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Bots de Garra 126 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 London, with a TWGC record of 63 wins and 65 losses; Able Archer! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 50 wins and 46 losses; Darragh Fiachna!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Fiachna gets a clinch.
Archer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Archer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fiachna after a bit of a struggle.
Fiachna pulls guard.
Fiachna is trying to keep Archer in close.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fiachna pulls Archer in close to his closed guard and prevents Archer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Archer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Archer trying to control but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Archer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fiachna bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Archer's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Archer (0) vs (2) Fiachna
Archer 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.
Archer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fiachna manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Archer (2) vs (2) Fiachna
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Archer controls the pace.
Fiachna is pulling down on Archer's head. It's preventing any offense from Archer, at least for the moment.
Fiachna keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
Fiachna is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna controls Archer momentarily but Archer frees himself.
Archer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fiachna is keeping the position for now.
Fiachna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Archer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Archer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Archer wants to control from the top but Fiachna keeps moving.
Archer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fiachna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Archer is one step ahead there.
Fiachna is trying to control the position but Archer postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Archer is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fiachna keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fiachna holds on and takes a little breather.
Archer passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Archer (5) vs (2) Fiachna
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Archer taking a breather here.
Fiachna is not content to let Archer control the position.
Fiachna is trying to get back to half guard.
Fiachna is not content to let Archer control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Archer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fiachna is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Fiachna's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fiachna tries to buck Archer off but Archer is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna keeps trying to improve his position.
Fiachna isn't going anywhere.
Fiachna struggling a bit 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.
Fiachna is looking to reverse the position.
Fiachna struggling a bit here.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep.
Fiachna struggling a bit here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna manages to work his way to half guard, despite Archer's best efforts.
Archer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fiachna! Score +3 for passing guard: Archer (8) vs (2) Fiachna
Fiachna is wriggling around trying to escape.
Archer trying to control but Fiachna is having none of it.
Fiachna manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Archer content to control rather than advance.
Fiachna is looking to improve his position.
Fiachna is looking to control Archer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fiachna avoid being mounted?
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Archer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fiachna is trying to control but can't.
Fiachna slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Archer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fiachna has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Archer has managed to get both his arms back between Fiachna's legs - danger averted.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiachna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiachna is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Archer won't allow Fiachna to sweep him here.
Archer trying to control but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
Fiachna controls Archer momentarily but Archer frees himself.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Archer defends well.
Fiachna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fiachna is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Archer postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Archer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fiachna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Archer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fiachna is trying to keep Archer in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Archer takes the fight on points by 8 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Able Archer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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