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Bots de Garra 103 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 27 losses; Abubakar Camara! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 27 losses; Jari Laitila!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
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.
Laitila takes the fight into the clinch.
Camara gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Camara (2) vs (0) Laitila
Camara is trying to control. Laitila wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Laitila trying to control but Camara postures up.
Camara trying to control the action but Laitila is working from the bottom.
Camara controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Laitila does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Laitila is concentrating on defense, preventing Camara from advancing position.
Let's hope that Laitila has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Camara has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Camara is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitila won't allow Camara to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Camara in particular looking to stall.
Laitila felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Laitila trying to control but Camara postures up.
Camara slows the pace down in half guard.
Laitila is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Laitila's thigh. Laitila counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Camara engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Camara trying to control the position from guard on top but Laitila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara 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: Camara (2) vs (2) Laitila
Camara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Camara seems keen to control Laitila's posture.
Camara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Camara has control of Laitila's left arm, preventing Laitila from doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Camara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laitila manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Camara (4) vs (2) Laitila
Camara sitting in guard here, content to control.
Camara wants to pass the guard but Laitila is keeping the position.
Laitila is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Camara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laitila swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Camara trying to control the position from guard on top but Laitila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laitila controls Camara momentarily but Camara frees himself.
Camara's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laitila working a defensive guard here.
Camara content to stall in guard here.
Camara passes into half guard.
Laitila trying to control here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laitila tries to get to full guard but Camara has control of the leg.
Laitila works his way to full guard. Good work.
Camara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Laitila working a defensive guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laitila has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Camara has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Camara (7) vs (2) Laitila
Camara is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Laitila prevents Camara from moving into mount.
Camara working away.
Laitila is looking for a sweep.
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 eleven minutes gone in the round.
Camara is looking to take a break and control but Laitila is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Laitila's face as Camara controls the position.
Laitila looking for a sweep but Camara has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Camara (9) vs (2) Laitila
Laitila tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Camara controlling the pace for now.
Camara trying to control but Laitila is having none of it.
Laitila is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Camara moves to his opponent's back but Laitila bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Camara. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Camara (9) vs (4) Laitila
Camara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Camara is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Camara keeping moving, preventing Laitila from controlling successfully.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Camara pulls Laitila in close to his closed guard and prevents Laitila from doing any damage or advancing position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Camara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Camara takes the fight on points by 9 to 4.
Our winner, Abubakar Camara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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