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Bots de Garra 47 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 66 wins and 27 losses; Donald Trump! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 9 losses; Jerry Curls!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Trump drives through and clinches with Curls against the ropes.
Trump looking for a takedown.
Curls gets underhooks to prevent Trump's takedown attempt.
Trump lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Trump (2) vs (0) Curls
Curls wants to control but Trump is keeping busy.
Curls is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Curls is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump trying to pass the guard but Curls defending well.
Curls wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Trump (5) vs (0) Curls
Trump can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Curls is looking to escape.
Trump manages to capitalize on a mistake by Curls to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Trump (8) vs (0) Curls
Curls breaks Trump's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (8) vs (2) Curls
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curls's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Trump has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Trump is trying to control the position but Curls postures up.
Trump looking to hit a scissor sweep but Curls is one step ahead there.
Curls trying to control but Trump is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump looking to hit a scissor sweep but Curls is one step ahead there.
Curls is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Trump is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Trump has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (10) vs (2) Curls
Trump passes into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curls tries to roll over but Trump keeps him under control.
Trump is looking to take a break and control but Curls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Curls controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Trump is keen to just control but Curls is a slippery customer.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Trump wants to pass to mount but Curls is defending the position.
Trump controlling the action here.
Curls has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trump is working away from the top position though.
Trump is keen to just control but Curls is a slippery customer.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Trump tries to pass the half guard into mount. Curls knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Trump controlling the action here.
Trump wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curls keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Curls manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Trump wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Trump stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Curls looking to control.
Curls looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trump looking to pass the guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Curls pulls Trump in close to his closed guard and prevents Trump from doing any damage or advancing position.
Curls 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.
Trump trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Curls working a defensive guard here.
Curls looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trump postures up.
Trump wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Curls looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trump is one step ahead there.
We've been hearing good reports from Trump's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Trump looking to sit in guard and control but Curls gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (10) vs (4) Curls
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trump is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (12) vs (4) Curls
Curls is adopting a defensive guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Curls working a defensive guard here.
Trump pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curls is keeping the position for now.
Curls looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trump slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Trump won't allow Curls to sweep him here.
Curls trying to control the position here.
Curls trying to control the position.
Trump tries to free his leg and advance position but Curls is retaining full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls trying to control the position.
Trump is stalling in the full guard.
Trump will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Curls looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trump is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curls is trying to control the position but Trump postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trump takes the fight on points by 12 to 4.
Donald Trump retains his super heavyweight title!
Donald Trump thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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