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Bots de Garra 93 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 125 wins and 67 losses; Matvey Pavlov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 55 wins and 33 losses; Bo Nickal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nickal shoots in and drives through. Pavlov sprawls well.
Matvey Pavlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Pavlov (4) vs (0) Nickal
Pavlov trying to control the action but Nickal is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pavlov tries to move to full mount but Nickal actually manages to regain half guard.
Pavlov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nickal! Score +3 for passing guard: Pavlov (7) vs (0) Nickal
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov controlling from the full mount.
Nickal is squirming around, avoiding Pavlov's attempts to control the action.
Pavlov controlling the pace for now.
Pavlov looking to control but Nickal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pavlov is stalling here but it's allowed Nickal to get half guard.
Pavlov is looking to advance position but Nickal won't allow it.
Pavlov is stalling here. Nickal is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pavlov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nickal has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Pavlov (7) vs (4) Nickal
Pavlov is trying to get back to half guard.
Nickal tries to move to mount but Pavlov blocks the move with his legs.
Pavlov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov wants to improve his position but Nickal is controlling well.
Pavlov is not content to let Nickal control the position.
Nickal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pavlov! Score +3 for passing guard: Pavlov (7) vs (7) Nickal
Nickal looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pavlov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pavlov is working hard here to advance position.
Pavlov wants to control but Nickal is having none of it.
Nickal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pavlov is looking to escape.
Nickal controlling from mount.
Nickal working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nickal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pavlov is looking to escape.
Pavlov wants to hold on but Nickal pushes him away.
Pavlov is working to get back to half guard.
Pavlov is squirming around, avoiding Nickal's attempts to control the action.
Pavlov is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've been hearing good reports from Pavlov'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.
Nickal tries to control but Pavlov wriggling away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov regains half guard.
Pavlov trying to control from the bottom.
Pavlov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pavlov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pavlov keeping moving, preventing Nickal from controlling successfully.
Pavlov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pavlov being controlled here, momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov has Nickal pulled in close to control his posture.
Pavlov is trying to keep Nickal in close.
Nickal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pavlov is keeping the position for now.
Nickal wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nickal tries to free his leg and advance position but Pavlov is retaining full guard.
Nickal trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavlov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pavlov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nickal controls the pace.
Pavlov keeping full guard, as Nickal tries to pass.
Pavlov is controlling Nickal's posture.
Nickal looking to pass the guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nickal trying to control but Pavlov is working from the bottom.
Pavlov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pavlov controlling Nickal's posture.
Pavlov keeping moving, preventing Nickal from controlling successfully.
Nickal preventing the sweep.
Pavlov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nickal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nickal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pavlov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pavlov looking for a sweep. Not yet Pavlov, not yet.
Pavlov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Nickal wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Nickal tries to free his leg and advance position but Pavlov is retaining full guard.
Pavlov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pavlov (9) vs (7) Nickal
Nickal tries to roll over but Pavlov keeps him under control.
Nickal is staying active underneath Pavlov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've been informed that Nickal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nickal trying to control from the bottom.
Pavlov wants to advance to full mount but Nickal doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Pavlov from controlling successfully.
Pavlov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nickal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Pavlov from controlling successfully.
Nickal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nickal working a defensive guard here.
Pavlov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pavlov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nickal is keeping the position for now.
Pavlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nickal seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pavlov looking to sit in guard and control but Nickal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pavlov (9) vs (9) Nickal
Pavlov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nickal preventing the sweep.
Nickal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pavlov is trying to keep Nickal in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nickal preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Nickal gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Nickal wins on points by 10 to 9.
A victorious Bo Nickal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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