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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 11 wins and 7 losses; Rupert Helenius! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 32 losses; Jab Brown!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Helenius has Brown up against the ropes in a clinch.
Helenius has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Brown clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Helenius (4) vs (0) Brown
Helenius is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Brown tries to roll but Helenius sticks to his back.
Brown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brown trying to control the hands but Helenius breaks the grip.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown rolls, trying to escape but Helenius keeps control of the position.
Brown trying to control the hands but Helenius breaks the grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Brown tries to roll but Helenius sticks to his back.
Helenius avoiding Brown 's attempts to control his hands.
Helenius seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Helenius keeps control of the position easily here as Brown tries to buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Helenius prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
Helenius trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Helenius wants to take his opponent's back but Brown doesn't allow it.
Brown sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Brown is looking to improve his 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Helenius pulls his head out easily.
Brown is looking to control Helenius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Brown is trying is best to control the position here.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown trying to control but Helenius postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Helenius is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brown wants to control but Helenius is keeping busy.
Helenius prevents Brown from improving his position.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Helenius sits in half guard.
Helenius trying to control from Brown's half guard. Brown has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Helenius doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Helenius manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Helenius advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Helenius (7) vs (0) Brown
Brown is trying to get back to half guard.
Helenius is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Helenius working away.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Helenius keeps moving and retains side control.
Helenius trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Helenius is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brown is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Brown is not content to let Helenius control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Helenius is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Helenius trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Helenius is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brown is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Helenius is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown wants to control but Helenius postures up.
Helenius controlling the position from side mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Brown is not content to let Helenius control the position.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Helenius keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown regains half guard.
Brown trying to control here.
Helenius wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Helenius pulls his head out easily.
Helenius prevents Brown from improving his position.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Helenius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Helenius is working away from the top position though.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Helenius has control of the leg.
Brown holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Helenius wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Helenius is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
Brown tries to roll over but Helenius keeps him under control.
Helenius trying to control from Brown's half guard. Brown has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Helenius looking to pass the guard.
Helenius seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brown looking to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Helenius looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Helenius postures up.
Brown has his foot on Helenius's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Helenius works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helenius takes the fight on points by 7 to 0.
Our winner, Rupert Helenius, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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