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Bots de Garra 159 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 72 wins and 53 losses; Tommy Toehold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 34 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Peieira shoots in and bounces Toehold off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Toehold (0) vs (2) Peieira
Peieira looking to pass the guard.
Peieira trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toehold wants to sweep here but Peieira controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toehold keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Toehold trying to control the position.
Toehold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Toehold keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toehold being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Toehold keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
Peieira is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peieira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Peieira trying to move into half guard but instead Toehold has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (2) Peieira
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peieira controls Toehold momentarily but Toehold frees himself.
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.
Peieira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Toehold manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (4) Peieira
Peieira wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
Peieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toehold is keeping the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is pulling down on Peieira's head. It's preventing any offense from Peieira, at least for the moment.
Toehold keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass.
Toehold has control of Peieira's left arm, preventing Peieira from doing any damage.
Peieira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Peieira looking to pass the guard.
Peieira passes Toehold's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Toehold gets full guard.
Peieira trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Toehold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Toehold keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Peieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peieira slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Toehold bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peieira's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (4) vs (4) Peieira
Peieira is trying to keep Toehold in close.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Toehold controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Peieira working a defensive guard here.
Toehold controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Peieira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Toehold looking to pass the guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Peieira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Toehold is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Peieira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Toehold controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Toehold trying to control but Peieira is working from the bottom.
Toehold preventing the sweep.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Peieira wants to hit a sweep here but Toehold passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Peieira there! Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (7) vs (4) Peieira
Toehold pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Toehold trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Peieira wants to hold on but Toehold pushes him away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold controlling from the full mount.
Toehold avoids the attempt from Peieira to control.
Peieira working to try and regain half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold controlling the position easily from mount.
Toehold moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Toehold (10) vs (4) Peieira
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I would not like to be Peieira right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold takes the fight on points by 10 to 4.
Tommy Toehold 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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