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Bots de Garra 163 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 9 wins and 15 losses; Felix Suarez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 63 wins and 39 losses; Abu Schaubi!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Suarez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Schaubi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Suarez (4) vs (0) Schaubi
Suarez is looking to take a break and control but Schaubi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schaubi is looking for a sweep.
Schaubi prevents Suarez from improving position.
Suarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schaubi keeps working.
Schaubi is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez trying to control the action but Schaubi is working from the bottom.
Suarez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Suarez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Schaubi tries to bench press Suarez off him but Suarez keeps the position.
Suarez tries to move to mount but Schaubi blocks the move with his legs.
Schaubi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Schaubi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Suarez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Suarez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schaubi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is continuing to stall.
Schaubi is looking for a sweep. Suarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suarez trying to pass the guard but Schaubi defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schaubi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Suarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Schaubi is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Schaubi keeps moving.
Suarez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Suarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schaubi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Schaubi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schaubi is controlling Suarez's posture.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Schaubi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schaubi keeping full guard, as Suarez tries to pass.
Suarez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Schaubi manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Suarez (4) vs (2) Schaubi
Schaubi trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Suarez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Suarez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Schaubi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Schaubi is keen to just control but Suarez is a slippery customer.
Suarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Suarez is trying to control but Schaubi passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (4) vs (5) Schaubi
Schaubi just content to control the position.
Suarez struggling a bit here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is not content to let Schaubi control the position.
Suarez struggling a bit here.
Schaubi trying to control the position but Suarez is working away.
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.
Schaubi controlling the position.
Suarez is trying to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi taking a breather here.
Schaubi working away.
Suarez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Suarez wants to control but Schaubi is keeping busy.
Schaubi stalling.
Schaubi tries to pass to full mount but Suarez defends it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Suarez tries to roll over but Schaubi keeps him under control.
Schaubi slows the pace down in half guard.
Schaubi trying to control the action but Suarez is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Suarez tries to get to full guard but Schaubi has control of the leg.
Schaubi uses his free foot to push down on Suarez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Suarez. Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (4) vs (8) Schaubi
Schaubi tries to control but Suarez wriggling away.
Schaubi working for a guillotine from mount but Suarez is in no mood to give up.
Suarez wants to hold on but Schaubi pushes him away.
Suarez gets back to half guard.
Suarez keeping control of the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is pressing down on Suarez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Suarez is holding on for now.
Suarez is looking to improve his position.
Schaubi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Suarez tries to roll over but Schaubi keeps him under control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suarez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've been hearing good reports from Suarez'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.
Suarez is looking for a sweep. Schaubi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schaubi passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (4) vs (11) Schaubi
Schaubi controls the position.
Schaubi works to advance to full mount. Suarez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Suarez (4) vs (13) Schaubi
Schaubi looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is desperately trying to improve his position but Schaubi has a good base and remains in mount.
Schaubi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Suarez is trying to control the position here but Schaubi swings around for an armbar and he's got it! This one is all over, courtesy of a slick submission by Schaubi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abu Schaubi!
An intense looking Abu Schaubi took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'G-g-g-g-gadOOSHED him through a glass door, b'. |
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