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Bots de Garra 175 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 London, with a TWGC record of 67 wins and 36 losses; Ricky Clubber! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 8 losses; Corona Virus!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Clubber clinches with his opponent.
Virus wants a takedown but no success here.
Virus is trying to pull guard but Clubber turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Virus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ricky Clubber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corona Virus.
Virus is trying to pull guard but Clubber turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Virus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clubber just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Clubber changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Virus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Virus gets a clinch.
Virus jumps guard and drags Clubber to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Clubber being controlled here momentarily.
Virus trying to keep a closed guard but Clubber is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virus wants to control but Clubber passes easily into half guard.
Clubber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virus trying to hold on to Clubber's head to control him but Clubber postures up.
Clubber is taking a breather. Virus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Clubber trying to control from Virus's half guard. Virus has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Clubber is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clubber has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Clubber is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clubber wants to control from the top but Virus keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clubber stopping the sweep attempt from Virus.
Clubber 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Virus holds on and takes a little breather.
Virus is trying to control the position but Clubber postures up.
Virus is pulling down on Clubber's head to control his posture.
Clubber preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Clubber sitting in guard here, content to control.
Virus trying to control the position here.
Clubber preventing the sweep.
Clubber looking to pass the guard.
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.
Virus seems keen to control Clubber's posture.
Clubber is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Virus pulls Clubber in close to his closed guard and prevents Clubber from doing any damage or advancing position.
Clubber won't allow Virus to sweep him here.
Virus controls Clubber momentarily but Clubber frees himself.
Virus wants to control the position but Clubber says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Clubber controlling the action here.
Clubber is thwarting Virus's attempts to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is trying to control the action in half guard but Virus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Clubber prevents Virus from improving his position.
Virus is refusing to be controlled, as Clubber sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Virus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Virus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Clubber seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Virus for as long as he can get away with.
Virus controls Clubber momentarily but Clubber frees himself.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Virus is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Clubber might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clubber seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Virus is pulling down on Clubber's head. It's preventing any offense from Clubber, at least for the moment.
Virus trying to keep a closed guard but Clubber is proving a slippery customer.
Virus keeping full guard, as Clubber tries to pass.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clubber trying to control the position from guard on top but Virus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Virus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clubber's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clubber (0) vs (2) Virus
Virus slips nicely into half guard.
Clubber trying to hold on to Virus's head to control him but Virus postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Virus in particular looking to stall.
Virus is looking to take a break and control but Clubber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Virus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Clubber haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Clubber is trying to maintain the position but Virus is very close to passing his half guard.
Clubber is trying to get back to full guard.
Virus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Virus wants to free his trapped foot but Clubber is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Clubber is staying active underneath Virus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Virus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is staying active underneath Virus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Virus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Virus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clubber keeps working.
Clubber is looking to control Virus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clubber avoid being mounted?
Virus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Virus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Clubber knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Clubber tries to get to full guard but Virus has control of the leg.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Virus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Clubber is trying to get back to full guard.
Virus has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Clubber (0) vs (5) Virus
Virus trying to control but Clubber is having none of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is trying desperately to improve position.
Virus takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Clubber (0) vs (8) Virus
Virus is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Virus struggling to keep hold of the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Virus keeps control of the position as Clubber tries to break free.
Virus controlling from the back.
A lull in the action here.
Virus controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Virus wins on points by 8 to 0.
After winning the bout, Corona Virus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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