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Bots de Garra 104 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 14 losses; Alexander Mesquita! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 24 losses; Richard Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Anderson rushes Mesquita and presses him up against the ropes.
Mesquita has Anderson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mesquita has Anderson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mesquita is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mesquita is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Mesquita pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Mesquita can't get the takedown.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mesquita prevents it.
Mesquita goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anderson prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Mesquita shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mesquita gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mesquita prevents it.
Anderson has Mesquita pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Mesquita manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mesquita lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mesquita (2) vs (0) Anderson
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mesquita tries to pass to full mount but Anderson defends it.
Anderson is staying active underneath Mesquita, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mesquita is just content to waste time from the top position. Anderson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Anderson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mesquita has Anderson in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (2) vs (2) Anderson
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anderson postures up.
Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson forces his way into half guard.
Anderson controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mesquita manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anderson trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Mesquita tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mesquita wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Mesquita throws his legs up looking for a submission but Anderson uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (2) vs (5) Anderson
Mesquita is trying to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mesquita (2) vs (7) Anderson
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mesquita is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anderson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita working to try and regain half guard.
Anderson looking to control but Mesquita is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mesquita is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mesquita is trying to reverse the position but instead Anderson has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Mesquita (2) vs (10) Anderson
Mesquita tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Anderson looking to control but Mesquita is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Mesquita (2) vs (13) Anderson
Anderson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Mesquita.
Mesquita turns into Anderson and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (4) vs (13) Anderson
Anderson keeping full guard, as Mesquita tries to pass.
Mesquita is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Anderson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Anderson has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (4) vs (15) Anderson
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anderson trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson is stalling in the full guard.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.
Mesquita might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Mesquita.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.
Mesquita isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Anderson stacks Mesquita on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Anderson! Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (4) vs (18) Anderson
A lull in the action here as Anderson stalls from top position.
It looks like Anderson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking for a sweep.
Mesquita gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mesquita is looking to improve his position.
Mesquita has a hand on Anderson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Anderson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (4) vs (21) Anderson
Mesquita bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (6) vs (21) Anderson
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mesquita pushing down on Anderson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mesquita is working for a kimura here but Anderson manages to reverse the position and he's now in Mesquita's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (6) vs (23) Anderson
Mesquita looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Anderson has picked Mesquita up and slammed him! Mesquita can't keep hold of the triangle and Anderson manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (6) vs (26) Anderson
Anderson staying calm.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position but Mesquita is working away.
Mesquita is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Belmiro Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Mesquita manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (8) vs (26) Anderson
Mesquita is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Anderson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mesquita.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Anderson still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Anderson has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mesquita (8) vs (30) Anderson
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Anderson taking a breather here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita looks to move to half guard but instead Anderson has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mesquita (8) vs (32) Anderson
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson wins on points by 32 to 8.
An out of breath Richard Anderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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