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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 London, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 38 losses; Richard Anderson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 52 wins and 28 losses; Enamorado Bandito!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson forces Bandito back against the ropes and clinches.
Bandito prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson has been working on his balance at Jed's Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Bandito.
Anderson is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandito gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Anderson regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anderson (0) vs (2) Bandito
Bandito looking to pass the guard.
Bandito controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Anderson seems keen to control Bandito's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandito sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bandito trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Bandito pushing down on Anderson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Well, if Bandito 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control the action here but instead Bandito manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Anderson (0) vs (5) Bandito
Bandito controlling his opponent.
Bandito tries to control but Anderson wriggling away.
Bandito controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anderson working to try and regain half guard.
Bandito is trying to take his opponent's back.
Anderson is squirming around, avoiding Bandito's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandito controlling the pace for now.
Bandito tries to control but Anderson wriggling away.
Anderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Bandito can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Bandito might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anderson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anderson gets back to half guard.
Bandito is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bandito looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bandito looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bandito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
My spies in Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu inform me that Bandito has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Well, if Bandito 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.
Anderson trying to control but Bandito postures up.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Bandito 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.
Bandito tries to pass the half guard into mount. Anderson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bandito prevents Anderson from improving his position.
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.
Anderson is concentrating on defense, preventing Bandito from advancing position.
Bandito wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Bandito has control of the leg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bandito is taking a breather. Anderson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bandito is trying to control. Anderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bandito is looking to advance position but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson trying to control but Bandito postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bandito is looking to advance position but Anderson won't allow it.
Bandito is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Bandito wants to pass to mount but Anderson is defending the position.
Bandito seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bandito frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Anderson (0) vs (8) Bandito
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Bandito has a good base and remains in mount.
Bandito fails to move to back control.
Anderson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Still in half guard, Bandito seems content to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bandito trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Bandito working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Anderson's thigh. Anderson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Bandito from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anderson holds on and takes a little breather.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bandito trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Bandito is fighting to break Anderson's control of his arms but Anderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bandito slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Bandito has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bandito trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Bandito sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bandito wins on points by 8 to 0.
A very excited looking Enamorado Bandito 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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