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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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 127 wins and 84 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 9 losses; Richard Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Cheese tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Diesel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cheese moves into the clinch successfully.
Cheese prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cheese is trying to drag Diesel to the mat but Diesel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Diesel gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Diesel (2) vs (0) Cheese
Cheese has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cheese tries to get to full guard but Diesel has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diesel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese wants to improve his position but Diesel is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diesel in particular looking to stall.
Diesel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel trying to mount his opponent but Cheese defends it.
Diesel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese tries to get to full guard but Diesel has control of the leg.
Cheese trying to control from the bottom.
Diesel is looking to pass Cheese's guard but actually Cheese recovers to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cheese controls Diesel momentarily but Diesel frees himself.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diesel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cheese controls Diesel momentarily but Diesel frees himself.
Cheese looking for a sweep. Not yet Cheese, not yet.
Cheese not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cheese wants to sweep here but Diesel controlling him for the moment.
Diesel wants to pass the guard but Cheese is keeping the position.
Diesel content to stall in guard here.
Cheese controlling the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cheese is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diesel wants to pass the guard but Cheese is keeping the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Diesel looking to pass the guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diesel 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.
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.
Diesel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Diesel wants to pass the guard but Cheese is keeping the position.
Cheese is pulling down on Diesel's head to control his posture.
Diesel preventing the sweep.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is stalling in the full guard.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Diesel.
Cheese looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diesel is one step ahead there.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is trying to control the position but Diesel postures up.
Cheese is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Diesel 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.
Diesel tries to free his leg and advance position but Cheese is retaining full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cheese keeping full guard, as Diesel tries to pass.
Diesel stays in close to Cheese's body and controls the position.
Cheese controls Diesel momentarily but Diesel frees himself.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Diesel is fighting to break Cheese's control of his arms but Cheese is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diesel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diesel takes the fight on points by 2 to 0.
A relieved looking Kurt Diesel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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