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Bots de Garra 55 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 1 losses; Elrey Dorado! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 11 losses; Calan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Dorado shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dorado scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dorado (2) vs (0) Smith
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dorado seems to be looking for submissions.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Dorado is stalling in the full guard.
Smith isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dorado stacks Smith on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dorado! Score +3 for passing guard: Dorado (5) vs (0) Smith
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorado moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dorado thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smith trying to remain calm as Dorado controls from the top position.
Dorado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Dorado controls the position from side control.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorado trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Dorado looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dorado wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorado looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dorado wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Dorado tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dorado has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Dorado keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorado working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Dorado wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Dorado is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Dorado keeps moving and retains side control.
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 five minutes gone in the round.
Dorado controlling the position.
Dorado tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dorado has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dorado tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith is still trying to improve position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dorado is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
Dorado thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Dorado is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Smith will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dorado trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dorado is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Smith is trying to escape and Dorado transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Smith is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dorado! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elrey Dorado!
Our winner, Elrey Dorado, 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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