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Bots de Garra 115 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 32 losses; Jari Laitila! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 31 losses; Patty O Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
O Reilly moves into the clinch successfully.
O Reilly jumps guard and drags Laitila to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
O Reilly looking to control.
O Reilly seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Laitila won't allow O Reilly to sweep him here.
O Reilly trying to keep a closed guard but Laitila is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laitila advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Laitila (3) vs (0) O Reilly
O Reilly wants to control but Laitila postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Laitila wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Laitila trying to control the position but O Reilly is working away.
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.
O Reilly is looking to regain half guard here but Laitila keeps moving and retains side control.
Laitila working away.
O Reilly tries to bench press Laitila off him but Laitila keeps the position.
Laitila wants to control for a moment but O Reilly uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Laitila in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly tries to get to full guard but Laitila has control of the leg.
Laitila is trying to control. O Reilly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Laitila is really struggling to control O Reilly but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Laitila is taking a breather. O Reilly says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
O Reilly wants to control but Laitila is keeping busy.
O Reilly gets full guard.
Laitila stopping the sweep attempt from O Reilly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitila avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
O Reilly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Laitila trying to control but O Reilly is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitila sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Reilly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laitila's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laitila (3) vs (2) O Reilly
O Reilly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Laitila has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
O Reilly wants to control from the top but Laitila keeps moving.
Laitila working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Reilly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Reilly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly wants to control from the top but Laitila keeps moving.
O Reilly sitting in guard, not really doing much.
O Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Laitila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Reilly advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Laitila (3) vs (5) O Reilly
O Reilly wants to control for a moment but Laitila uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly trying to control from half guard but Laitila is working away.
Laitila moves into full guard.
Laitila keeping full guard, as O Reilly tries to pass.
O Reilly wants to control from the top but Laitila keeps moving.
O Reilly looking to sit in guard and control but Laitila gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laitila (5) vs (5) O Reilly
Laitila trying to control the position from guard on top but O Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly controls Laitila momentarily but Laitila frees himself.
Laitila trying to control the position from guard on top but O Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Reilly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laitila's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laitila (5) vs (7) O Reilly
O Reilly controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Laitila looking to control.
O Reilly is stalling in the full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly wants to control from the top but Laitila keeps moving.
Laitila wants to sweep but no luck.
O Reilly postures up.
O Reilly stopping the sweep attempt from Laitila.
O Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Laitila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laitila controlling the position.
O Reilly trying to control but Laitila is working from the bottom.
O Reilly tries to free his leg and advance position but Laitila is retaining full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laitila bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Reilly's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laitila (7) vs (7) O Reilly
O Reilly has his foot on Laitila's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Laitila works his way back into a safe position though.
Laitila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laitila forces his way into half guard.
O Reilly tries to roll over but Laitila keeps him under control.
O Reilly trying to control but Laitila postures up.
O Reilly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly regains full guard. Nicely done.
O Reilly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Laitila content to stall in guard here.
O Reilly wants to sweep here but Laitila controlling him for the moment.
Laitila 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.
O Reilly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Laitila slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
O Reilly controls Laitila momentarily but Laitila frees himself.
Laitila slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Laitila (10) vs (7) O Reilly
Laitila trying to control the position but O Reilly is working away.
O Reilly is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
O Reilly can't do much from the bottom here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Laitila trying to control the position but O Reilly is working away.
O Reilly tries to buck Laitila off but Laitila is having none of it.
Laitila happy to just control the position for now.
Laitila wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Reilly keeps working.
O Reilly wants to control but Laitila postures up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laitila wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Reilly keeps working.
O Reilly can't do much from the bottom here.
Laitila wants to control but O Reilly is keeping him busy.
O Reilly is looking for a sweep.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is trying to escape the position but Laitila is controlling the position.
O Reilly is not content to let Laitila control the position.
O Reilly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laitila (10) vs (9) O Reilly
O Reilly performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Laitila makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Laitila.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Reilly sitting in guard here, content to control.
O Reilly wants to control from the top but Laitila keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laitila takes the fight on points by 10 to 9. |
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