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Bots de Garra 121 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 43 wins and 21 losses; Enamorado Bandito! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 61 wins and 62 losses; Able Archer!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Archer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Archer tries to clinch
and Bandito counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bandito. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bandito (2) vs (0) Archer
Archer keeping moving, preventing Bandito from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer managing to control the position.
Archer trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito trying to control but Archer is working from the bottom.
Archer is adopting a defensive guard.
Bandito stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Archer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandito is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bandito tries to free his leg and advance position but Archer is retaining full guard.
Archer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Archer pulls Bandito in close to his closed guard and prevents Bandito from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer keeping full guard, as Bandito tries to pass.
Bandito is working hard here to advance position.
Archer is trying to keep Bandito in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandito is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bandito trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bandito is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bandito postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bandito trying to move into half guard but instead Archer has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bandito (2) vs (2) Archer
Bandito trying to keep a closed guard but Archer is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Archer 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.
We've been hearing good reports from Bandito'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.
Bandito trying to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bandito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer won't allow Bandito to sweep him here.
Archer tries to free his leg and advance position but Bandito is retaining full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bandito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bandito working a defensive guard here.
Bandito is pulling down on Archer's head. It's preventing any offense from Archer, at least for the moment.
Archer is stalling in the full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bandito is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bandito (4) vs (2) Archer
Archer is trying to control the position but Bandito postures up.
Bandito looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bandito will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Archer wants to sweep but no luck.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bandito looking to pass the guard.
Bandito advances to half guard.
Bandito is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bandito (7) vs (2) Archer
Bandito controlling the position easily from mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Archer is squirming around, avoiding Bandito's attempts to control the action.
Bandito jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Archer is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Archer and Bandito has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bandito tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bandito has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bandito tries to advance to mount but Archer instead regains half guard.
Archer is looking for a sweep. Bandito is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bandito trying to control the pace.
Archer is looking to control Bandito's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Archer avoid being mounted?
Archer is in trouble now - Bandito has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bandito (10) vs (2) Archer
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries to lock up and control but Bandito gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Archer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bandito.
Bandito pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Archer tries to lock up and control but Bandito gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bandito tries to control but Archer wriggling away.
Archer wants to control but Bandito is having none of it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Archer is working to get back to half guard.
Archer has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Bandito's lack of action.
Archer is positioning himself well to prevent Bandito advancing to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Archer is pressing down on Bandito's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bandito takes the fight on points by 10 to 2.
After winning the bout, Enamorado Bandito 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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