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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 67 wins and 51 losses; Conald Petersen! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 6 losses; Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
Gracie gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Petersen regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Petersen (0) vs (2) Gracie
Petersen is adopting a defensive guard.
Petersen wants to hit a sweep here but Gracie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Petersen there! Score +3 for passing guard: Petersen (0) vs (5) Gracie
Petersen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie looking to control but Petersen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Petersen is holding on tight.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Petersen is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Petersen to control.
Petersen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie looking to control but Petersen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Petersen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Petersen is looking to escape.
Petersen regains half guard.
Petersen wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Petersen (0) vs (8) Gracie
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Petersen (0) vs (11) Gracie
Gracie slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Petersen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gracie's arms.
Petersen tries to roll but Gracie sticks to his back.
Petersen trying to control the hands but Gracie won't let him.
Petersen is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen wants to control his opponent's hands but Gracie gets his hands free.
Petersen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Petersen can't escape the position.
Petersen trying to control the position but Gracie manages to sink in the hooks.
Will Gracie go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Petersen turns into Gracie and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Petersen (2) vs (11) Gracie
Petersen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Petersen tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen 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.
Gracie is trying to keep Petersen in close.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Petersen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Petersen passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Petersen (5) vs (11) Gracie
Petersen just content to control the position.
Petersen wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Petersen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Petersen trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Petersen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Petersen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gracie is trying to control Petersen's posture but Petersen avoids it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Petersen is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petersen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gracie is trying to control Petersen's posture but Petersen avoids it.
Petersen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Petersen is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Petersen tries to advance to mount but Gracie denies him.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Petersen's best efforts.
Gracie is holding on to half guard well.
Petersen trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Petersen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Petersen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Petersen slows the pace down in half guard.
Petersen wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Petersen not doing much here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Petersen is looking to advance position but Gracie won't allow it.
Petersen is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Petersen trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Petersen is working away from the top position though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Petersen sits in half guard.
Petersen is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Petersen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Petersen trying to advance position but Gracie counters by regaining guard.
Gracie pulls Petersen in close to prevent any damage.
Petersen wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Petersen controlling him for the moment.
Petersen controlling from the top position.
Petersen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Petersen passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Petersen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Petersen is controlling the pace.
Gracie trying to control here.
Petersen wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Petersen is looking to advance position but Gracie won't allow it.
Well, if Petersen 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.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his hands clasped together around Petersen's back. He's all about the action.
Petersen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Petersen wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Gracie trying to control here.
Petersen controlling the action here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Petersen controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petersen is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 11 to 5.
Anderson Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Conald Petersen was interviewed post fight and said 'Ta Ta there retard'. |
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