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Bots de Garra 210 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 46 wins and 77 losses; Vartan Esteves! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 29 losses; Friedrich August Von Hayek! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious? Von Hayek gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Esteves (0) vs (4) Von Hayek Von Hayek working away. Esteves is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Von Hayek is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Esteves (0) vs (6) Von Hayek Esteves tries to hold on but Von Hayek pushes him away. Von Hayek trying to control but he's not successful this time. Von Hayek controlling the position easily from mount. Esteves wants to hold on but Von Hayek pushes him away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Von Hayek wants to control the pace but Esteves is squirming around nicely. Esteves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. My spies in The House Of Pain inform me that Von Hayek has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Esteves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Esteves wants to hold on but Von Hayek pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Esteves tries to improve his position but instead Von Hayek has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Esteves (0) vs (9) Von Hayek Esteves prevents Von Hayek from getting a body triangle. Esteves turns into Von Hayek and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Esteves (2) vs (9) Von Hayek Esteves stays in close to Von Hayek's body and controls the position. Esteves looking to sit in guard and control but Von Hayek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Esteves (2) vs (11) Von Hayek Von Hayek pushing down on Esteves's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Esteves trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Von Hayek manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Esteves (2) vs (14) Von Hayek Von Hayek tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. 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 two minutes gone in the round. Esteves is squirming around, avoiding Von Hayek's attempts to control the action. Esteves tries to lock up and control but Von Hayek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Esteves can't escape the position.
Esteves is squirming around, avoiding Von Hayek's attempts to control the action. Von Hayek takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Von Hayek avoids the attempt from Esteves to control. Von Hayek content just to control the position here. Esteves is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Esteves wants to hold on but Von Hayek pushes him away. Von Hayek tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Esteves is looking to improve his position but Von Hayek isn't that keen on the idea. Esteves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Esteves is squirming around, avoiding Von Hayek's attempts to control the action. Esteves is looking to improve his position but Von Hayek isn't that keen on the idea. Von Hayek wants to control the pace but Esteves is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Von Hayek sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Von Hayek tries to control but Esteves wriggling away. Esteves wants to control but Von Hayek is having none of it. Esteves is in all sorts of trouble here.
Esteves tries to hold on but Von Hayek postures up. Von Hayek content just to control the position here. Esteves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Von Hayek controlling from the full mount. Von Hayek wants to control the pace but Esteves is squirming around nicely. Von Hayek is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Esteves wants to hold on but Von Hayek pushes him away. Esteves tries to reverse the position but Von Hayek maintains control.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Von Hayek looking to control but Esteves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Esteves is wriggling around trying to escape.
Von Hayek tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Esteves wants to hold on but Von Hayek pushes him away. Esteves is trying desperately to improve position. Esteves is working hard here to advance position. Esteves tries to hold on but Von Hayek pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Von Hayek manages to capitalize on a mistake by Esteves to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Esteves (2) vs (17) Von Hayek Esteves defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Esteves (4) vs (17) Von Hayek Esteves controlling from the top position. Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Hayek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Esteves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Von Hayek keeping moving, preventing Esteves from controlling successfully. Esteves stands and throws Von Hayek's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Esteves (7) vs (17) Von Hayek Von Hayek tries to bench press Esteves off him but Esteves keeps the position. Von Hayek is being controlled here. Esteves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Von Hayek keeps working. Von Hayek tries to bench press Esteves off him but Esteves keeps the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Von Hayek sneaks back into half guard. Esteves is pressing down on Von Hayek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Von Hayek is holding on for now. Von Hayek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Esteves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Von Hayek wants to control but Esteves is keeping busy and won't allow it. Esteves wants to pass to mount but Von Hayek is defending the position. Von Hayek tries to get to full guard but Esteves has control of the leg.
That's ten minutes gone in the round. Esteves is thwarting Von Hayek's attempts to control the position. Esteves is trying to control the action in half guard but Von Hayek is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Von Hayek is doing well to control the position and prevent Esteves from advancing to side control. Esteves wants to control but Von Hayek is keeping him busy. Von Hayek trying to control here.
Esteves wants to control but Von Hayek is keeping him busy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Esteves is really struggling to control Von Hayek but he's trying to hold on to the position. Esteves is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Von Hayek reverses the position - he's now on top in Esteves's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Esteves (7) vs (19) Von Hayek Von Hayek controls from within his opponent's guard. Esteves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Von Hayek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Esteves looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Von Hayek passes into half guard.
Esteves is looking for a sweep. Von Hayek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Von Hayek is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Esteves desperately trying to maintain half guard. Von Hayek wants to take a breather but Esteves is having none of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Von Hayek wants to pass to mount but Esteves is defending the position. Esteves is trying to maintain the position but Von Hayek is very close to passing his half guard. Von Hayek prevents Esteves from improving his position. Esteves is trying to control but Von Hayek passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Esteves (7) vs (22) Von Hayek Esteves tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Von Hayek wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Von Hayek is looking to take a break and control but Esteves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Esteves tries to improve position but can't.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Esteves manages to work his way to half guard, despite Von Hayek's best efforts. Esteves trying to control here.
Esteves is staying active underneath Von Hayek, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Von Hayek is thwarting Esteves's attempts to control the position. Esteves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Well, if Von Hayek is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Von Hayek wants to control but Esteves is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight! Von Hayek wins on points by 22 to 7. Our winner, Friedrich August Von Hayek, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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