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Bots de Garra 208 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 42 wins and 36 losses; Elazar Shalit! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 53 losses; Alexander Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Shalit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mesquita tries to avoid it but Shalit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mesquita to the ground. Mesquita escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mesquita closes the distance and clinches.
Mesquita works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Shalit (0) vs (2) Mesquita
Shalit trying to control the position.
Shalit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mesquita controls the pace.
Shalit controls Mesquita momentarily but Mesquita frees himself.
Shalit has his foot on Mesquita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mesquita works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shalit is keeping the position for now.
Shalit controls Mesquita momentarily but Mesquita frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita forces his way into half guard.
Shalit trying to control but Mesquita postures up.
Shalit controlling the position for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Shalit's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Shalit slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mesquita passes Shalit's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mesquita looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mesquita not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but Shalit is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mesquita to get the leverage.
Mesquita trying to mount his opponent but Shalit defends it.
Mesquita wants to take a breather but Shalit is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is working for a submission of some sort.
Shalit trying to hold on to Mesquita's head to control him but Mesquita postures up.
Shalit is trying to get back to full guard.
Mesquita trying to mount his opponent but Shalit defends it.
Shalit moves into full guard.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Shalit is keeping the position.
Shalit looking to control.
Shalit wants to sweep but no luck.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Shalit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita slips nicely into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is keen to just control but Shalit is a slippery customer.
Mesquita wants to advance to full mount but Shalit doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Shalit is trying to control the position but Mesquita postures up.
Shalit keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Shalit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mesquita is one step ahead there.
Shalit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita pushing down on Shalit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mesquita passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Shalit (0) vs (5) Mesquita
Shalit can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shalit regains half guard.
Mesquita is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mesquita wants to work for an arm triangle but Shalit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shalit has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mesquita is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shalit is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mesquita is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shalit has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shalit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shalit is defending against the submission attempts here by Mesquita.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shalit doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mesquita.
Shalit trying to control but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shalit is just riding it out for now. Mesquita eventually gives up the hold.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is working for an americana but Shalit has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Mesquita was thinking about the submission.
Shalit is trying to keep Mesquita in close.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Shalit is keeping the position.
Shalit keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mesquita trying to control but Shalit is working from the bottom.
Shalit keeping full guard, as Mesquita tries to pass.
Mesquita controlling from the top position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shalit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mesquita manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Shalit (2) vs (5) Mesquita
Mesquita looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shalit passes into half guard.
Mesquita trying to control from the bottom.
Mesquita is looking to improve his position.
Mesquita felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mesquita wants to sweep but Shalit has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Shalit (5) vs (5) Mesquita
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita tries to bench press Shalit off him but Shalit keeps the position.
Mesquita is still trying to improve position.
Mesquita is not content to let Shalit control the position.
Mesquita tries to buck Shalit off but Shalit is having none of it.
Shalit working away.
Shalit wants to control but Mesquita is keeping him busy.
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.
Mesquita is looking to reverse the position.
Shalit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mesquita keeps working.
Mesquita tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shalit tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shalit has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Mesquita gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Mesquita wins on points by 6 to 5. |
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