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Bots de Garra 129 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 15 wins and 12 losses; Anderson Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 30 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Peieira tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Peieira shoots in and bounces Gracie off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (0) vs (2) Peieira
Gracie seems keen to control Peieira's posture.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Peieira pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira preventing the sweep.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peieira is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peieira trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peieira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Peieira sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie looking for subs off his back but Peieira has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Peieira is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Peieira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Peieira controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peieira is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie tries to roll over but Peieira keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie is not content to let Peieira control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peieira trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
Gracie tries to roll over but Peieira keeps him under control.
Gracie wants to control but Peieira is keeping busy.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gracie trying to hold on to Peieira's head to control him but Peieira postures up.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Gracie has an active guard here but Peieira has managed to pass into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Peieira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie is doing well to control the position and prevent Peieira from advancing to side control.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Gracie tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Peieira has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (0) vs (5) Peieira
Gracie wants to control but Peieira is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Peieira is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gracie has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gracie! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (5) Peieira
Peieira trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Peieira keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Peieira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (7) Peieira
Peieira won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie wants to improve his position but instead Peieira has moved into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Peieira is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Peieira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peieira moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Gracie. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (2) vs (10) Peieira
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Peieira's best efforts.
Gracie desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Peieira has control of the leg.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Peieira controlling him for the moment.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Peieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie pulls Peieira in close to his closed guard and prevents Peieira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Peieira looking to pass the guard.
Peieira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Peieira wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (4) vs (10) Peieira
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Peieira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Peieira wants to get back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Peieira is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Peieira trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Peieira is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Anderson Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Anderson Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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