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Bots de Garra 98 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 London, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 25 losses; Jari Laitila! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 39 losses; Vartan Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Esteves stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Laitila has taken the fight to the clinch.
Esteves is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Laitila can't fight it off and eventually Esteves manages to take the fight to the floor. Laitila looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Laitila (0) vs (2) Esteves
Esteves trying to control but Laitila is working from the bottom.
Laitila managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laitila not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Esteves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laitila is keeping the position for now.
Esteves wants to control from the top but Laitila keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteves trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Laitila manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laitila (2) vs (2) Esteves
Esteves trying to control the position.
Laitila got a little sloppy there for a moment and Esteves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Laitila has managed to get both his arms back between Esteves's legs - danger averted.
Esteves is looking to sweep but instead, Laitila has passed into half guard.
Esteves moves into full guard.
Esteves is trying to keep Laitila in close.
Esteves is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteves keeping moving, preventing Laitila from controlling successfully.
Esteves 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: Laitila (2) vs (4) Esteves
Esteves wants to pass the guard but Laitila is defending well.
Laitila keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Esteves trying to control from half guard but Laitila is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esteves looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Esteves is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Laitila has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Laitila is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Esteves's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Esteves's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Laitila (6) vs (4) Esteves
Esteves tries to roll but Laitila sticks to his back.
Laitila tries to get the hooks in deep but Esteves pushed the leg off.
Esteves is trying to break free.
Laitila seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Laitila's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Laitila controlling well, preventing Esteves from escaping the position.
Esteves defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Esteves is in bad spot here.
Esteves prevents Laitila from getting a body triangle.
Esteves trying to control the hands but Laitila breaks the grip.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Esteves tries to escape the position.
Esteves trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Esteves can't escape the position.
Esteves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Esteves tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Esteves is in all sorts of trouble here.
Esteves tries to hold on but Laitila pushes him away.
Laitila sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Esteves tries to control the position but Laitila now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Laitila (9) vs (4) Esteves
Laitila is hanging on to Esteves's back as he tries to escape.
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.
Esteves trying to control the hands but Laitila breaks the grip.
Laitila biding his time, looking for the opening.
Laitila controlling well, preventing Esteves from escaping the position.
Laitila controlling the position well here. Esteves rolled but Laitila kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laitila struggling to keep hold of the position.
Esteves trying to control the position but Laitila manages to sink in the hooks.
Laitila struggling to keep hold of the position.
Laitila keeps control of the position as Esteves tries to break free.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laitila wants to control but Esteves is keeping busy.
Laitila is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Esteves tries to break free.
Esteves keeps trying to improve his position.
Laitila working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Esteves rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Esteves wants to get back to full guard.
Laitila controlling the action here.
Esteves is looking to improve his position.
Laitila performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Esteves manages to get to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Laitila works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Esteves trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Laitila (12) vs (4) Esteves
Esteves is wriggling around trying to escape.
Laitila is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Esteves is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Laitila (15) vs (4) Esteves
Laitila has good solid back control here.
You can see the frustration on Esteves's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is still trying to improve position.
Laitila trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Esteves is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Laitila is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Esteves is in bad spot here.
Esteves tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Laitila can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Esteves is looking to escape.
Esteves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Esteves regains half guard.
Esteves looks winded!
Esteves is looking to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Laitila controlling the action here.
Esteves is looking to improve his position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is looking to get back to full guard here but Laitila has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Laitila (18) vs (4) Esteves
Esteves looking for a sweep but Laitila has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Laitila (20) vs (4) Esteves
Esteves is in all sorts of trouble here.
Esteves is trying to reverse the position but instead Laitila has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Laitila (23) vs (4) Esteves
Laitila controlling the position well here. Esteves rolled but Laitila kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Laitila takes the fight on points by 23 to 4. |
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