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Bots de Garra 153 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 46 losses; Jari Laitila! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 53 wins and 40 losses; Jerry Curls!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Curls manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Laitila on his heels. He'll look to pass Laitila's guard now, I'm sure. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Laitila (0) vs (2) Curls
Laitila trying to control the position.
Curls trying to control but Laitila is working from the bottom.
Curls got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laitila has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Curls has managed to get both his arms back between Laitila's legs - danger averted.
Laitila keeping moving, preventing Curls from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curls stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laitila swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Curls won't allow Laitila to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Laitila holds on and takes a little breather.
Curls content to stall in guard here.
Curls's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Laitila controls Curls momentarily but Curls frees himself.
Laitila has Curls pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitila keeping moving, preventing Curls from controlling successfully.
Laitila bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Curls's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laitila (2) vs (2) Curls
Laitila trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Laitila advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curls is trying to get back to full guard.
Curls is doing well to control the position and prevent Laitila from advancing to side control.
Laitila frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Laitila (5) vs (2) Curls
Laitila controlling the pace for now.
Curls is squirming around, avoiding Laitila's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitila content just to control the position here.
Curls keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Laitila sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laitila trying to control but Curls is having none of it.
Laitila wants to control but Curls has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Laitila seems content to control.
Curls is controlling Laitila's trapped leg to prevent Laitila from advancing to side control.
Laitila takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Curls keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laitila trying to mount his opponent but Curls defends it.
Laitila is looking to stall here but Curls recovers full guard.
Laitila trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laitila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laitila wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Curls is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laitila (5) vs (4) Curls
Laitila keeping moving, preventing Curls from controlling successfully.
Curls controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Curls works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laitila wants to get back to full guard.
Laitila is staying active underneath Curls, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Laitila is looking for a sweep. Curls is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Curls is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Curls wants to control but Laitila is keeping him busy.
Laitila wants to improve his position but Curls is controlling well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is working hard here to advance position.
Curls is looking to take a break and control but Laitila is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laitila is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is trying to control but can't.
Curls wants to pass the guard but Laitila is defending well.
Laitila is trying to maintain the position but Curls is very close to passing his half guard.
Curls is looking to advance position but Laitila won't allow it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Laitila tries to get to full guard but Curls has control of the leg.
Laitila is refusing to be controlled, as Curls sits in half guard.
Laitila is trying to get back to full guard.
Curls 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.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls tries to pass to full mount but Laitila defends it.
Curls keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Laitila is staying active underneath Curls, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Laitila manages to get to full guard.
Laitila can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Curls controls the pace.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls trying to control the position from guard on top but Laitila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laitila is trying to control the position but Curls postures up.
Laitila wants to sweep here but Curls controlling him for the moment.
Laitila seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laitila is looking for a triangle here but Curls uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Laitila (5) vs (7) Curls
And that's the end of the fight!
Curls wins on points by 7 to 5.
After winning the bout, Jerry Curls thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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