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Bots de Garra 88 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 27 wins and 21 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 23 losses; Jari Laitila!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Laitila darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Curls (0) vs (2) Laitila
Curls trying to control from the bottom.
Curls desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Laitila trying to control from half guard but Curls is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curls is trying to maintain the position but Laitila is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitila stalling.
Curls trying to hold on to Laitila's head to control him but Laitila postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Laitila wants to take a breather but Curls is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitila stalling away here and it's allowed Curls to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Laitila controlling from the top position.
Laitila is fighting to break Curls's control of his arms but Curls is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Laitila slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curls not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Laitila is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Laitila stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitila wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Curls is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Laitila controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Curls is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laitila tries to free his leg and advance position but Curls is retaining full guard.
Curls keeping moving, preventing Laitila from controlling successfully.
Laitila wants to pass the guard but Curls is keeping the position.
Laitila stands and throws Curls's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (0) vs (5) Laitila
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Laitila wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curls keeps working.
Laitila taking a breather here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laitila working away.
Laitila wants to control but Curls is keeping him busy.
Laitila just content to control the position.
Curls has one of Laitila's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls is looking to reverse the position.
Curls can't do much from the bottom here.
Curls tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Laitila wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Laitila politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Laitila prefers to stall for the moment though.
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.
Laitila working away.
Laitila trying to control the position but Curls is working away.
Curls can't do much from the bottom here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Laitila controlling from side mount.
Curls keeps Laitila under control for a moment.
Curls struggling a bit here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is looking to take a break and control but Curls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Curls prevents Laitila from moving into mount.
Laitila is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Curls has escaped the position, nice work there.
Laitila is looking to take a break and control but Curls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Laitila working away.
Curls being controlled for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Curls's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laitila trying to control the position but Curls is working away.
You can see the frustration on Curls's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Curls being controlled for a moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls is not content to let Laitila control the position.
Laitila working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laitila wins on points by 5 to 0. |
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