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Bots de Garra 76 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 6 losses; Alexander Mesquita! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 19 losses; Jari Laitila!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laitila as he jumps to the side.
Laitila keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mesquita dives in for a single leg takedown but Laitila sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Laitila steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mesquita.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laitila jumps guard and drags Mesquita to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Laitila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Laitila dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (0) vs (2) Laitila
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita is trying to keep Laitila in close.
Laitila looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitila is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Laitila wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Mesquita looking to control.
Laitila looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Laitila from controlling successfully.
Laitila content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Laitila from controlling successfully.
Laitila trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mesquita manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (2) vs (2) Laitila
Mesquita looking to sit in guard and control but Laitila gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (2) vs (4) Laitila
Laitila sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Mesquita tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita working a defensive guard here.
Laitila trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita has an active guard here but Laitila has managed to pass into half guard.
Laitila works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (2) vs (7) Laitila
Mesquita tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mesquita seems a little lost for a moment, as Laitila dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitila trying to control the position but Mesquita is working away.
Mesquita manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (4) vs (7) Laitila
Mesquita trying to control the action but Laitila is working from the bottom.
Mesquita frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (7) vs (7) Laitila
Laitila is squirming around, avoiding Mesquita's attempts to control the action.
Laitila tries to hold on but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Laitila manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is trying to get back to half guard.
Laitila has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Mesquita gets to mount! Laitila was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mesquita (9) vs (7) Laitila
Laitila gets back to half guard.
Mesquita prevents Laitila from improving his position.
Mesquita looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mesquita trying to control from Laitila's half guard. Laitila has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laitila swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laitila working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mesquita doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mesquita manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Laitila is retaining full guard.
Laitila is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mesquita is aware though and is defending well.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Laitila is keeping the position.
Laitila is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Laitila is retaining full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Laitila's guard.
Mesquita wants to free his trapped foot but Laitila is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Laitila is refusing to be controlled, as Mesquita sits in half guard.
Mesquita is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Laitila doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mesquita.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is trying to get back to full guard.
Mesquita is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mesquita stalling away here and it's allowed Laitila to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Laitila controlling the position.
Laitila working a defensive guard here.
Laitila is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita drops back, looking for a kneebar! Laitila looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Laitila looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Laitila! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mesquita (9) vs (11) Laitila
You can see the frustration on Mesquita's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Laitila tries for a kimura but Mesquita is defending well.
Laitila tries to move to full mount but Mesquita actually manages to regain half guard.
Laitila is keen to just control but Mesquita is a slippery customer.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is looking to stall here but Mesquita recovers full guard.
Mesquita is trying to control the position but Laitila postures up.
Mesquita is trying to hold Laitila in close to prevent damage but Laitila has managed to pass into half guard.
Mesquita is looking for a sweep. Laitila is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mesquita is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Belmiro Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Laitila wants to pass the guard but Mesquita is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mesquita trying to control from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita gets full guard.
Mesquita is looking for a triangle but Laitila pushes his legs off easily.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Laitila from controlling successfully.
Laitila postures up.
Laitila wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Mesquita has his foot on Laitila's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Laitila works his way back into a safe position though.
Laitila controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Laitila from controlling successfully.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mesquita is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (11) vs (11) Laitila
Mesquita passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (14) vs (11) Laitila
Mesquita goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Laitila has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mesquita but great work by Laitila. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mesquita (14) vs (15) Laitila
Well,Mesquita is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Mesquita tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laitila is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mesquita has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mesquita is trying to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is not content to let Laitila control the position.
Mesquita is looking for a sweep.
Laitila goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mesquita rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Laitila's guard! Nice work there by Mesquita! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (16) vs (15) Laitila
Mesquita trying to control but Laitila is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Laitila working for submissions but it's allowed Mesquita to get to half guard.
Mesquita seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Laitila has recovered full guard.
Laitila wants to sweep here but Mesquita controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laitila working for a triangle but Mesquita defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mesquita takes the fight on points by 16 to 15. |
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