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Bots de Garra 168 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 8 wins and 7 losses; Corona Virus! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 17 losses; Felix Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Virus tries to clinch up.
Virus instigates a clinch.
Suarez ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Suarez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Suarez managing to control the position.
Virus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Suarez is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Virus (0) vs (2) Suarez
Suarez looking to pass the guard.
Virus pulls Suarez in close to prevent any damage.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez stopping the sweep attempt from Virus.
Suarez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Suarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez keeps trying to improve his position.
Virus keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Suarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Virus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Virus controlling the position.
Suarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Virus is keeping the position for now.
Virus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Virus keeps moving.
Suarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Virus is keeping the position for now.
Suarez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Virus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virus seems keen to control Suarez's posture.
Virus trying to control the position.
Suarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Virus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Virus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Virus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Virus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suarez looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Virus pulls Suarez in close to prevent any damage.
Suarez looking to pass the guard.
Virus has Suarez pulled in close to control his posture.
Virus being controlled here, momentarily.
Suarez is fighting to break Virus's control of his arms but Virus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Suarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Virus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Virus seems keen to control Suarez's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Suarez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Virus controls Suarez momentarily but Suarez frees himself.
Virus keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Suarez looking to pass the guard.
My spies in Silverback MMA 🦍 inform me that Suarez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Virus keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Virus managing to control the position.
Suarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Virus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Virus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Virus keeps moving.
Virus seems keen to control Suarez's posture.
Suarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Virus pulls Suarez in close to his closed guard and prevents Suarez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Virus looking to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Virus is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Virus (2) vs (2) Suarez
Virus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Virus trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Virus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Suarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suarez being controlled here, momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Virus stopping the sweep attempt from Suarez.
Virus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suarez is keeping the position for now.
Virus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Virus advances to half guard.
Virus controlling the pace.
Suarez is positioning himself well to prevent Virus advancing to mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to improve his position but Virus is controlling well.
Virus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Suarez is looking for a sweep. Virus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suarez is refusing to be controlled, as Virus sits in half guard.
Virus controlling the action here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to control but Virus is keeping busy.
Suarez is in trouble now - Virus has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Virus (5) vs (2) Suarez
Suarez is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Virus controlling from the full mount.
Suarez is looking to improve his position but Virus isn't that keen on the idea.
Virus controlling from the full mount.
Suarez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Virus works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Virus (8) vs (2) Suarez
Virus in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Suarez can't do much from the bottom here.
Virus is looking to take a break and control but Suarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suarez stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Suarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Virus controls the position.
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.
Suarez is not content to let Virus control the position.
A lull in the action here as Virus stalls from top position.
Virus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Virus trying to control the action but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Virus is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Suarez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Virus is looking to take a break and control but Suarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Virus content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Suarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Virus controlling the position from side mount.
Further stalling from Virus.
Suarez is looking to reverse the position.
Suarez is not content to let Virus control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Virus in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Virus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suarez keeps working.
Virus working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virus takes the fight on points by 8 to 2.
An out of breath Corona Virus 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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