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Bots de Garra 151 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 4 wins and 13 losses; Felix Suarez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 69 wins and 48 losses; Bobby Lee Nickal!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nickal clinches with his opponent.
Nickal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Suarez pushing down on Nickal's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nickal actively working from the bottom here.
Nickal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Suarez pulls his head out easily.
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.
Suarez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nickal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nickal wants to get back to full guard.
Suarez trying to control from half guard but Nickal is working away.
Nickal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nickal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Suarez wants to work for an arm triangle but Nickal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nickal is refusing to be controlled, as Suarez sits in half guard.
Nickal is looking to improve his position.
Suarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nickal keeps working.
Nickal is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (3) vs (0) Nickal
Nickal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nickal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Suarez wants to control but Nickal is keeping him busy.
Nickal wants to improve his position but Suarez is controlling well.
Suarez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nickal is staying active underneath Suarez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Suarez seems to be looking for submissions.
Nickal actively working from the bottom here.
Nickal looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is controlling the pace.
Nickal looking for submissions off his back.
Suarez moves into full mount! Nickal won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (6) vs (0) Nickal
Nickal is looking to get to half guard.
Nickal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nickal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nickal tries to roll over but Suarez keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Suarez is working for a submission of some sort.
We've been informed that Nickal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nickal looking for submissions off his back.
Nickal looking for submissions off his back.
Nickal wants to improve his position but Suarez is controlling well.
Suarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nickal keeps working.
Nickal is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nickal wants to get back to full guard but Suarez has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (9) vs (0) Nickal
Nickal is squirming around, avoiding Suarez's attempts to control the action.
Nickal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Suarez is looking for a kimura here.
Suarez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Suarez trying to mount his opponent but Nickal defends it.
Nickal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nickal looking for submissions off his back.
Nickal looking for a kimura from the bottom but Suarez passes into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (12) vs (0) Nickal
Suarez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nickal sneaks back into half guard.
Nickal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nickal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Suarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Nickal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Suarez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nickal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Suarez.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Suarez pulls his head out easily.
Suarez is looking for a kimura here.
Nickal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Suarez pulls his head out easily.
Nickal looking for submissions off his back.
Nickal looking for submissions off his back.
Nickal is refusing to be controlled, as Suarez sits in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is trying to get back to full guard.
Nickal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nickal looking for submissions off his back.
Nickal looks winded!
Nickal is looking to improve his position.
Suarez seems to be working for a kimura but Nickal defends the submission attempt.
Nickal is looking for a sweep. Suarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nickal looking for submissions off his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Suarez works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (15) vs (0) Nickal
Nickal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Suarez has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nickal! Score +2 for reaching mount: Suarez (17) vs (0) Nickal
Suarez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nickal manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Suarez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nickal has escaped the position, nice work there.
Suarez is looking to take a break and control but Nickal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nickal tries to bench press Suarez off him but Suarez keeps the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nickal tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Suarez presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Suarez (19) vs (0) Nickal
Suarez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nickal is looking to escape.
Nickal gets back to half guard.
Nickal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Suarez trying to pass the guard but Nickal defending well.
Nickal is looking for a sweep. Suarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nickal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Suarez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nickal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Suarez.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Suarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Nickal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nickal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Suarez pulls his head out easily.
Suarez tries to pass to full mount but Nickal defends it.
Nickal looking for submissions off his back.
Nickal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nickal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Suarez moves into full mount! Nickal won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (22) vs (0) Nickal
Suarez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nickal is desperately trying to improve his position but Suarez has a good base and remains in mount.
Suarez forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Suarez (25) vs (0) Nickal
Nickal defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Suarez's arms.
Suarez wants to control but Nickal is keeping busy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nickal rolls, trying to escape but Suarez keeps control of the position.
Nickal fending off the submission attempt from Suarez.
Suarez has the hooks in. Nickal is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Suarez is looking to control Nickal but Nickal is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Nickal showing good submission defense here.
Nickal breaks Suarez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Suarez (25) vs (2) Nickal
Suarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nickal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nickal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nickal tries to free his leg and advance position but Suarez is retaining full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Suarez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Suarez has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Suarez (27) vs (2) Nickal
Nickal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Suarez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nickal actively working from the bottom here.
Suarez trying to control from half guard but Nickal is working away.
Nickal actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suarez is working for a kimura but Nickal is defending it quite comfortably.
Nickal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suarez takes the fight on points by 27 to 2.
A very excited looking Felix Suarez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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