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Bots de Garra 185 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 13 wins and 25 losses; Felix Suarez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 38 wins and 35 losses; Leonardinho Chai!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Suarez moves into the clinch successfully.
Suarez is trying to pull guard but Chai turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Chai wants the takedown. Suarez is fighting it off but Chai persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Suarez's guard against the ropes. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Suarez (0) vs (2) Chai
Suarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chai stays in close to Suarez's body and controls the position.
Suarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Suarez, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai postures up.
Suarez has his foot on Chai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chai works his way back into a safe position though.
We've been hearing good reports from Suarez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Suarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Suarez, not yet.
Suarez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chai manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Suarez (2) vs (2) Chai
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai working a defensive guard here.
Suarez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chai is trying to control the position but Suarez postures up.
Chai 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.
Suarez looking to pass the guard.
Suarez postures up.
Suarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control the position.
Suarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full 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.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Our spies down at at HELLCADEMY inform us that Chai has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Suarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Chai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Suarez controls the pace.
Suarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Suarez has managed to get both his arms back between Chai's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Suarez preventing the sweep.
Suarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suarez looking to sit in guard and control but Chai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Suarez (2) vs (4) Chai
Suarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chai wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
Suarez has an active guard here but Chai has managed to pass into half guard.
Chai perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Suarez is looking to improve his position.
Suarez is trying to maintain the position but Chai is very close to passing his half guard.
Suarez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to control but Chai is keeping busy.
Suarez tries to roll over but Chai keeps him under control.
Chai is thwarting Suarez's attempts to control the position.
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 (2) vs (7) Chai
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chai controlling from mount.
Suarez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Suarez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Suarez is looking for a sweep. Chai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suarez trying to hold on to Chai's head to control him but Chai postures up.
Suarez is looking for a sweep. Chai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chai controlling the action here.
Chai uses his free foot to push down on Suarez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Suarez. Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (2) vs (10) Chai
Chai wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Chai controlling from the full mount.
Suarez wants to hold on but Chai pushes him away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is working to get back to half guard.
Chai avoids the attempt from Suarez to control.
Chai controlling from mount.
Suarez is trying to escape the mount.
Chai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Suarez is looking to escape.
Suarez is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to control but Chai is having none of it.
Chai prevents Suarez from getting the reversal.
Chai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chai fails to take his opponent's back.
Suarez tries to improve his position but instead Chai has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Suarez (2) vs (13) Chai
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Suarez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Suarez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Will Chai go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Suarez rolls, trying to escape but Chai keeps control of the position.
Suarez wants to control his opponent's hands but Chai gets his hands free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Chai's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to control his opponent's hands but Chai gets his hands free.
Chai has good solid back control here.
Suarez trying to control the action but Chai just sinks the hooks in.
Chai has the hooks in. Suarez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Suarez is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Chai.
Chai keeps control of the position as Suarez tries to break free.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Chai has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Suarez's body.
Suarez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Suarez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Suarez has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Chai's lack of action.
Suarez controlling the position for now.
Suarez is looking to control Chai's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suarez avoid being mounted?
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Chai stalling.
Chai seems to be looking for submissions.
Chai trying to mount his opponent but Suarez defends it.
Chai prevents Suarez from improving his position.
Suarez wants to get back to full guard but Chai has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (2) vs (16) Chai
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Suarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Suarez is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai taking a breather here.
Suarez is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai wins on points by 16 to 2.
A relieved looking Leonardinho Chai 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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