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Bots de Garra 157 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 14 losses; Gul Dukat! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 70 wins and 53 losses; Tommy Toehold!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Dukat shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dukat (2) vs (0) Toehold
Dukat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Toehold knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dukat wants to take a breather but Toehold is having none of it.
Toehold is trying to control but Dukat passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Dukat (5) vs (0) Toehold
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukat trying to control the action but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Toehold is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toehold struggling a bit here.
Dukat is looking to take a break and control but Toehold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dukat taking a breather here.
Dukat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toehold keeps working.
Dukat has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toehold gets back to half guard.
Well, if Dukat is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Toehold is looking to control Dukat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Toehold avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukat is pressing down on Toehold's thigh, looking to free his foot. Toehold is holding on for now.
Dukat controlling the action here.
Dukat trying to advance position but Toehold counters by regaining guard.
Dukat trying to control the position from guard on top but Toehold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukat controls from within his opponent's guard.
Toehold managing to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dukat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Toehold pulls Dukat in to control the position.
Dukat looking to pass the guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dukat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dukat wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
Dukat tries to free his leg and advance position but Toehold is retaining full guard.
Dukat is working hard here to advance position.
Toehold tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dukat is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Toehold is trying to control the position but Dukat postures up.
Toehold keeping full guard, as Dukat tries to pass.
Dukat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Toehold trying to control the position here.
Dukat trying to move into half guard but instead Toehold has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dukat (5) vs (2) Toehold
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dukat has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Toehold has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Dukat (5) vs (5) Toehold
Dukat tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Toehold wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
Dukat is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Toehold is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Dukat (5) vs (7) Toehold
Dukat can't escape the position.
Dukat is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dukat slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dukat wants to control but Toehold is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Toehold trying to control from half guard but Dukat is working away.
Dukat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dukat has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Toehold is working away from the top position though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Toehold slows the pace down in half guard.
Dukat tries to get to full guard but Toehold has control of the leg.
Toehold wants to control but Dukat is keeping him busy.
Toehold prevents Dukat from improving his position.
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 eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dukat trying to control here.
Toehold trying to pass the guard but Dukat defending well.
Toehold performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dukat is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dukat wants to control but Toehold is keeping busy.
Toehold is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Toehold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dukat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Toehold won't allow Dukat to sweep him here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dukat controlling Toehold's posture.
Dukat has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Toehold has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Dukat (5) vs (10) Toehold
You can see the frustration on Dukat's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toehold slows the pace down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold wins on points by 10 to 5.
A very excited looking Tommy Toehold 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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