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Bots de Garra 205 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 24 wins and 9 losses; Katelynn Arby! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 38 losses; Caio Peieira! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way. Arby rushes Peieira and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Peieira looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Arby has hold of one of Peieira's legs. Peieira is fighting the takedown attempt but Arby gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Arby (2) vs (0) Peieira Arby not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Arby is looking to advance position but Peieira has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Arby (2) vs (4) Peieira Arby is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Arby wants to hold on but Peieira pushes him away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Arby is in all sorts of trouble here.
Arby sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Arby is looking to improve his position.
Arby is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arby regains full guard. Nicely done. Arby looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Arby pulls Peieira in close to his closed guard and prevents Peieira from doing any damage or advancing position. Arby bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peieira's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Arby (4) vs (4) Peieira Arby not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Arby looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Arby tries to free his leg and advance position but Peieira is retaining full guard. Arby looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Arby pushes down on Peieira's leg and manages to get into half guard. Arby slows the pace down in half guard. Peieira is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Arby jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Arby (7) vs (4) Peieira
That's five minutes gone in the round. Arby controls the position from side control. 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Arby working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Arby wants to control but Peieira is keeping him busy. Arby working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Arby is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Arby takes a little break here. Peieira wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Arby has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Peieira is not content to let Arby control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round. Arby happy to just control the position for now. Arby trying to control the position but Peieira is working away. Arby moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Arby is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Arby controlling the position from side mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Peieira is looking to reverse 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. You can see the frustration on Peieira's face as Arby controls the position. Arby is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Peieira trying to remain calm as Arby controls from the top position. Peieira is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Arby is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The referee asks Arby politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Arby prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Arby'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.
And that's the end of the fight! Arby takes the fight on points by 7 to 4. An out of breath Katelynn Arby thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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