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Bots de Garra 154 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 London, with a TWGC record of 35 wins and 38 losses; Richard Anderson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 16 losses; Ian Laperierre!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Laperierre rushes Anderson and presses him up against the ropes.
Laperierre gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Laperierre pulls guard.
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.
Laperierre is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Laperierre has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Laperierre wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laperierre controlling Anderson's posture.
Anderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre working a defensive guard here.
Anderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Laperierre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Laperierre wants to improve his position but instead Anderson has moved into half guard.
Laperierre is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre wants to get back to full guard but Anderson has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Anderson (3) vs (0) Laperierre
Anderson controlling from mount.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Laperierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anderson wants to control the pace but Laperierre is squirming around nicely.
Laperierre is looking to improve his position but Anderson isn't that keen on the idea.
Laperierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Laperierre is trying desperately to improve position.
Laperierre tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Laperierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Laperierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Laperierre wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Laperierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Laperierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laperierre wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Laperierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Anderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Anderson controlling his opponent.
Laperierre is trying desperately to improve position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
Laperierre wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Laperierre wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Anderson (6) vs (0) Laperierre
Laperierre is trying to break free.
Anderson is riding his opponent, not letting Laperierre buck him off.
Anderson gets his hands free as Laperierre looks to control.
Laperierre tries to roll but Anderson sticks to his back.
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 seven minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controls the position.
Laperierre is really stuck here.
Laperierre trying to control the position but Anderson manages to sink in the hooks.
Anderson is riding his opponent, not letting Laperierre buck him off.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is in bad spot here.
Laperierre trying to control but not successfully.
Laperierre tries to escape but Anderson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Anderson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Anderson keeps control of the position as Laperierre tries to break free.
Anderson is not going to allow Laperierre to sit and survive in this position.
Laperierre wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is keeping busy.
Laperierre looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Anderson working for the choke.
Anderson has the hooks in. Laperierre is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to control Laperierre but Laperierre is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Anderson biding his time, looking for the opening.
A lull in the action here.
Laperierre wants to control his opponent's hands but Anderson gets his hands free.
Anderson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Anderson controlling from the back.
Anderson'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.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has the hooks in. Laperierre is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Anderson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Laperierre looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Anderson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Laperierre wants to control his opponent's hands but Anderson gets his hands free.
We've been informed that Laperierre has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Laperierre tries to escape but Anderson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Anderson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Anderson is hanging on to Laperierre's back as he tries to escape.
Laperierre keeps trying to improve his position.
Anderson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Laperierre has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Laperierre wants to escape the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Anderson.
Laperierre can't escape the position.
Anderson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Laperierre.
Anderson is hanging on to Laperierre's back as he tries to escape.
Laperierre fending off the submission attempt from Anderson.
Anderson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Laperierre doesn't escape.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Anderson.
Laperierre is trying to break free.
Anderson tries to get the hooks in deep but Laperierre pushed the leg off.
Laperierre is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Anderson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson avoiding Laperierre 's attempts to control his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson takes the fight on points by 6 to 0.
Our winner, Richard Anderson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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