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Bots de Garra 59 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 29 losses; Tan Zan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 23 wins and 21 losses; Jack Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lynn pushes Zan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lynn is pressed up against the ropes. Zan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lynn down to the mat. Lynn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lynn moves into the clinch.
Lynn turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Zan (0) vs (4) Lynn
Lynn controlling from side mount.
Zan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Zan (2) vs (4) Lynn
Zan seems to be working for a kimura but Lynn defends the submission attempt.
Zan seems to be looking for submissions.
Zan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lynn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zan manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Zan (2) vs (6) Lynn
Lynn forces his way into half guard.
Lynn controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Zan (2) vs (9) Lynn
Lynn is staying tight to Zan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Zan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lynn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here as Lynn stalls from top position.
Zan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lynn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lynn taking a breather here.
Zan is looking to regain half guard here but Lynn keeps moving and retains side control.
Lynn takes a little break here. Zan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Zan is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn is looking to take a break and control but Zan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lynn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lynn working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lynn in side control, just content to control the action for now.
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.
Lynn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zan keeps working.
Lynn happy to just control the position for now.
Lynn trying to control the action but Zan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan tries to improve position but can't.
Lynn is looking to take a break and control but Zan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lynn in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Zan is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lynn taking a breather here.
Zan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lynn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lynn controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lynn's best efforts.
Zan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lynn pulls his head out easily.
Zan tries to roll over but Lynn keeps him under control.
Zan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zan is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Alpha Brasil, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Zan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zan is breathing heavily.
Lynn content to control rather than advance.
Lynn moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Zan (2) vs (12) Lynn
Zan is trying to escape the position but Lynn is controlling the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lynn trying to control the position but Zan is working away.
Lynn controls the position.
Zan tries to bench press Lynn off him but Lynn keeps the position.
Lynn is staying tight to Zan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Zan tries to bench press Lynn off him but Lynn keeps the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zan is being controlled here.
Zan is looking to reverse the position.
Lynn controls the position.
Zan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zan tries to get out of the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lynn trying to control the position but Zan is working away.
Zan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Lynn politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lynn prefers to stall for the moment though.
Zan is trying to get back to half guard.
Lynn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zan, who protects the arm well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zan is not content to let Lynn control the position.
Lynn takes a little break here. Zan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Zan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zan is letting Lynn control him for a moment.
Zan is looking for a sweep.
Lynn tries for a kimura but Zan is defending well.
Zan is trying to get back to half guard.
Zan is not content to let Lynn control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Lynn politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lynn prefers to stall for the moment though.
Zan tries to bench press Lynn off him but Lynn keeps the position.
Zan is working hard here to advance position.
Lynn taking a breather here.
Let's hope that Lynn has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lynn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zan regains half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Zan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lynn works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Zan (2) vs (15) Lynn
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Zan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lynn is staying tight to Zan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Zan is looking to reverse the position.
Lynn takes a little break here. Zan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lynn is continuing to stall.
Zan is trying to improve his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lynn controlling the position from side mount.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Lynn.
Zan is not content to let Lynn control the position.
Lynn is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Zan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Zan is trying to improve his position.
Zan is being controlled here.
Zan is looking for a sweep.
Lynn controlling the position.
Yet more stalling tactics from Lynn.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Zan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lynn is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Zan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Zan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lynn perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Well,Zan is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Lynn trying to control from half guard but Zan is working away.
Lynn content to control rather than advance.
Zan wants to improve his position but Lynn is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Zan tries to get to full guard but Lynn has control of the leg.
Zan actively working from the bottom here.
Lynn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lynn wants to free his trapped foot but Zan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zan actively working from the bottom here.
Zan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lynn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lynn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zan! Score +3 for passing guard: Zan (2) vs (18) Lynn
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Zan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Zan (4) vs (18) Lynn
Lynn is controlling Zan's posture.
Zan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lynn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zan has gone for a leg lock! Lynn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zan's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Zan (4) vs (20) Lynn
Zan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lynn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lynn wins on points by 20 to 4.
Jack Lynn thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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