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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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 3 losses; Corona Virus! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 58 wins and 58 losses; Darragh Fiachna!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Fiachna clinches up against the ropes.
Fiachna wants a takedown.
I was talking to Virus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Virus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Virus gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Virus (2) vs (0) Fiachna
Fiachna managing to control the position.
Fiachna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Virus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fiachna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fiachna bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Virus's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Virus (2) vs (2) Fiachna
Virus wants to hit a sweep here but Fiachna passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Virus there! Score +3 for passing guard: Virus (2) vs (5) Fiachna
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.
Virus can't escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiachna tries to control but Virus wriggling away.
Fiachna avoids the attempt from Virus to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiachna trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Virus tries to hold on but Fiachna pushes him away.
Virus is looking to improve his position but Fiachna isn't that keen on the idea.
Fiachna pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Fiachna trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Virus tries to hold on but Fiachna pushes him away.
Fiachna trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna has hold of Virus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Virus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fiachna wants to take Virus's back here but Virus is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Virus manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Virus manages to get to full guard.
Fiachna looking to pass the guard.
Virus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna stopping the sweep attempt from Virus.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fiachna working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Fiachna wants to control from the top but Virus keeps moving.
Virus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Virus keeping full guard, as Fiachna tries to pass.
Virus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fiachna manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Virus (4) vs (5) Fiachna
Fiachna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fiachna had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Virus defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna controlling Virus's posture.
Virus controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fiachna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Virus passes Fiachna's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fiachna wants to improve his position but Virus is controlling well.
Virus stalling.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Virus is keen to just control but Fiachna is a slippery customer.
Virus controlling the action here.
Virus prevents Fiachna from improving his position.
Fiachna is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Virus controlling the pace.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Virus prevents Fiachna from improving his position.
Virus moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Virus (7) vs (5) Fiachna
Fiachna is not content to let Virus control the position.
Virus taking a breather here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Virus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Virus in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Virus'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.
Fiachna is not content to let Virus control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Virus is really struggling to control Fiachna but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Virus controls the position from side control.
Virus trying to control the action but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Fiachna's face as Virus controls the position.
Fiachna gets back to half guard.
Virus is just content to waste time from the top position. Fiachna takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Virus is looking to pass into half guard but Fiachna pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Fiachna is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Virus (7) vs (7) Fiachna
Fiachna won't allow Virus to sweep him here.
Virus keeping full guard, as Fiachna tries to pass.
Fiachna trying to control the position from guard on top but Virus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiachna tries to free his leg and advance position but Virus is retaining full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna trying to control but Virus is working from the bottom.
Virus wants to sweep but no luck.
Fiachna trying to control the position from guard on top but Virus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiachna wants to pass the guard but Virus is keeping the position.
Fiachna content to stall in guard here.
Fiachna thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Virus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Virus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Virus is trying to keep Fiachna in close.
Virus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fiachna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Virus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is fighting to break Virus's control of his arms but Virus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fiachna drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fiachna jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Virus keeping moving, preventing Fiachna from controlling successfully.
Virus pulls Fiachna in to control the position.
Fiachna won't allow Virus to sweep him here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Virus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fiachna controls the pace.
Virus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Virus holds on and takes a little breather.
Fiachna wants to control from the top but Virus keeps moving.
Virus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fiachna drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Virus dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Virus (9) vs (7) Fiachna
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna controls Virus momentarily but Virus frees himself.
Virus controlling from the top position.
Fiachna is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fiachna is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fiachna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Virus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virus takes the fight on points by 9 to 7.
Corona Virus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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