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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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 25 losses; Tres Sulvar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 23 losses; Amir Ziyaeddin!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sulvar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ziyaeddin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sulvar somewhat.
Ziyaeddin forces Sulvar back against the ropes and clinches.
Ziyaeddin pulls Sulvar into guard.
Ziyaeddin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sulvar defends well.
Ziyaeddin has his foot on Sulvar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sulvar works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulvar sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulvar passes into half guard.
Ziyaeddin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ziyaeddin wants to sweep but Sulvar has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Sulvar (3) vs (0) Ziyaeddin
Ziyaeddin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar wants to control but Ziyaeddin is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing good reports from Sulvar's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sulvar works to advance to full mount. Ziyaeddin defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Sulvar (5) vs (0) Ziyaeddin
Ziyaeddin is looking to get to half guard.
Sulvar controlling his opponent.
Ziyaeddin is looking to improve his position but Sulvar isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin gets back to half guard.
Sulvar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ziyaeddin is trying to maintain the position but Sulvar is very close to passing his half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is pressing down on Ziyaeddin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ziyaeddin is holding on for now.
Sulvar controlling the pace.
Sulvar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ziyaeddin keeps working.
Ziyaeddin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sulvar is working away from the top position though.
Ziyaeddin is doing well to control the position and prevent Sulvar from advancing to side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ziyaeddin wants to control but Sulvar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ziyaeddin actively working from the bottom here.
Ziyaeddin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin wants to control but Sulvar is keeping busy.
Ziyaeddin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sulvar pulls his head out easily.
Sulvar wants to control but Ziyaeddin is keeping him busy.
Sulvar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin is staying active underneath Sulvar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ziyaeddin is trying to control but can't.
Sulvar trying to control from Ziyaeddin's half guard. Ziyaeddin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ziyaeddin looking to control.
Sulvar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ziyaeddin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sulvar escapes and throws Ziyaeddin's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Sulvar (8) vs (0) Ziyaeddin
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar trying to control the action but Ziyaeddin is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Sulvar politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sulvar prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar working away.
Ziyaeddin is not content to let Sulvar control the position.
Ziyaeddin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sulvar off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sulvar (8) vs (4) Ziyaeddin
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 prevents Ziyaeddin from getting a body triangle.
Ziyaeddin not allowing Sulvar to control his hands.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is keeping busy.
Ziyaeddin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sulvar's body.
Sulvar staying busy and making it hard for Ziyaeddin to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is trying to break free.
Sulvar is working hard here to advance position.
Sulvar trying to control the action but Ziyaeddin just sinks the hooks in.
Sulvar is in bad spot here.
Ziyaeddin working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ziyaeddin doesn't have the hooks in and Sulvar manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (10) vs (4) Ziyaeddin
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sulvar has passed into half guard!
Ziyaeddin trying to control here.
Ziyaeddin moves into full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ziyaeddin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sulvar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ziyaeddin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sulvar has managed to get both his arms back between Ziyaeddin's legs - danger averted.
Ziyaeddin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sulvar trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziyaeddin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziyaeddin is trying to control the position but Sulvar postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sulvar takes the fight on points by 10 to 4.
After winning the bout, Tres Sulvar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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