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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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 23 wins and 14 losses; Juha Ahokas! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 74 wins and 41 losses; Kurt Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ahokas takes the fight into the clinch.
Ahokas is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ahokas can't get the takedown.
Ahokas is trying to trip Diesel. He has hold of a leg but Diesel is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ahokas persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ahokas (2) vs (0) Diesel
Ahokas content to stall in guard here.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Ahokas from controlling successfully.
Diesel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahokas sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ahokas wants to pass the guard but Diesel is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diesel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Let's hope that Diesel 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.
Ahokas wants to pass the guard but Diesel is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ahokas looking to sit in guard and control but Diesel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ahokas (2) vs (2) Diesel
Ahokas keeping full guard, as Diesel tries to pass.
Ahokas 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas keeping moving, preventing Diesel from controlling successfully.
Diesel wants to pass the guard but Ahokas is keeping the position.
Ahokas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diesel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel pushing down on Ahokas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ahokas moves into full guard.
Ahokas is trying to control the position but Diesel postures up.
Ahokas keeping full guard, as Diesel tries to pass.
Diesel forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diesel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ahokas defends it well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diesel is working away from the top position though.
Ahokas tries to roll over but Diesel keeps him under control.
Ahokas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diesel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ahokas is keeping the position for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas controls Diesel momentarily but Diesel frees himself.
Ahokas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diesel tries to free his leg and advance position but Ahokas is retaining full guard.
Diesel preventing the sweep.
Ahokas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel won't allow Ahokas to sweep him here.
Ahokas has control of Diesel's left arm, preventing Diesel from doing any damage.
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.
Diesel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ahokas looking to control.
Diesel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ahokas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diesel trying to control but Ahokas is working from the bottom.
Ahokas can't keep his opponent in guard - Diesel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ahokas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ahokas.
Diesel trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahokas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas wants to sweep here but Diesel controlling him for the moment.
Ahokas is working hard here to advance position.
Diesel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ahokas wants to sweep but no luck.
Diesel trying to control but Ahokas is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas is looking to sweep but instead, Diesel has passed into half guard.
Diesel is pressing down on Ahokas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ahokas is holding on for now.
Diesel slows the pace down in half guard.
Ahokas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas trying to control from the bottom.
Diesel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ahokas is looking for a sweep. Diesel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diesel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas trying to control but Diesel postures up.
Diesel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Diesel prevents Ahokas from improving his position.
Ahokas is concentrating on defense, preventing Diesel from advancing position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas is defending against the submission attempts here by Diesel.
Ahokas wants to control but Diesel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diesel is trying to control the action in half guard but Ahokas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ahokas is controlling Diesel's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas actively working from the bottom here.
Ahokas trying to control here.
Ahokas wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ahokas controlling the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Ahokas is heads and Diesel is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Ahokas takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
Juha Ahokas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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