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Bots de Garra 202 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 87 wins and 65 losses; Tommy Toehold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 73 losses; Vartan Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Toehold gets caught napping as Esteves dives in and scores a takedown. Toehold manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Toehold (0) vs (2) Esteves
Esteves trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom.
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.
Toehold being controlled here, momentarily.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Toehold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Esteves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toehold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toehold seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteves tries to free his leg and advance position but Toehold is retaining full guard.
Toehold can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Esteves controls the pace.
Toehold seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Esteves looking to pass the guard.
Esteves pushes down on Toehold's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Esteves is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Esteves passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Toehold! Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (0) vs (5) Esteves
Esteves content just to control the position here.
Esteves wants to take Toehold's back here but Toehold is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toehold tries to hold on but Esteves postures up.
Esteves trying to control but Toehold is having none of it.
Esteves controlling the pace for now.
Esteves looking to control but Toehold is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Toehold has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Toehold (0) vs (8) Esteves
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esteves keeps control of the position easily here as Toehold tries to buck him off.
Toehold prevents Esteves from getting a body triangle.
Esteves has the hooks in. Toehold is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Toehold is keeping busy.
Toehold rolls, trying to escape but Esteves keeps control of the position.
Toehold tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Esteves wants to control the pace but Toehold is squirming around nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Esteves wants to take Toehold's back but he can't do it this time.
Esteves takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Esteves takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Toehold (0) vs (11) Esteves
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Esteves.
You can see the frustration on Toehold's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Toehold rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Esteves wants to take a breather but Toehold is having none of it.
Esteves is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Esteves trying to control from half guard but Toehold is working away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Esteves looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Esteves trying to control the action but Toehold is working from the bottom.
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 controlling the action here.
Esteves wants to control but Toehold is keeping him busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Esteves wants to free his trapped foot but Toehold is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Esteves is trying to work for a kimura but Toehold is defending well.
Toehold is refusing to be controlled, as Esteves sits in half guard.
Esteves controlling the pace.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is pressing down on Toehold's thigh, looking to free his foot. Toehold is holding on for now.
Esteves trying to control from half guard but Toehold is working away.
Esteves is stalling here. Toehold is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Esteves seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Toehold has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Toehold (4) vs (11) Esteves
Toehold has control of an arm but Esteves manages to advance to Toehold's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Toehold (4) vs (15) Esteves
Toehold tries to break free.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Toehold knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Toehold for a finish.
Esteves has got his arm under Toehold's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Toehold has spun round into Esteves's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (6) vs (15) Esteves
Esteves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Toehold is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Esteves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Toehold stopping the sweep attempt from Esteves.
Toehold postures up.
Esteves has his foot on Toehold's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Toehold works his way back into a safe position though.
Esteves looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Toehold puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Toehold is thwarting Esteves's attempts to control the position.
Esteves wants to control the action here but instead Toehold manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (9) vs (15) Esteves
Esteves regains half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is looking for a sweep. Toehold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Esteves keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Esteves is pressing down on Toehold's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Esteves is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Esteves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Toehold might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Esteves looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Esteves lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (9) vs (17) Esteves
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold trying to control the position.
Toehold keeping full guard, as Esteves tries to pass.
Esteves content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toehold working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esteves wins on points by 17 to 9.
After the fight, Vartan Esteves was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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