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Bots de Garra 206 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 28 wins and 36 losses; Ian Laperierre! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 82 wins and 49 losses; Abu Schaubi! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way. Laperierre wants to clinch. Laperierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schaubi swats him away and circles back towards the center. Schaubi tries to counter by closing the distance. Laperierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schaubi swats him away and circles back towards the center. Schaubi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Laperierre tries to clinch there but Schaubi circles away.
Laperierre fails in his attempt to clinch. Laperierre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Schaubi keeps the fight on the outside. Schaubi stuffs the takedown attempt from Laperierre. Laperierre gets slowly back to his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Laperierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Schaubi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Schaubi tries to counter by closing the distance. Laperierre closes the distance and clinches. Laperierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Schaubi decides to pull guard. Schaubi pulls Laperierre in close to his closed guard and prevents Laperierre from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schaubi keeping full guard, as Laperierre tries to pass. Laperierre wants to control from the top but Schaubi keeps moving. Laperierre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Schaubi keeping full guard, as Laperierre tries to pass. Laperierre trying to control but Schaubi is working from the bottom. Schaubi seems keen to control Laperierre's posture. Laperierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Laperierre being controlled here momentarily. Let's hope that Schaubi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Laperierre wants to pass the guard but Schaubi is keeping the position. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Schaubi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laperierre manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laperierre (0) vs (2) Schaubi Laperierre looking to control.
Schaubi looking to pass the guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Laperierre is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laperierre (2) vs (2) Schaubi
That's three minutes gone in the round. Laperierre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Schaubi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Laperierre trying to control but Schaubi is working from the bottom. Laperierre advances to half guard. Laperierre is stalling here. Schaubi is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Laperierre seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Schaubi has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Laperierre (2) vs (6) Schaubi Schaubi is staying tight to Laperierre's torso, preventing him from escaping. Schaubi gets to mount! Laperierre was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Laperierre (2) vs (8) Schaubi
That's four minutes gone in the round. Schaubi trying to control but he's not successful this time. Laperierre tries to lock up and control but Schaubi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Schaubi working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Laperierre is looking to improve his position but Schaubi isn't that keen on the idea. Schaubi controlling the pace for now. Laperierre is looking to get to half guard. Schaubi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laperierre is looking to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Schaubi is trying to take his opponent's back.
Schaubi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Laperierre tries to hold on but Schaubi postures up. Laperierre is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control. Schaubi controlling from the full mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Schaubi wants to control the pace but Laperierre is squirming around nicely. Laperierre is wriggling around trying to escape.
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. Laperierre is working hard here to advance position. Schaubi controlling the pace for now. Schaubi pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Laperierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Schaubi controlling the pace for now. Laperierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Schaubi looking to control and managing it successfully. Laperierre is looking to get to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Schaubi wants to control the pace but Laperierre is squirming around nicely. Schaubi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Schaubi tries to control but Laperierre wriggling away. Schaubi controlling from the full mount. Laperierre is trying to escape the mount.
Schaubi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Laperierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Schaubi controlling from mount. Laperierre tries to hold on but Schaubi pushes him away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round. Schaubi controlling the position easily from mount. Schaubi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Laperierre is trying desperately to improve position. Schaubi is looking to work his way around to Laperierre's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position. Laperierre is wriggling around trying to escape.
Laperierre tries to control the position but Schaubi now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Laperierre (2) vs (11) Schaubi
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Laperierre wants to escape the position.
Schaubi controlling the position well here. Laperierre rolled but Schaubi kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Schaubi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. Laperierre trying to control the position but Schaubi manages to sink in the hooks. Schaubi is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Laperierre tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Schaubi wants to take his opponent's back but Laperierre doesn't allow it. Laperierre tries to get back to half guard but can't. Schaubi avoids the attempt from Laperierre to control. Schaubi controlling the pace for now. Schaubi looking to control but Laperierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Laperierre wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Laperierre (2) vs (14) Schaubi Schaubi keeps control of the position easily here as Laperierre tries to buck him off.
Laperierre trying to control the position but Schaubi manages to sink in the hooks. Schaubi is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Laperierre staying busy and making it hard for Schaubi to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Schaubi working for the choke. Schaubi has the hooks in. Laperierre is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. Schaubi is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Laperierre fending off the submission attempt from Schaubi. Schaubi is persistently looking for the submission but Laperierre is defending it well.
And that's the end of the fight! Schaubi wins on points by 14 to 2. Abu Schaubi took some time post fight to say the following; 'G-g-g-g-gadOOSHED him through a glass door, b'. |
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