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Bots de Garra 135 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 43 wins and 36 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 47 wins and 34 losses; Tres Sulvar!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Curls shoots in and gets a takedown into Sulvar's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Curls (2) vs (0) Sulvar
Curls trying to control but Sulvar is working from the bottom.
Curls sitting in guard here, content to control.
Curls'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.
Sulvar pulls Curls in close to his closed guard and prevents Curls from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curls trying to control but Sulvar is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curls showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Curls looking to sit in guard and control but Sulvar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (2) vs (2) Sulvar
I've been told that Sulvar has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
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.
Sulvar wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curls managing to control the position.
Sulvar 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.
Curls might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Curls seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sulvar stopping the sweep attempt from Curls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Curls manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (4) vs (2) Sulvar
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.
Sulvar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Curls puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Curls wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sulvar keeps working.
Curls trying to mount his opponent but Sulvar defends it.
Curls is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is looking to improve his position.
Sulvar trying to hold on to Curls's head to control him but Curls postures up.
Sulvar is refusing to be controlled, as Curls sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Curls seems content to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curls trying to control from half guard but Sulvar is working away.
Curls trying to control the pace.
Curls trying to control the action but Sulvar is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Curls is really struggling to control Sulvar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Curls passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (7) vs (2) Sulvar
Sulvar is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Sulvar struggling a bit here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Curls is staying active.
Curls controlling the position from side mount.
Sulvar is trying to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls trying to control the position but Sulvar is working away.
Curls tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Curls trying to control the action but Sulvar is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Curls has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Curls (9) vs (2) Sulvar
Curls trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Curls wants to control the action but instead Sulvar gets a body lock and reverses into Curls's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (9) vs (4) Sulvar
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sulvar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Curls 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.
Curls working a defensive guard here.
Curls being controlled here, momentarily.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Curls has Sulvar pulled in close to control his posture.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar wants to pass the guard but Curls is keeping the position.
Curls is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Curls is trying to hold Sulvar in close to prevent damage but Sulvar has managed to pass into half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls wants to control but Sulvar is keeping busy.
Sulvar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Curls is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sulvar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sulvar's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Curls (13) vs (4) Sulvar
Curls has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sulvar's body.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls wants to control but Sulvar is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I really don't envy Sulvar right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curls takes the fight on points by 13 to 4.
A relieved looking Jerry Curls thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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