The fighters are battling for position here. Curls manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Trump is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Let's hope that Trump 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. Trump trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Trump might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Curls haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Curls tries to land a sweep but no joy. Curls keeping moving, preventing Trump from controlling successfully. Trump looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Curls working for submissions but it's allowed Trump to get to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Curls is refusing to be controlled, as Trump sits in half guard. Curls wants to get back to full guard. Trump wants to take a breather but Curls is having none of it. Trump is thwarting Curls's attempts to control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Curls is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Trump in particular looking to stall. Curls wants to get back to full guard but Trump has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (0) vs (11) Trump Trump wants to control the pace but Curls is squirming around nicely. Trump prevents Curls from getting the reversal.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Curls tries to hold on but Trump postures up. Trump controlling his opponent. Trump can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Curls is looking to escape. Curls is trying to reverse the position but instead Trump has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Curls (0) vs (14) Trump
And that's the end of the fight! Trump wins on points by 14 to 0. Donald Trump is the new super heavyweight champion! Donald Trump decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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