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Bots de Garra 194 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 71 wins and 47 losses; Tyron Scott! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 68 losses; Vartan Esteves! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way. Esteves throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Scott was covering up waiting for the punch and Esteves finishes the takedown easily into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Scott (0) vs (2) Esteves We've been hearing good reports from Scott'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. Esteves wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Esteves is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Esteves looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Scott (2) vs (2) Esteves
That's one minute gone in the round. Esteves is trying to control the position but Scott postures up. Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Scott postures up.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Esteves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Esteves 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. Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Esteves working a defensive guard but Scott manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Scott (5) vs (2) Esteves Esteves is trying to improve his position. Esteves keeps trying to improve his position. Esteves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Scott taking a breather here. Esteves manages to work his way to half guard, despite Scott's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Scott trying to control the pace. Esteves wants to get back to full guard. Esteves looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Scott with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Esteves is trying to get back to full guard. Esteves trying to hold on to Scott's head to control him but Scott postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Esteves is looking to improve his position.
Esteves is trying to maintain the position but Scott is very close to passing his half guard. Scott takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Esteves trying to control but Scott postures up.
Esteves gets full guard. Scott looking to pass the guard. Scott trying to control but Esteves is working from the bottom. Esteves is trying to control the position but Scott postures up. Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Esteves tries to land a sweep but no joy. Scott passes Esteves's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Esteves is looking to control Scott's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Esteves avoid being mounted? Esteves is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Scott is staying active. Esteves tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg. Esteves trying to control from the bottom.
Esteves tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg. Scott not doing much here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Esteves wants to get back to full guard. Esteves is still trying to improve position. Esteves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Scott pulls his head out easily. Esteves wants to control but Scott is keeping busy.
Esteves trying to get back to full guard but Scott takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Scott (8) vs (2) Esteves Scott controlling from the full mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Esteves wants to hold on but Scott pushes him away. Esteves is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Esteves tries to hold on but Scott postures up. Esteves sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Scott content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round. Esteves is looking to improve his position.
Esteves is trying to maintain the position but Scott is very close to passing his half guard. Esteves wants to sweep but Scott has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Scott (11) vs (2) Esteves
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Esteves trying his best to control but Scott has mounted him. Score +2 for reaching mount: Scott (13) vs (2) Esteves Scott controlling his opponent. Esteves is trying to escape the mount.
Esteves bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Scott (13) vs (4) Esteves Scott working a defensive guard here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Scott pulls Esteves in close to prevent any damage. Esteves won't allow Scott to sweep him here. Esteves passes Scott's left leg - he's now in half guard. Scott is looking to improve his position.
Scott trying to hold on to Esteves's head to control him but Esteves postures up.
Scott is not content to let Esteves control the position. 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 thirteen minutes gone in the round. Scott regains full guard. Nicely done. Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Scott is adopting a defensive guard. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Esteves wants to pass the guard but Scott is keeping the position. Scott pulls Esteves in close to prevent any damage.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Esteves wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving. Esteves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now. Esteves wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Esteves works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Scott takes the fight on points by 13 to 4. After winning the bout, Tyron Scott 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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