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Bots de Garra 199 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 7 losses; Richard Cheese! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 42 wins and 71 losses; Vartan Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Esteves 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: Cheese (0) vs (2) Esteves
Cheese wants to improve his position but Esteves is controlling well.
Esteves is trying to control. Cheese wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Esteves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Esteves is looking to stall here but Cheese recovers full guard.
Cheese seems keen to control Esteves's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esteves looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Esteves has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteves's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Esteves advances to half guard.
Esteves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cheese is refusing to be controlled, as Esteves sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteves looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Esteves is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cheese reverses the position - he's now on top in Esteves's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cheese (2) vs (2) Esteves
Esteves trying to keep a closed guard but Cheese is proving a slippery customer.
Esteves looking to control but Cheese passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is trying to control but Cheese passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Cheese (5) vs (2) Esteves
Cheese trying to control the position but Esteves is working away.
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.
Esteves tries to buck Cheese off but Cheese is having none of it.
Cheese controls the position.
Cheese working away.
Esteves is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esteves struggling a bit here.
Cheese is looking to take a break and control but Esteves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Esteves tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cheese wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is still trying to improve position.
Cheese wants to control but Esteves is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Esteves's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Esteves is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cheese off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Cheese (5) vs (6) Esteves
Cheese is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Xtreme Fighting Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Esteves working for the choke.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Esteves trying to control momentarily.
Esteves wants to control but Cheese manages to buck him off and is now in Esteves's guard! Nice work there by Cheese! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cheese (7) vs (6) Esteves
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is pulling down on Cheese's head. It's preventing any offense from Cheese, at least for the moment.
Esteves keeping full guard, as Cheese tries to pass.
Esteves trying to keep a closed guard but Cheese is proving a slippery customer.
Esteves wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cheese is now in half guard.
Esteves has his hands clasped together around Cheese's back. He's all about the action.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves trying to control but Cheese postures up.
Cheese takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Esteves preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Esteves wants to control but Cheese is keeping busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Esteves keeping hold of Cheese's head, controlling as best he can.
Esteves wants to control but Cheese is keeping busy.
Esteves wants to improve his position but Cheese is controlling well.
Esteves regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cheese trying to control the position from guard on top but Esteves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esteves looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Esteves.
Cheese stopping the sweep attempt from Esteves.
Esteves controlling the position.
Esteves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Esteves trying to control the position.
Esteves looking for a sweep. Not yet Esteves, not yet.
Esteves being controlled here, momentarily.
Esteves looking to control.
Esteves working a defensive guard but Cheese passes into half guard.
Cheese passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Cheese (10) vs (6) Esteves
Cheese wants to control for a moment but Esteves uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Esteves wants to get back to full guard.
Cheese is thwarting Esteves's attempts to control the position.
Esteves is looking to improve his position.
Esteves is holding on to half guard well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Esteves is trying to maintain the position but Cheese is very close to passing his half guard.
Esteves wants to control the action here but instead Cheese manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Cheese (13) vs (6) Esteves
Esteves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Esteves holds on to Cheese around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Esteves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Esteves tries to reverse the position but Cheese maintains control.
Cheese fails to move to back control.
Esteves looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Cheese (16) vs (6) Esteves
Cheese controlling well, preventing Esteves from escaping the position.
Cheese doesn't have the hooks in and Esteves manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cheese (16) vs (8) Esteves
Esteves trying to control but Cheese is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cheese controls Esteves momentarily but Esteves frees himself.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Esteves's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cheese takes the fight on points by 16 to 8.
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Cheese thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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