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Bots de Garra 204 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 88 wins and 66 losses; Tommy Toehold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 20 losses; Corona Virus!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Virus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toehold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Virus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Toehold jumps guard.
Toehold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Toehold keeping full guard, as Virus tries to pass.
Toehold trying to control the position.
Virus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Virus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Toehold is trying to keep Virus in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virus sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toehold keeping moving, preventing Virus from controlling successfully.
Toehold being controlled here, momentarily.
Virus tries to free his leg and advance position but Toehold is retaining full guard.
Virus is still trying to improve position.
Virus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Toehold bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Virus's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (0) Virus
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virus pulls Toehold in close to prevent any damage.
Toehold trying to control but Virus is working from the bottom.
Toehold won't allow Virus to sweep him here.
Virus wants to improve his position but instead Toehold has moved into half guard.
Virus is trying to control but can't.
Toehold trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virus is trying to control but can't.
Virus is looking for a sweep. Toehold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Virus is trying to control but can't.
Virus is looking for a sweep. Toehold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toehold seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Virus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Virus tries to get to full guard but Toehold has control of the leg.
Virus wants to control but Toehold is keeping busy.
Virus is concentrating on defense, preventing Toehold from advancing position.
Virus tries to roll over but Toehold keeps him under control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Virus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Virus is trying is best to control the position here.
Virus is trying to get back to full guard.
Toehold is looking to stall here but Virus recovers full guard.
Virus is looking to sweep but instead, Toehold has passed into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Toehold trying to control the action but Virus is working from the bottom.
Virus has his hands clasped together around Toehold's back. He's all about the action.
Virus is looking for a sweep. Toehold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top 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 trying to pass the guard but Virus defending well.
Virus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Toehold is working away from the top position though.
Virus is pressing down on Toehold's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Virus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Virus is controlling Toehold's posture.
Virus 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.
Toehold might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Virus working a defensive guard here.
Toehold stopping the sweep attempt from Virus.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Virus is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (2) Virus
Virus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Virus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toehold is keeping the position for now.
Toehold keeping moving, preventing Virus from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Toehold working a defensive guard here.
Virus 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) Virus
Toehold trying to control but Virus is working from the bottom.
Toehold sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Virus holds on and takes a little breather.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Toehold preventing the sweep.
Virus is pulling down on Toehold's head. It's preventing any offense from Toehold, at least for the moment.
Virus working a defensive guard here.
Virus 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.
Virus is pulling down on Toehold's head. It's preventing any offense from Toehold, at least for the moment.
Virus trying to keep a closed guard but Toehold is proving a slippery customer.
Toehold tries to free his leg and advance position but Virus is retaining full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Virus controlling the position.
Toehold trying to control the position from guard on top but Virus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Virus wants to sweep but no luck.
Virus has Toehold pulled in close to control his posture.
Virus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Toehold trying to control the position from guard on top but Virus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Virus 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 thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Virus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Virus keeping moving, preventing Toehold from controlling successfully.
Virus keeping full guard, as Toehold tries to pass.
Virus controlling the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Virus looking for a sweep. Not yet Virus, not yet.
Toehold sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Virus's guard.
Virus wants to improve his position but Toehold is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Virus won't allow Toehold to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold takes the fight on points by 4 to 2.
Our winner, Tommy Toehold, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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