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Bots de Garra 209 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 52 wins and 42 losses; Leonardinho Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 27 losses; Gul Dukat! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious? Dukat gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Chai (0) vs (4) Dukat Chai tries to get back to half guard but can't. You can see the frustration on Chai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Chai stops Dukat from passing to mount. Chai tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Dukat presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Chai (0) vs (6) Dukat We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dukat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chai is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dukat controlling the pace for now. Chai bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (6) Dukat Chai 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. Dukat is pulling down on Chai's head. It's preventing any offense from Chai, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dukat working a defensive guard here.
Dukat lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (8) Dukat
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dukat tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard. Chai is pulling down on Dukat's head. It's preventing any offense from Dukat, at least for the moment. Dukat preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dukat is aware though and is defending well. Chai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Dukat from controlling successfully. 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. Chai wants to sweep here but Dukat controlling him for the moment. 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. Chai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Dukat stays in close to Chai's body and controls the position. Chai keeping moving, preventing Dukat from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Dukat won't allow Chai to sweep him here. My spies in The House Of Pain inform me that Dukat has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Dukat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Dukat wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position. Dukat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. It looks like Dukat might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Chai keeping moving, preventing Dukat from controlling successfully. Dukat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Chai wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Dukat's corner is telling him to maintain position. Chai is adopting a defensive guard. Dukat wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position. Chai 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 nine minutes gone in the round. Dukat stays in close to Chai's body and controls the position. Dukat won't allow Chai to sweep him here. Chai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Chai is pulling down on Dukat's head. It's preventing any offense from Dukat, at least for the moment. Chai working a defensive guard but Dukat manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (2) vs (11) Dukat
That's ten minutes gone in the round. Dukat is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Chai's shoulder. That is not cool. Chai is looking for a sweep. Dukat wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy. Dukat takes a little break here. Chai wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Dukat trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Dukat controlling the position from side mount. Chai is not content to let Dukat control the position. Chai is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Dukat controls the position. Chai is trying to control Dukat's posture but Dukat avoids it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Chai is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Dukat trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Dukat trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight! Dukat wins on points by 11 to 2. A very excited looking Gul Dukat made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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