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Bots de Garra 84 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 London, with a TWGC record of 48 wins and 49 losses; Able Archer! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 5 losses; Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracie gets a clinch.
Archer looking for a takedown.
Gracie gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Archer (0) vs (2) Gracie
Gracie trying to control but Archer is working from the bottom.
Archer controlling Gracie's posture.
We've been hearing good reports from Archer's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Archer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Archer (2) vs (2) Gracie
Archer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Archer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pulls Archer in to control the position.
Archer postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie has control of Archer's left arm, preventing Archer from doing any damage.
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.
Archer stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer postures up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Archer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie pulls Archer in to control the position.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Archer is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Archer is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie is controlling Archer's posture.
Gracie is trying to keep Archer in close.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Archer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Archer trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Archer content to stall in guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Archer has passed into half guard!
Gracie wants to improve his position but Archer is controlling well.
Archer trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Archer stalling away here and it's allowed Gracie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Archer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Archer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Archer is just content to waste time from the top position. Gracie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Archer stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Archer postures up.
Gracie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gracie trying to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Archer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Archer is proving a slippery customer.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Archer is stalling in the full guard.
Archer trying to move into half guard but instead Gracie has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Archer (2) vs (4) Gracie
Archer wants to sweep but no luck.
Archer is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gracie working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Archer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Archer keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Archer is retaining full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Archer looking for a sweep. Not yet Archer, not yet.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Archer (2) vs (7) Gracie
Archer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Archer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Archer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie controlling the action here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Archer is keeping him busy.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Archer defending well.
Archer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Archer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Archer working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Archer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 7 to 2.
Anderson Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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