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Bots de Garra 169 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 23 wins and 21 losses; Ian Laperierre! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 61 losses; Vartan Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Laperierre has Esteves up against the ropes in a clinch.
Laperierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Esteves avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Laperierre jumps guard and drags Esteves to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Laperierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Esteves is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Esteves wants to control from the top but Laperierre keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esteves is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteves trying to control but Laperierre is working from the bottom.
Laperierre pulls Esteves in close to prevent any damage.
Laperierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Laperierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Esteves is fighting to break Laperierre's control of his arms but Laperierre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Esteves tries to free his leg and advance position but Laperierre is retaining full guard.
Laperierre looking for a sweep. Not yet Laperierre, not yet.
Laperierre keeping full guard, as Esteves tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Laperierre keeping moving, preventing Esteves from controlling successfully.
Esteves engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Laperierre trying to keep a closed guard but Esteves is proving a slippery customer.
Esteves wants to control from the top but Laperierre keeps moving.
Laperierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Esteves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laperierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Esteves won't allow Laperierre to sweep him here.
Laperierre has Esteves pulled in close to control his posture.
Esteves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laperierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laperierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esteves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laperierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laperierre is trying to control the position but Esteves postures up.
Laperierre controlling the position.
Esteves tries to free his leg and advance position but Laperierre is retaining full guard.
Laperierre 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: Laperierre (2) vs (0) Esteves
Laperierre is looking to take a break and control but Esteves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laperierre passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Laperierre (5) vs (0) Esteves
Who's going to make the next move?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre trying to control the position but Esteves is working away.
Laperierre happy to just control the position for now.
Esteves is not content to let Laperierre control the position.
Laperierre in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is looking for a sweep.
Esteves trying to remain calm as Laperierre controls from the top position.
Esteves struggling a bit here.
Laperierre taking a breather here.
Esteves can't do much from the bottom here.
Laperierre content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Laperierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Esteves keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is really struggling to control Esteves but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Esteves is trying to get back to half guard.
Laperierre trying to control the action but Esteves is working from the bottom.
Laperierre tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Esteves tries to improve position but can't.
Esteves keeps trying to improve his position.
Laperierre is looking to take a break and control but Esteves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Esteves can't do much from the bottom here.
Laperierre taking a breather here.
Laperierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Esteves keeps working.
Esteves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Esteves prevents Laperierre from moving into mount.
Esteves is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Laperierre's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Laperierre trying to mount his opponent but Esteves defends it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is staying active underneath Laperierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Esteves slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Laperierre looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Laperierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esteves is keeping the position for now.
Esteves wants to sweep here but Laperierre controlling him for the moment.
Laperierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Esteves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esteves is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Laperierre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Esteves is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laperierre (5) vs (2) Esteves
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Esteves looking to sit in guard and control but Laperierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laperierre (7) vs (2) Esteves
Esteves keeping moving, preventing Laperierre from controlling successfully.
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.
Esteves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Laperierre trying to control but Esteves is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Esteves is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Esteves looking to control.
Laperierre wants to pass the guard but Esteves is keeping the position.
Laperierre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Esteves wants to sweep here but Laperierre controlling him for the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Esteves pulls Laperierre in close to prevent any damage.
Laperierre controlling from the top position.
Laperierre is fighting to break Esteves's control of his arms but Esteves is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Laperierre wants to pass the guard but Esteves is keeping the position.
Esteves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Esteves is trying to keep Laperierre in close.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Esteves has his hands on Laperierre's head, controlling the position.
Esteves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Laperierre preventing the sweep.
Laperierre wants to pass the guard but Esteves is keeping the position.
Laperierre slips nicely into half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Esteves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Esteves is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Laperierre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Laperierre's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Laperierre (7) vs (6) Esteves
Laperierre wants to escape the position.
Laperierre trying to control but not successfully.
Esteves patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Laperierre is keeping busy.
Laperierre is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Laperierre takes the fight on points by 7 to 6.
A relieved looking Ian Laperierre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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