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Bots de Garra 56 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 29 wins and 33 losses; Jab Brown! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 12 losses; Hirata Hitoshi!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitoshi looking to score a takedown here. Brown is defending well but Hitoshi drives through and ends up in Brown's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (0) vs (2) Hitoshi
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hitoshi tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Hitoshi pushes his legs off easily.
Brown controls Hitoshi momentarily but Hitoshi frees himself.
Hitoshi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brown keeping full guard, as Hitoshi tries to pass.
Brown looking to control.
Brown has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hitoshi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hitoshi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown controlling Hitoshi's posture.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hitoshi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown seems keen to control Hitoshi's posture.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (2) Hitoshi
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hitoshi looking for a sweep. Not yet Hitoshi, not yet.
Brown advances to half guard.
Hitoshi wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Brown seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi wants to get back to full guard but Brown has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (5) vs (2) Hitoshi
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hitoshi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hitoshi is looking to escape.
Hitoshi tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hitoshi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Hitoshi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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.
Hitoshi has a hand on Brown's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Brown takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (8) vs (2) Hitoshi
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
Brown controlling the position easily from mount.
Hitoshi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Brown looking to control but Hitoshi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hitoshi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown trying to control but Hitoshi is having none of it.
Hitoshi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brown wants to control the pace but Hitoshi is squirming around nicely.
Hitoshi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown trying to control but Hitoshi is having none of it.
Hitoshi can't escape the position.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hitoshi is looking to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brown tries to control but Hitoshi wriggling away.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Hitoshi working to try and regain half guard.
Brown controlling the position easily from mount.
Hitoshi is working to get back to half guard.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hitoshi is looking to escape.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
Brown controlling from the full mount.
Hitoshi gets back to half guard.
Brown passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (11) vs (2) Hitoshi
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown wants to control the pace but Hitoshi is squirming around nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown looking to control but Hitoshi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown controlling from mount.
Hitoshi is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brown has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hitoshi is looking to escape.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Brown continues to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Hitoshi is trying to escape the mount.
Brown controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hitoshi tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to control but Hitoshi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown content just to control the position here.
Hitoshi is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Brown controlling his opponent.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hitoshi is looking to escape.
Hitoshi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Hitoshi can't escape the position.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Hitoshi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hitoshi tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling from the full mount.
Brown wants to control the pace but Hitoshi is squirming around nicely.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown looking to control but Hitoshi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hitoshi is trying to escape the mount.
Brown controlling the position easily from mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Hitoshi is having none of it.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hitoshi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brown controlling from the full mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hitoshi is looking to escape.
Hitoshi regains half guard.
Brown trying to control the action but Hitoshi is working from the bottom.
Brown is working for a kimura but Hitoshi is defending it quite comfortably.
Still in half guard, Brown seems content to control.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Brown.
Hitoshi tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Brown looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Brown (11) vs (6) Hitoshi
Hitoshi is not going to allow Brown to sit and survive in this position.
Hitoshi working for a choke but Brown is defending well.
Brown breaks Hitoshi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (13) vs (6) Hitoshi
Brown is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hitoshi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hitoshi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brown takes the fight on points by 13 to 6.
During a confident post fight interview, Jab Brown thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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