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Bots de Garra 106 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 25 losses; Tres Sulvar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 27 losses; Jerry Curls!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Curls clinches with his opponent.
Sulvar 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.
Curls is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Curls jumps into guard, dragging Sulvar to the mat.
Curls pulls Sulvar in close to his closed guard and prevents Sulvar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sulvar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sulvar being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curls wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sulvar is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulvar slows the pace down in half guard.
Curls trying to hold on to Sulvar's head to control him but Sulvar postures up.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curls is trying to control but Sulvar manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Sulvar (3) vs (0) Curls
Curls is controlling an arm, preventing Sulvar from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curls tries to lock up and control but Sulvar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sulvar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Curls is looking to escape.
Sulvar works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Sulvar (6) vs (0) Curls
Sulvar tries to keep control of the position but Curls is staying busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar gets his hands free as Curls looks to control.
Curls is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Sulvar wants to control but Curls is keeping busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is trying to control but Curls is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Curls tries to lock up and control but Sulvar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sulvar wants to take Curls's back here but Curls is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Curls is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sulvar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sulvar controlling the pace for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Curls tries to lock up and control but Sulvar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sulvar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Curls is looking to escape.
Sulvar avoids the attempt from Curls to control.
Curls is just holding on here. Sulvar manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Sulvar (9) vs (0) Curls
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar biding his time, controlling Curls.
Curls wants to control his opponent's hands but Sulvar gets his hands free.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar controlling well, preventing Curls from escaping the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sulvar controlling the positon.
Curls wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sulvar's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Curls doesn't escape.
Sulvar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Curls is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sulvar trying to control.
Curls trying to control but not successfully.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sulvar controlling the positon.
Curls trying to control the hands but Sulvar breaks the grip.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Curls looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Curls might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sulvar haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sulvar biding his time, looking for the opening.
Sulvar gets his hands free as Curls looks to control.
Sulvar is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is trying to control but Curls is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Curls reaches up to try and control the position but Sulvar seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Curls rolls and tries to escape and now Sulvar has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Sulvar (12) vs (0) Curls
Sulvar gets his hands free as Curls looks to control.
Sulvar just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
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.
Sulvar is looking to control Curls but Curls is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls trying to control the hands but Sulvar won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Will Sulvar go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that's the end of the fight!
Sulvar takes the fight on points by 12 to 0.
An out of breath Tres Sulvar 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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