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Bots de Garra 53 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 53 wins and 31 losses; Joe Average! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 11 losses; Jerry Curls!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Average darts in and clinches Curls up against the ropes.
Average is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Curls gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Average changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Curls fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Average pushes Curls up against the ropes in a clinch.
Average wants the takedown. Curls is fighting it off but Average 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: Average (2) vs (0) Curls
Curls keeping moving, preventing Average from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Curls not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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 one minute gone in the round.
Curls tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Average will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Curls is controlling Average's posture.
Average passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Average (5) vs (0) Curls
Average tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Average tries to move to mount but Curls blocks the move with his legs.
Curls wants to control but Average postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curls is not content to let Average control the position.
Average tries to move to mount but Curls blocks the move with his legs.
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Average tries to move into full mount but can't pass Curls's legs.
Average happy to just control the position for now.
Curls regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Average is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Curls tries to get to full guard but Average has control of the leg.
Average is looking to take a break and control but Curls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Average wants to pass the guard but Curls is defending well.
Average is looking to pass Curls's guard but actually Curls recovers to full guard.
Curls is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Average stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Average wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Curls working a defensive guard but Average manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Average (8) vs (0) Curls
Average trying to control the position but Curls is working away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Average tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Average trying to control the position but Curls is working away.
Average slows the pace down.
Average wants to control but Curls is keeping him busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Average is really struggling to control Curls but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Curls is looking to regain half guard here but Average keeps moving and retains side control.
Curls is not content to let Average control the position.
Average tries to advance to mount but Curls denies him.
Average wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curls keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Average is looking to take a break and control but Curls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Average working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Curls seems a little lost for a moment, as Average dominates the positioning.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Curls manages to get back to half guard.
Average is trying to control the action in half guard but Curls is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Curls is defending against the submission attempts here by Average.
Average is just content to waste time from the top position. Curls takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Average stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Average advances to half guard.
Average looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Average trying to control the action but Curls is working from the bottom.
Average prevents Curls from improving his position.
Average is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Average looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Curls is staying active underneath Average, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Average is working for a submission of some sort.
Average tries to pass the half guard into mount. Curls knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Average is keen to just control but Curls is a slippery customer.
Average is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Average is trying to work for a kimura but Curls is defending well.
Curls won't allow Average to pass to mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Average is just content to waste time from the top position. Curls takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Curls looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Curls wants to sweep here but Average controlling him for the moment.
Curls trying to keep a closed guard but Average is proving a slippery customer.
Curls working a defensive guard but Average passes into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Average'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.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Average seems to be looking for submissions.
Average not doing much here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Average wants to control but Curls is keeping him busy.
Average trying to control from Curls's half guard. Curls has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Average tries to free his leg and advance position but Curls is retaining full guard.
Curls wants to sweep but no luck.
Average looking to pass the guard.
Curls lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Average (8) vs (2) Curls
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Average lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Average (10) vs (2) Curls
Average wants to pass the guard but Curls is keeping the position.
Average is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Average is looking to advance position but Curls has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Average (10) vs (6) Curls
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Average is looking to improve his position but Curls isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Average takes the fight on points by 10 to 6. |
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