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Bots de Garra 97 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 68 wins and 48 losses; Malaki Fiso! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 38 wins and 14 losses; Abu Schaubi!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Fiso fails with a takedown attempt.
Fiso shoots in for a takedown but Schaubi shows good takedown defense.
Schaubi tries to counter with a clinch but Fiso shakes him off and moves away.
Fiso shoots for a double leg takedown but Schaubi sprawls well. He's pushed Fiso's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malaki Fiso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fiso drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fiso (2) vs (0) Schaubi
Fiso trying to control the position from guard on top but Schaubi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiso is really struggling to control Schaubi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Schaubi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Schaubi trying to keep a closed guard but Fiso is proving a slippery customer.
Schaubi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiso 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.
Schaubi looking for a sweep. Not yet Schaubi, not yet.
Schaubi is adopting a defensive guard.
Fiso won't allow Schaubi to sweep him here.
Fiso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fiso sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fiso might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Schaubi keeping full guard, as Fiso tries to pass.
Fiso trying to control the position from guard on top but Schaubi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiso passes Schaubi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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.
Fiso is trying to control the action in half guard but Schaubi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schaubi is concentrating on defense, preventing Fiso from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schaubi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Schaubi tries to roll over but Fiso keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fiso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schaubi keeps working.
Schaubi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fiso is keen to just control but Schaubi is a slippery customer.
Schaubi trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fiso's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fiso's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Fiso (2) vs (4) Schaubi
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fiso trying to control but not successfully.
Fiso wants to escape the position.
Fiso is working hard here to advance position.
Schaubi wants to control but Fiso is keeping busy.
Schaubi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fiso haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fiso tries to escape the position.
Fiso defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiso tries to escape but Schaubi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Schaubi keeps control of the position easily here as Fiso tries to buck him off.
Will Schaubi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Fiso just trying to survive but Schaubi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Fiso turns into Schaubi and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiso (4) vs (4) Schaubi
Fiso trying to control the position from guard on top but Schaubi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi has Fiso pulled in close to control his posture.
Fiso controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Schaubi keeping moving, preventing Fiso from controlling successfully.
Fiso tries to free his leg and advance position but Schaubi is retaining full guard.
Schaubi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schaubi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fiso wants to control from the top but Schaubi keeps moving.
Fiso wants to pass the guard but Schaubi is keeping the position.
Schaubi 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 seven minutes gone in the round.
Fiso not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Schaubi keeping moving, preventing Fiso from controlling successfully.
Schaubi keeping full guard, as Fiso tries to pass.
Fiso trying to control but Schaubi is working from the bottom.
Schaubi is adopting a defensive guard.
Fiso trying to control but Schaubi is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi trying to control the position.
Schaubi controlling Fiso's posture.
Fiso tries to free his leg and advance position but Schaubi is retaining full guard.
Schaubi has Fiso pulled in close to control his posture.
Fiso trying to control the position from guard on top but Schaubi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fiso content to stall in guard here.
Fiso wants to pass the guard but Schaubi is keeping the position.
Schaubi keeping moving, preventing Fiso from controlling successfully.
Schaubi seems keen to control Fiso's posture.
Fiso trying to control but Schaubi is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fiso 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.
Schaubi keeping moving, preventing Fiso from controlling successfully.
Fiso looking to pass the guard.
Schaubi is pulling down on Fiso's head. It's preventing any offense from Fiso, at least for the moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi keeping moving, preventing Fiso from controlling successfully.
Fiso is fighting to break Schaubi's control of his arms but Schaubi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Schaubi keeping moving, preventing Fiso from controlling successfully.
Fiso is pushing down on Schaubi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schaubi is fighting to maintain full guard but Fiso has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fiso is pressing down on Schaubi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schaubi is holding on for now.
Schaubi 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.
Schaubi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fiso's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fiso's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Fiso (4) vs (8) Schaubi
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi tries to keep control of the position but Fiso is staying busy.
Schaubi controlling from the back.
Schaubi trying to control momentarily.
Fiso rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Schaubi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Schaubi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is thwarting Fiso's attempts to control the position.
Schaubi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Schaubi prevents Fiso from improving his position.
Schaubi trying to control from half guard but Fiso is working away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiso is looking to improve his position.
Fiso holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Schaubi is looking to advance position but Fiso won't allow it.
Schaubi not doing much here.
Schaubi prevents Fiso from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schaubi trying to control from half guard but Fiso is working away.
Fiso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schaubi wins on points by 8 to 4.
Abu Schaubi made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'G-g-g-g-gadOOSHED him through a glass door, b'. |
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