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Bots de Garra 203 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 66 losses; Tommy Toehold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 35 losses; Ian Laperierre!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Laperierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Toehold has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Laperierre regains guard immediately. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (0) Laperierre
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Laperierre keeping moving, preventing Toehold from controlling successfully.
Laperierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Toehold wants to pass the guard but Laperierre is keeping the position.
Laperierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Laperierre trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laperierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre looking for a sweep. Not yet Laperierre, not yet.
Toehold engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Laperierre has Toehold pulled in close to control his posture.
Laperierre looking to control.
Laperierre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Laperierre is controlling Toehold's posture.
Laperierre trying to keep a closed guard but Toehold is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Toehold is one step ahead there.
Toehold might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Toehold controls from within his opponent's guard.
Laperierre is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Laperierre looking to control.
Laperierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laperierre is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Laperierre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Laperierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Toehold is one step ahead there.
Laperierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Toehold manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (2) Laperierre
Laperierre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
Toehold wants to sweep but no luck.
Laperierre wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
Laperierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toehold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laperierre content to stall in guard here.
Laperierre looking to sit in guard and control but Toehold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (4) vs (2) Laperierre
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Laperierre wants to sweep here but Toehold controlling him for the moment.
Laperierre keeps trying to improve his position.
Toehold sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Laperierre 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is trying to control the position but Toehold postures up.
Laperierre pulls Toehold in to control the position.
Toehold controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Toehold preventing the sweep.
Laperierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Toehold wants to pass the guard but Laperierre is keeping 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.
Toehold postures up.
We've been informed that Laperierre has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Laperierre might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Toehold haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Laperierre is adopting a defensive guard.
Toehold sitting in guard here, content to control.
Laperierre is trying to control the position but Toehold postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Toehold preventing the sweep.
Laperierre trying to keep a closed guard but Toehold is proving a slippery customer.
Laperierre 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.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre pulls Toehold in close to prevent any damage.
Laperierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laperierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Toehold passes Laperierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre keeping hold of Toehold's head, controlling as best he can.
Laperierre trying to hold on to Toehold's head to control him but Toehold postures up.
Laperierre is looking for a sweep. Toehold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Laperierre trying to control here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre wants to improve his position but Toehold is controlling well.
Laperierre is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Laperierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Toehold is working away from the top position though.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is trying to control the action in half guard but Laperierre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Laperierre tries to roll over but Toehold keeps him under control.
Laperierre is controlling Toehold's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Laperierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Toehold is working away from the top position though.
Laperierre desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laperierre trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold takes the fight on points by 4 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Toehold thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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