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Bots de Garra 180 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 36 wins and 32 losses; Leonardinho Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 25 losses; Elazar Shalit!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Shalit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shalit is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chai is defending well.
Shalit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shalit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chai smiles and moves away.
Chai fails with the takedown.
Shalit shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chai (0) vs (2) Shalit
Chai tries to get to full guard but Shalit has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalit is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chai! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (5) Shalit
Shalit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chai really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chai is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai can't escape the position.
Chai wants to hold on but Shalit pushes him away.
Shalit looking to control but Chai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shalit wants to take Chai's back but he can't do it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chai tries to lock up and control but Shalit gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chai is working to get back to half guard.
Shalit manages to capitalize on a mistake by Chai to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Chai (0) vs (8) Shalit
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
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 fending off the submission attempt from Shalit.
Shalit struggling to keep hold of the position.
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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control the action but Shalit just sinks the hooks in.
You can see the frustration on Chai's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Chai staying busy and making it hard for Shalit to control.
Shalit is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chai just trying to survive but Shalit is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Shalit tries to get the hooks in deep but Chai pushed the leg off.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Shalit controlling the positon.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shalit tries to keep control of the position but Chai is staying busy.
Chai tries to escape but Shalit has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Shalit just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Despite being in a bad position, Chai is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chai showing good submission defense here.
Shalit slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Chai tries to escape the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is trying to stick to Chai's back but Chai is turning into Shalit. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Shalit's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Chai. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (8) Shalit
Shalit looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shalit is trying to control the position but Chai postures up.
Chai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shalit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chai is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chai passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (5) vs (8) Shalit
Chai happy to just control the position for now.
Shalit is trying to control Chai's posture but Chai avoids it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Chai politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chai prefers to stall for the moment though.
Shalit can't do much from the bottom here.
Chai controlling from side mount.
Shalit wants to control but Chai postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shalit tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chai wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chai controlling the position.
Shalit wants to control but Chai postures up.
Chai trying to control the position but Shalit is working away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shalit can't do much from the bottom here.
Chai is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Chai wants to take a breather but Shalit manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Chai.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Chai advances to half guard.
Chai passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (8) vs (8) Shalit
Shalit is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Shalit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control the position but Shalit is working away.
Chai slows the pace down.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Shalit gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Shalit wins on points by 9 to 8.
A relieved looking Elazar Shalit 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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