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Bots de Garra 91 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 65 wins and 47 losses; Malaki Fiso! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 28 losses; Helio Gracias!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Fiso shoots for a takedown but Gracias saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracias tries to sprawl but Fiso drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fiso (2) vs (0) Gracias
Fiso is looking for a kimura but Gracias is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fiso to get the leverage.
Fiso tries to pass to full mount but Gracias defends it.
Gracias wants to improve his position but Fiso is controlling well.
Fiso is trying to control. Gracias wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Fiso'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso is looking to advance position but Gracias won't allow it.
Fiso is looking to stall here but Gracias recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiso is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fiso trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracias can't keep his opponent in guard - Fiso advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fiso wants to control but Gracias is keeping him busy.
Fiso tries to pass to full mount but Gracias defends it.
Fiso wants to take a breather but Gracias is having none of it.
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.
Gracias is holding on to half guard well.
Fiso wants to free his trapped foot but Gracias is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracias is pressing down on Fiso's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso passes Gracias's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracias is looking to improve his position.
Fiso tries to pass to full mount but Gracias defends it.
Gracias controlling the position well.
Fiso is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracias is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracias won't allow Fiso to pass to mount.
Gracias slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracias is pulling down on Fiso's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracias keeping moving, preventing Fiso from controlling successfully.
Fiso sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fiso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fiso trying to control but Gracias is working from the bottom.
Fiso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracias is keeping the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiso trying to control but Gracias is working from the bottom.
Fiso is really struggling to control Gracias but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fiso controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gracias keeping moving, preventing Fiso from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracias controls Fiso momentarily but Fiso frees himself.
Fiso slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Fiso (5) vs (0) Gracias
Fiso is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fiso moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Fiso (7) vs (0) Gracias
Fiso forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Fiso (10) vs (0) Gracias
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Fiso.
Fiso controls the action.
Fiso is looking to control Gracias but Gracias is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Fiso controlling from the back.
Gracias staying busy and making it hard for Fiso to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fiso is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gracias is defending well though. Fiso let's go of the attempt for now.
Fiso is looking to control Gracias but Gracias is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Fiso gets his hands free as Gracias looks to control.
Fiso is trying to control but Gracias is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Fiso tries to control but Gracias wriggling away.
Fiso wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fiso looking to control but Gracias is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fiso takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fiso wants to control the pace but Gracias is squirming around nicely.
Fiso content just to control the position here.
Fiso fails to move to back control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fiso looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fiso looking to control but Gracias is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fiso prevents Gracias from getting the reversal.
Fiso controlling from the full mount.
Fiso tries to control but Gracias wriggling away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias tries to lock up and control but Fiso gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fiso trying to control but Gracias is having none of it.
Fiso avoids the attempt from Gracias to control.
Fiso wants to control the action but instead Gracias gets a body lock and reverses into Fiso's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiso (10) vs (2) Gracias
Fiso 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.
Fiso wants to control but Gracias passes easily into half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fiso manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fiso wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gracias is now in half guard.
Well, if Gracias is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gracias seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fiso does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fiso is trying is best to control the position here.
Fiso wants to improve his position but Gracias is controlling well.
Fiso might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fiso is looking to control Gracias's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fiso avoid being mounted?
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiso tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gracias has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Fiso (10) vs (5) Gracias
Gracias sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracias swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Fiso is now in Gracias's guard. A big mistake from Gracias there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiso (12) vs (5) Gracias
Fiso is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fiso forces his way into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, if Fiso is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiso takes the fight on points by 12 to 5.
A victorious Malaki Fiso thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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