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Bots de Garra 145 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 Hilo, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 12 losses; Mean Gean! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 43 losses; Jari Laitila!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gean dives in and grabs Laitila's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laitila pushes down on Gean's head and hops out.
Gean dives in and grabs Laitila's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laitila pushes down on Gean's head and hops out.
Gean shoots in looking for a takedown. Laitila tries to sprawl out of it but Gean keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Laitila manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mean Gean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gean is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laitila sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Laitila shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gean is trying to defend but Laitila finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gean (0) vs (2) Laitila
Laitila wants to pass to mount but Gean is defending the position.
Laitila takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laitila trying to pass the guard but Gean defending well.
Gean tries to get to full guard but Laitila has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitila tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gean knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've been hearing good reports from Gean'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.
Gean tries to get to full guard but Laitila has control of the leg.
Gean is looking to get back to full guard here but Laitila has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Gean (0) vs (5) Laitila
Laitila wants to control but Gean is keeping him busy.
Laitila controls the position.
Laitila trying to control the action but Gean is working 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gean tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Laitila wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Laitila wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gean keeps working.
Gean is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Laitila is looking to take a break and control but Gean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gean struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gean is trying to get back to half guard.
Gean is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Laitila wants to control but Gean is keeping him busy.
Gean trying to control from the bottom.
Gean tries to get to full guard but Laitila has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is controlling the pace.
Laitila is stalling here. Gean is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Laitila seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gean has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gean (4) vs (5) Laitila
Gean wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Laitila, who protects the arm well.
Gean is trying to get an arm triangle but Laitila is defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gean's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Laitila felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Laitila tries to roll over but Gean keeps him under control.
Gean is looking for a kimura but Laitila is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gean to get the leverage.
Gean is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Laitila trying to control from the bottom.
Laitila tries to roll over but Gean keeps him under control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is defending against the submission attempts here by Gean.
Gean seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Laitila does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gean seems to be working for a kimura but Laitila defends the submission attempt.
Gean is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Laitila is just riding it out for now. Gean eventually gives up the hold.
Gean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laitila keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gean tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laitila knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gean is keen to just control but Laitila is a slippery customer.
Gean wants to pass the guard but Laitila is defending well.
Gean is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laitila trying to control here.
Gean is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gean prevents Laitila from improving his position.
Gean is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Laitila to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gean drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Laitila manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gean has Laitila in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gean (4) vs (7) Laitila
Gean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gean keeping moving, preventing Laitila from controlling successfully.
Laitila won't allow Gean to sweep him here.
Laitila slips nicely into half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Laitila trying to control the action but Gean is working from the bottom.
Laitila prevents Gean from improving his position.
Laitila is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gean is trying to get back to full guard.
Laitila not doing much here.
Laitila is trying to control. Gean wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Laitila not doing much here.
Gean has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Laitila is working away from the top position though.
Laitila is pressing down on Gean's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gean is holding on for now.
Gean is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Laitila's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Laitila's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gean (8) vs (7) Laitila
Gean is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laitila tries to escape the position.
Gean is looking for a choke. Laitila gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Laitila manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gean (8) vs (9) Laitila
Gean throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Laitila escapes and throws Gean's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Gean (8) vs (12) Laitila
Laitila takes a little break here. Gean wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gean is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Laitila stalls from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Gean's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laitila wins on points by 12 to 8. |
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