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Bots de Garra 176 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 11 wins and 20 losses; Felix Suarez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 31 losses; Leonardinho Chai!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Chai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chai gets tackled into the ropes by Suarez. Suarez maintains the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Suarez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Suarez tries to pull guard but Chai forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Suarez manages to pull guard.
Suarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suarez wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment.
Suarez controls Chai momentarily but Chai frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Suarez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Chai has passed into half guard!
Suarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chai wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
Chai preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like Chai might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Suarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chai is pushing down on Suarez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Suarez is fighting to maintain full guard but Chai has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chai is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez tries to get to full guard but Chai 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.
Chai wants to take a breather but Suarez is having none of it.
Suarez is looking to improve his position.
Suarez is trying to control but Chai passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (0) vs (3) Chai
Suarez is not content to let Chai control the position.
Suarez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez has one of Chai's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Chai wants to control but Suarez is keeping him busy.
Chai slows the pace down.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is trying to control Chai's posture but Chai avoids it.
Suarez is looking for a sweep.
Suarez holding on.
Chai is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chai working away.
Chai is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Suarez's shoulder. That is not cool.
Suarez is looking to reverse the position.
Suarez is working hard here to advance position.
Suarez is trying to escape the position but Chai is controlling the position.
Chai trying to control the position but Suarez is working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is trying to improve his position.
Suarez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chai wants to free his trapped foot but Suarez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Suarez tries to roll over but Chai keeps him under control.
Chai wants to free his trapped foot but Suarez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Suarez tries to roll over but Chai keeps him under control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chai stalling.
Suarez trying to hold on to Chai's head to control him but Chai postures up.
Chai passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Suarez! Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (0) vs (6) Chai
Suarez is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control but Suarez is having none of it.
Suarez wants to control but Chai is having none of it.
Chai fails to take his opponent's back.
Suarez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chai controlling from the full mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Chai is trying to control here but Suarez has managed to regain half guard.
Suarez tries to get to full guard but Chai has control of the leg.
Suarez is looking to control Chai's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suarez avoid being mounted?
Suarez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Chai not doing much here.
Suarez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Suarez has a hand on Chai's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Chai takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (0) vs (9) Chai
Chai prevents Suarez from getting the reversal.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Chai moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Suarez (0) vs (12) Chai
Chai controlling from the back.
Chai avoiding Suarez 's attempts to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Suarez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Chai not allowing Suarez to control his hands.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Suarez tries to roll but Chai sticks to his back.
Chai is looking to control Suarez but Suarez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Suarez tries to roll but Chai sticks to his back.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Chai really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Suarez.
Suarez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Chai's guard. Nice work there by Suarez.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Suarez (2) vs (12) Chai
Suarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai wins on points by 12 to 2.
After winning the bout, Leonardinho Chai 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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