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Bots de Garra 125 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 26 wins and 36 losses; Jari Laitila! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 22 losses; Ikemba Okoye!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Laitila has a takedown stuffed.
Okoye gets caught flat footed, as Laitila shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Laitila (2) vs (0) Okoye
Laitila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Okoye trying to keep a closed guard but Laitila is proving a slippery customer.
Laitila wants to pass the guard but Okoye is keeping the position.
Laitila avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoye is trying to hold Laitila in close to prevent damage but Laitila has managed to pass into half guard.
Okoye trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitila trying to mount his opponent but Okoye defends it.
Okoye is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Laitila's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Laitila's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Laitila (2) vs (4) Okoye
Laitila defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Okoye's arms.
Laitila can't escape the position.
Laitila manages to reverse the position and now he's in Okoye's guard. Nice work there by Laitila.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laitila (4) vs (4) Okoye
Okoye is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitila got a little sloppy there for a moment and Okoye has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Laitila has managed to get both his arms back between Okoye's legs - danger averted.
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.
Laitila got a little sloppy there for a moment and Okoye has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Laitila has managed to get both his arms back between Okoye's legs - danger averted.
Okoye is trying to control the position but Laitila postures up.
Laitila pushing down on Okoye's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Okoye is trying to get back to full guard.
Okoye is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoye is not content to let Laitila control the position.
Okoye is looking to improve his position.
Okoye looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Okoye wants to control but Laitila is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoye might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Laitila haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Okoye wants to get back to full guard.
Okoye looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laitila controlling the action here.
Okoye trying to control here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is taking a breather. Okoye 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.
Okoye has a hand on Laitila's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Laitila takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Laitila (7) vs (4) Okoye
Okoye tries to hold on but Laitila pushes him away.
Okoye is looking to improve his position but Laitila isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Laitila trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laitila avoids the attempt from Okoye to control.
Okoye is squirming around, avoiding Laitila's attempts to control the action.
Okoye keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Okoye tries to hold on but Laitila postures up.
Okoye manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Okoye slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Okoye wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Laitila is now in half guard.
Okoye is trying to maintain the position but Laitila is very close to passing his half guard.
Okoye is looking to improve his position.
Laitila is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Okoye wants to improve his position but Laitila is controlling well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Okoye actively working from the bottom here.
Laitila content to control rather than advance.
Okoye trying to control but Laitila postures up.
Okoye is looking to improve his position.
Okoye looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Okoye is looking to control Laitila's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Okoye avoid being mounted?
Okoye is trying to get back to full guard.
Laitila uses his free foot to push down on Okoye's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Okoye. Score +3 for passing guard: Laitila (10) vs (4) Okoye
Laitila looking to control and managing it successfully.
Okoye gets back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Okoye is controlling Laitila's trapped leg to prevent Laitila from advancing to side control.
Laitila works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Laitila (13) vs (4) Okoye
Laitila prevents Okoye from getting the reversal.
Okoye tries to control Laitila's body but Laitila pushes him off. Okoye squirms to his side and now Laitila has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Laitila (16) vs (4) Okoye
Laitila controlling from the back.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Laitila avoiding Okoye 's attempts to control his hands.
Okoye can't escape the position.
Okoye trying to control the hands but Laitila won't let him.
Laitila has good solid back control here.
Laitila has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Okoye is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Okoye wants to control his opponent's hands but Laitila gets his hands free.
Laitila is riding his opponent, not letting Okoye buck him off.
Okoye breaks Laitila's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laitila (16) vs (6) Okoye
Laitila keeping moving, preventing Okoye from controlling successfully.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laitila seems keen to control Okoye's posture.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Okoye trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laitila pulls Okoye in close to prevent any damage.
Laitila keeping moving, preventing Okoye from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Laitila takes the fight on points by 16 to 6. |
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