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Bots de Garra 114 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 24 wins and 31 losses; Jari Laitila! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 48 wins and 21 losses; Abu Schaubi!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Laitila shoots for a takedown but Schaubi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schaubi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Laitila fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Laitila fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schaubi tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jari Laitila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laitila feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Laitila (2) vs (0) Schaubi
Laitila wants to control from the top but Schaubi keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schaubi trying to keep a closed guard but Laitila is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schaubi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaubi is continuing to stall.
Schaubi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi looking to control but Laitila passes into half guard.
Schaubi wants to get back to full guard.
Laitila looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Schaubi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laitila is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schaubi sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schaubi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Schaubi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Laitila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schaubi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schaubi has control of Laitila's left arm, preventing Laitila from doing any damage.
Laitila is stalling in the full guard.
Schaubi wants to sweep here but Laitila controlling him for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schaubi being controlled here, momentarily.
Laitila looking to sit in guard and control but Schaubi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laitila (2) vs (2) Schaubi
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laitila can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schaubi controls the pace.
Schaubi trying to control the position from guard on top but Laitila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laitila wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laitila being controlled here, momentarily.
Laitila pulls Schaubi in close to his closed guard and prevents Schaubi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Laitila wants to control the position but Schaubi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Schaubi is trying to control the action in half guard but Laitila is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi not doing much here.
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.
Schaubi trying to control from half guard but Laitila is working away.
Laitila is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schaubi content to control rather than advance.
Schaubi wants to work for an arm triangle but Laitila is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi prevents Laitila from improving his position.
Laitila is positioning himself well to prevent Schaubi advancing to mount.
Laitila is looking for a sweep. Schaubi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is trying to control. Laitila wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Laitila wants to control but Schaubi is keeping busy.
Schaubi wants to pass the guard but Laitila is defending well.
Laitila is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Freddy\'s Grappling Institute, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Laitila slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Laitila controls Schaubi momentarily but Schaubi frees himself.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi tries to free his leg and advance position but Laitila is retaining full guard.
Laitila looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schaubi wants to control from the top but Laitila keeps moving.
Schaubi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laitila swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laitila not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Laitila (2) vs (5) Schaubi
Laitila might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Laitila is trying to control Schaubi's posture but Schaubi avoids it.
Laitila is not content to let Schaubi control the position.
Laitila trying to remain calm as Schaubi controls from the top position.
Schaubi is looking to take a break and control but Laitila is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laitila sneaks back into half guard.
Laitila is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schaubi 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.
Schaubi prevents Laitila from improving his position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is trying to control the action in half guard but Laitila is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Laitila moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schaubi trying to control but Laitila is working from the bottom.
Laitila looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schaubi is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Schaubi wins on points by 5 to 2.
Post fight, an emotional Abu Schaubi said 'G-g-g-g-gadOOSHED him through a glass door, b'. |
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