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Bots de Garra 50 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 69 wins and 27 losses; Donald Trump! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 103 wins and 54 losses; Matvey Pavlov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Pavlov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Trump (0) vs (4) Pavlov
Pavlov is looking to take a break and control but Trump is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pavlov wants to control for a moment but Trump uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Trump has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pavlov is working away from the top position though.
Trump's coaches at HELLCADEMY have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Trump is staying active underneath Pavlov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Trump is looking for a sweep. Pavlov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
My spies in Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch inform me that Pavlov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump is working hard here to advance position.
Pavlov controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov trying to control from half guard but Trump is working away.
Trump is positioning himself well to prevent Pavlov advancing to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pavlov is trying to control. Trump wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pavlov tries to pass to full mount but Trump defends it.
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.
Trump is trying to get back to full guard.
Pavlov controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump wants to improve his position but Pavlov is controlling well.
Pavlov trying to mount his opponent but Trump defends it.
Trump moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pavlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Trump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pavlov wants to pass the guard but Trump is keeping the position.
Trump keeping moving, preventing Pavlov from controlling successfully.
Pavlov slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov wants to free his trapped foot but Trump is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pavlov stalling away here and it's allowed Trump to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Trump wants to sweep here but Pavlov controlling him for the moment.
Pavlov drops back looking for a leg! Trump is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trump manages to kick Pavlov off! Pavlov jumps back into Trump's guard.
Trump controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump is trying to keep Pavlov in close.
Pavlov stays in close to Trump's body and controls the position.
Pavlov wants to pass the guard but Trump is keeping the position.
Pavlov preventing the sweep.
Trump is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pavlov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pavlov wants to control from the top but Trump keeps moving.
Trump keeping full guard, as Pavlov tries to pass.
Trump is trying to control the position but Pavlov postures up.
Pavlov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Trump (0) vs (7) Pavlov
Trump wants to control but Pavlov postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trump keeps working.
Trump is looking to reverse the position.
Pavlov advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Trump (0) vs (9) Pavlov
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Trump is looking to get to half guard.
Pavlov tries to control but Trump wriggling away.
Pavlov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Trump is trying desperately to improve position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Trump gets back to half guard.
Pavlov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Trump is staying active underneath Pavlov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pavlov works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Trump (0) vs (12) Pavlov
Pavlov is looking to take a break and control but Trump is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pavlov tries for a kimura but Trump is defending well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Trump's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Trump tries to improve position but can't.
Pavlov just content to control the position.
Trump stops Pavlov from passing to mount.
Pavlov is looking to take a break and control but Trump is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pavlov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov working away.
Pavlov is looking to take a break and control but Trump is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pavlov is staying tight to Trump's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Trump's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Trump tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trump is trying to escape the position but Pavlov is controlling the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Trump is looking to regain half guard here but Pavlov keeps moving and retains side control.
Trump regains half guard.
Pavlov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Trump doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pavlov.
Pavlov wants to control but Trump is keeping him busy.
Pavlov content to control rather than advance.
Pavlov trying to pass the guard but Trump defending well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov stalling away here and it's allowed Trump to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Trump 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.
Pavlov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Trump not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pavlov trying to control but Trump is working from the bottom.
Trump keeping full guard, as Pavlov tries to pass.
Well,Trump is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov trying to control but Trump is working from the bottom.
Pavlov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pavlov looking to sit in guard and control but Trump gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (2) vs (12) Pavlov
Trump wants to pass the guard but Pavlov is keeping the position.
Pavlov wants to improve his position but instead Trump has moved into half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov trying to hold on to Trump's head to control him but Trump postures up.
Pavlov tries to get to full guard but Trump has control of the leg.
Pavlov is looking to control Trump's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pavlov avoid being mounted?
Trump is pressing down on Pavlov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pavlov is holding on for now.
Trump prevents Pavlov from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pavlov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavlov wins on points by 12 to 2.
Matvey Pavlov is the new super heavyweight champion!
Matvey Pavlov thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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