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Bots de Garra 184 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 37 wins and 35 losses; Leonardinho Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 17 losses; Friedrich August Von Hayek!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Von Hayek stuffs the takedown attempt from Chai. Chai gets slowly back to his feet.
Von Hayek tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chai scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (0) Von Hayek
Chai wants to pass the guard but Von Hayek is defending well.
Von Hayek is looking to control Chai's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Von Hayek avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Hayek tries to roll over but Chai keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai controlling the action here.
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 is keen to just control but Von Hayek is a slippery customer.
Von Hayek is looking to control Chai's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Von Hayek avoid being mounted?
Von Hayek keeping hold of Chai's head, controlling as best he can.
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.
Von Hayek is refusing to be controlled, as Chai sits in half guard.
Von Hayek is trying to maintain the position but Chai is very close to passing his half guard.
Von Hayek is looking to improve his position.
Von Hayek is positioning himself well to prevent Chai advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chai controlling the pace.
Von Hayek is staying active underneath Chai, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chai is thwarting Von Hayek's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai is taking a breather. Von Hayek 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.
Chai wants to take a breather but Von Hayek is having none of it.
Von Hayek is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to pass to mount but Von Hayek is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Von Hayek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chai tries to pass to full mount but Von Hayek defends it.
Von Hayek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control from Von Hayek's half guard. Von Hayek has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Von Hayek keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully.
Chai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Von Hayek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chai controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chai'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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek working a defensive guard here.
Von Hayek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chai is one step ahead there.
Chai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Von Hayek working a defensive guard here.
Chai trying to control but Von Hayek is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Chai controls from within his opponent's guard.
Von Hayek has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chai wants to control from the top but Von Hayek keeps moving.
Von Hayek 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.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek can't keep his opponent in guard - Chai advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Von Hayek wants to get back to full guard but Chai has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (5) vs (0) Von Hayek
Von Hayek is not content to let Chai control the position.
Chai controlling from side mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek struggling a bit here.
Chai slows the pace down.
Von Hayek 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 wants to take a breather but Von Hayek manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Chai.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek pulls Chai in close to his closed guard and prevents Chai from doing any damage or advancing position.
Von Hayek keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully.
Von Hayek seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Von Hayek can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chai controls the pace.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chai showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Von Hayek looking to control but Chai passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
Leonardinho Chai thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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