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Bots de Garra 127 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 38 wins and 34 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 64 wins and 65 losses; Able Archer!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Curls closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Curls (2) vs (0) Archer
Curls wants to take a breather but Archer is having none of it.
Archer is looking to control Curls's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Archer avoid being mounted?
Archer manages to get to full guard.
Curls controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curls preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curls wants to control from the top but Archer keeps moving.
Curls 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.
Archer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Curls is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curls trying to control but Archer is working from the bottom.
Curls stopping the sweep attempt from Archer.
Curls wants to control from the top but Archer keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Curls is one step ahead there.
Archer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Curls's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (2) vs (2) Archer
Curls is trying to keep Archer in close.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curls looking to hit a scissor sweep but Archer is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curls seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Archer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Archer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Curls can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Archer controls the pace.
Archer preventing the sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Archer wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Curls looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Curls looking to control.
Archer won't allow Curls to sweep him here.
Archer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Archer might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Curls keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
Archer sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls controlling Archer's posture.
Archer trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Curls not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Curls keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
Archer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Curls is controlling Archer's posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Archer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Curls is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Curls wants to control but Archer is keeping busy.
Archer tries to pass to full mount but Curls defends it.
Archer trying to advance position but Curls counters by regaining guard.
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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Curls keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
Archer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Archer looking to sit in guard and control but Curls gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (4) vs (2) Archer
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Archer wants to sweep here but Curls controlling him for the moment.
Archer being controlled here, momentarily.
Curls advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (7) vs (2) Archer
A lull in the action here as Curls stalls from top position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Archer wants to control but Curls postures up.
Curls tries to move into full mount but can't pass Archer's legs.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curls trying to control the action but Archer is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curls takes the fight on points by 7 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Jerry Curls thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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