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Bots de Garra 190 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 77 wins and 49 losses; Ivan Kamenev! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 67 wins and 68 losses; Darragh Fiachna!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Fiachna clinches up against the ropes.
Kamenev is pressed up against the ropes. Fiachna has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kamenev down to the mat. Kamenev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fiachna fails with a takedown attempt.
Kamenev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kamenev (2) vs (0) Fiachna
Fiachna is looking for a sweep. Kamenev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kamenev is controlling the pace.
Fiachna controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep. Kamenev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiachna trying to control here.
Kamenev controlling the action here.
Fiachna is refusing to be controlled, as Kamenev sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev controlling the action here.
Fiachna is trying to maintain the position but Kamenev is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kamenev is pressing down on Fiachna's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fiachna is holding on for now.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev not doing much here.
Fiachna tries to roll over but Kamenev keeps him under control.
Kamenev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fiachna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Kamenev seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev trying to control the action but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
Fiachna is positioning himself well to prevent Kamenev advancing to mount.
Kamenev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fiachna gets back to full guard.
Fiachna wants to sweep but no luck.
Fiachna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiachna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiachna controls Kamenev momentarily but Kamenev frees himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fiachna managing to control the position.
Fiachna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kamenev controls the pace.
Fiachna looking to control.
Kamenev trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiachna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiachna 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.
Kamenev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fiachna is keeping the position for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kamenev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kamenev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fiachna is keeping the position for now.
Fiachna is pulling down on Kamenev's head. It's preventing any offense from Kamenev, at least for the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev 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.
Kamenev wants to control from the top but Fiachna keeps moving.
Fiachna working a defensive guard but Kamenev passes into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fiachna does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kamenev trying to pass the guard but Fiachna defending well.
Fiachna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kamenev is working away from the top position though.
Kamenev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fiachna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is thwarting Fiachna's attempts to control the position.
Fiachna might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kamenev haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fiachna tries to roll over but Kamenev keeps him under control.
Kamenev is looking to take a break and control but Fiachna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev prevents Fiachna from improving his position.
Kamenev controlling the action here.
Fiachna keeping control of the position.
Fiachna gets full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fiachna looking to control.
Fiachna 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.
Fiachna is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev trying to control but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
Fiachna controlling Kamenev's posture.
Kamenev is pushing down on Fiachna's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fiachna is fighting to maintain full guard but Kamenev has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kamenev not doing much here.
Fiachna tries to get to full guard but Kamenev has control of the leg.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kamenev prevents Fiachna from improving his position.
Kamenev trying to control the action but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fiachna trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamenev takes the fight on points by 2 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Kamenev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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