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Bots de Garra 207 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 44 wins and 77 losses; Vartan Esteves! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 40 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Peieira has closed the distance and engaged Esteves in a clinch.
Peieira looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Peieira tries for a takedown but Esteves manages to get underhooks.
Peieira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Esteves fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peieira darts in and clinches Esteves up against the ropes.
Peieira looking for a takedown.
Vartan Esteves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Peieira.
Peieira wants to take the fight to the mat but Esteves manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Peieira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Peieira wants to take the fight to the mat but Esteves manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Esteves wants a takedown but no success here.
Peieira wants to take the fight to the mat but Esteves manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Esteves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peieira gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Esteves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peieira gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Esteves.
Peieira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Esteves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peieira is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Peieira tries for a takedown. No joy.
Peieira stops a takedown attempt from Esteves.
Esteves tries for a takedown but Peieira manages to get underhooks.
Peieira is working for takedown but Esteves is calmly controlling the position for now.
Esteves has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Peieira after a bit of a struggle.
Esteves lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Esteves (2) vs (0) Peieira
Esteves wants to control from the top but Peieira keeps moving.
Esteves tries to free his leg and advance position but Peieira is retaining full guard.
Esteves is working hard here to advance position.
Esteves 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peieira is keeping the position for now.
Esteves slips nicely into half guard.
Esteves wants to free his trapped foot but Peieira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Esteves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Esteves seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Peieira for as long as he can get away with.
Esteves continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peieira is staying active underneath Esteves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Esteves content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Esteves working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Peieira's thigh. Peieira counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Esteves looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esteves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Esteves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peieira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Esteves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Peieira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Esteves sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Peieira keeping moving, preventing Esteves from controlling successfully.
Esteves trying to move into half guard but instead Peieira has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Esteves (2) vs (2) Peieira
Esteves is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Esteves is adopting a defensive guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Esteves keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass.
Esteves 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.
Esteves is looking for a triangle but Peieira pushes his legs off easily.
Peieira preventing the sweep.
Esteves is trying to control the position but Peieira postures up.
Esteves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Esteves is adopting a defensive guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Peieira preventing the sweep.
Esteves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Esteves (4) vs (2) Peieira
Esteves wants to pass to mount but Peieira is defending the position.
Esteves moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Esteves (7) vs (2) Peieira
Esteves slows the pace down.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Esteves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peieira keeps working.
Esteves controlling the position from side mount.
Esteves is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Esteves looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Peieira wants to control but Esteves postures up.
Esteves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Esteves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peieira keeps working.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Esteves happy to just control the position for now.
Esteves has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Peieira is not content to let Esteves control the position.
Esteves working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Esteves takes a little break here. Peieira wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Peieira is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Esteves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Esteves taking a breather here.
Esteves is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 fourteen minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Peieira's face as Esteves controls the position.
Peieira is looking to regain half guard here but Esteves keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Peieira's face as Esteves controls the position.
Esteves trying to control the position but Peieira is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Esteves controlling from side mount.
Peieira tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esteves takes the fight on points by 7 to 2.
Vartan Esteves was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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