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Bots de Garra 158 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 46 wins and 23 losses; Tyler Alvarez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 70 wins and 72 losses; Able Archer!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Archer moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Alvarez (2) vs (0) Archer
Archer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alvarez is one step ahead there.
Alvarez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Archer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alvarez (2) vs (2) Archer
Alvarez is pulling down on Archer's head to control his posture.
Archer controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Archer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Alvarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alvarez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is controlling Archer's posture.
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.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
Alvarez controlling the position.
Archer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Archer wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez trying to keep a closed guard but Archer is proving a slippery customer.
Archer controlling from the top position.
We've been hearing good reports from Alvarez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Archer wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
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.
Archer is posturing up here but Alvarez has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Archer tries to roll out but it's too tight and Archer has to tap! Slick submission there by Alvarez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyler Alvarez!
Tyler Alvarez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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