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Bots de Garra 164 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 47 wins and 35 losses; Ze Jiurgite! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 40 wins and 41 losses; Richard Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Anderson has Jiurgite up against the ropes in a clinch.
Anderson wants to take the fight to the mat but Jiurgite manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jiurgite manages to pull guard.
Jiurgite looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiurgite wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Anderson is now in half guard.
Jiurgite is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiurgite is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jiurgite tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
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.
Jiurgite is working hard here to advance position.
Jiurgite has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jiurgite wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
Jiurgite is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
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.
Anderson trying to control the action but Jiurgite is working from the bottom.
Jiurgite wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Jiurgite (0) vs (3) Anderson
Jiurgite tries to bench press Anderson off him but Anderson keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control but Jiurgite is keeping him busy.
Anderson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jiurgite tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Anderson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Jiurgite (0) vs (5) Anderson
Jiurgite tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anderson is stalling here but it's allowed Jiurgite to get half guard.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Jiurgite is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jiurgite manages to get to full guard.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jiurgite swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is fighting to break Jiurgite's control of his arms but Jiurgite is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Anderson trying to control but Jiurgite is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Jiurgite working a defensive guard but Anderson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jiurgite (0) vs (8) Anderson
Jiurgite tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Anderson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Jiurgite (0) vs (10) Anderson
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anderson prevents Jiurgite from getting the reversal.
Jiurgite stops Anderson from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Jiurgite can't escape the position.
Jiurgite tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Jiurgite (0) vs (13) Anderson
Jiurgite wants to escape the position.
Anderson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Jiurgite.
Anderson wants to control the position but Jiurgite frees himself and scrambles - Anderson manages to regain control in side control.
Jiurgite tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jiurgite keeps working.
Jiurgite is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Jiurgite is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anderson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jiurgite is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anderson in particular looking to stall.
Anderson is just content to waste time from the top position. Jiurgite takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Jiurgite seems keen to control Anderson's posture.
Anderson trying to control but Jiurgite is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jiurgite keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Jiurgite is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jiurgite (2) vs (13) Anderson
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Anderson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Anderson is refusing to be controlled, as Jiurgite sits in half guard.
Jiurgite is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.
Anderson is staying active underneath Jiurgite, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite stalling away here and it's allowed Anderson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jiurgite trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jiurgite postures up.
Our spies down at at Jed's Gym inform us that Anderson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Jiurgite is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson wins on points by 13 to 2.
An out of breath Richard Anderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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