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Bots de Garra 108 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 21 wins and 19 losses; Rio Rolla! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 50 wins and 36 losses; Tommy Toehold!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Toehold gets a double leg takedown into Rolla's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rolla (0) vs (2) Toehold
Rolla is looking to sweep but instead, Toehold has passed into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rolla looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rolla is looking to improve his position.
Rolla wants to get back to full guard but Toehold has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (0) vs (5) Toehold
Rolla sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rolla slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Toehold stopping the sweep attempt from Rolla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toehold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rolla has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Toehold has managed to get both his arms back between Rolla's legs - danger averted.
Toehold trying to control but Rolla is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolla looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Toehold puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rolla wants to get back to full guard.
Rolla is working hard here to advance position.
Rolla is looking to get back to full guard here but Toehold has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (0) vs (8) Toehold
Rolla tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Toehold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rolla keeps working.
Rolla tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Toehold wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rolla manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolla wants to improve his position but Toehold is controlling well.
Rolla moves into full guard.
Rolla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Toehold wants to control from the top but Rolla keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toehold preventing the sweep.
Rolla looking for subs off his back but Toehold has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rolla manages to regain full guard. 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rolla is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rolla (2) vs (8) Toehold
Rolla stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toehold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Toehold has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rolla stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toehold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolla postures up.
Toehold keeping full guard, as Rolla tries to pass.
Rolla pushes down on Toehold's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rolla looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rolla is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rolla 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.
Rolla tries to pass the half guard into mount. Toehold knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Toehold is looking to control Rolla's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Toehold avoid being mounted?
Rolla is looking to advance position but Toehold won't allow it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Toehold wants to control but Rolla is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rolla wants to pass the guard but Toehold is defending well.
Toehold slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rolla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toehold is keeping the position for now.
Rolla pushing down on Toehold's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rolla seems to be looking for submissions.
Rolla will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rolla wants to pass the guard but Toehold is defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rolla moves into full mount! Toehold won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (5) vs (8) Toehold
Rolla swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Toehold is now in Rolla's guard. A big mistake from Rolla there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rolla (5) vs (10) Toehold
Rolla manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Toehold manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rolla (7) vs (10) Toehold
Rolla stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toehold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rolla trying to move into half guard but instead Toehold has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rolla (7) vs (12) Toehold
Rolla is looking to sweep but instead, Toehold has passed into half guard.
Rolla wants to sweep but Toehold has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (7) vs (15) Toehold
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rolla tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Toehold wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rolla is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rolla makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rolla.
Rolla looking for a sweep. Not yet Rolla, not yet.
Rolla isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Toehold stacks Rolla 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 Toehold! Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (7) vs (18) Toehold
Rolla tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Toehold wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rolla is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LĂ©Crucible, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Rolla manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rolla (9) vs (18) Toehold
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rolla is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rolla wants to free his trapped foot but Toehold is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rolla is working for a kimura but Toehold is defending it quite comfortably.
Toehold has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rolla is working away from the top position though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rolla is just content to waste time from the top position. Toehold takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rolla tries to free his leg and advance position but Toehold is retaining full guard.
Rolla passes into half guard.
Rolla moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (12) vs (18) Toehold
Rolla trying to control the action but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Rolla tries to advance to mount but Toehold instead regains half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rolla prevents Toehold from improving his position.
Rolla seems to be working for a kimura but Toehold defends the submission attempt.
Rolla trying to control the action but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Toehold trying to control but Rolla postures up.
Toehold is refusing to be controlled, as Rolla sits in half guard.
Rolla is pressing down on Toehold's thigh, looking to free his foot. Toehold is holding on for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rolla is looking to pass Toehold's guard but actually Toehold recovers to full guard.
Rolla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toehold is keeping the position for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rolla is looking to advance position but Toehold has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Rolla (12) vs (22) Toehold
Toehold tries to control but Rolla wriggling away.
Rolla tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Toehold sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rolla keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rolla is looking to escape.
Toehold manages to capitalize on a mistake by Rolla to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Rolla (12) vs (25) Toehold
I really don't envy Rolla right now.
Rolla rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rolla manages to get to full guard.
Rolla wants to sweep here but Toehold controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold wins on points by 25 to 12.
An out of breath Tommy Toehold 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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