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Bots de Garra 141 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 10 losses; Bráulio Etxeberria! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 14 losses; Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Gracie has Etxeberria up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gracie gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Etxeberria (0) vs (2) Gracie
Etxeberria wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie trying to control but Etxeberria is working from the bottom.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Etxeberria swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Etxeberria keeps moving.
Etxeberria trying to control the position.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie passes Etxeberria's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Etxeberria is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Etxeberria sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Etxeberria is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Etxeberria is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Etxeberria manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Etxeberria gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Etxeberria (2) vs (2) Gracie
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Etxeberria preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Etxeberria defends easily.
Etxeberria content to stall in guard here.
Etxeberria trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Etxeberria defends easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Etxeberria looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Etxeberria (2) vs (4) Gracie
Etxeberria might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Etxeberria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Etxeberria has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Etxeberria (6) vs (4) Gracie
Etxeberria looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Etxeberria gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Etxeberria's attempts to control the action.
Gracie tries to control the position but Etxeberria now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Etxeberria (9) vs (4) Gracie
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria controls the action.
Etxeberria is persistently looking for the submission but Gracie is defending it well.
Etxeberria is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gracie has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gracie staying busy and making it hard for Etxeberria to control.
Gracie trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gracie looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Gracie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Etxeberria is very close to passing his half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Etxeberria is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Etxeberria slows the pace down in half guard.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Etxeberria postures up.
Etxeberria is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Etxeberria is stalling here. Gracie is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Etxeberria seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gracie has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Etxeberria (9) vs (8) Gracie
Etxeberria is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
We've been hearing good reports from Etxeberria's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
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.
Etxeberria tries to improve position but can't.
Etxeberria struggling a bit here.
Gracie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Etxeberria tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie trying to control the position but Etxeberria is working away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Etxeberria haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Etxeberria is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Etxeberria is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria prevents Gracie from improving position.
Etxeberria manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gracie's best efforts.
Etxeberria is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Etxeberria takes the fight on points by 9 to 8.
Bráulio Etxeberria seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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