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Bots de Garra 214 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 76 wins and 81 losses; Darragh Fiachna! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 4 losses; Cleetus Boone!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Boone closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fiachna quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fiachna (0) vs (2) Boone
Fiachna desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Fiachna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boone is working away from the top position though.
Fiachna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fiachna wants to control but Boone is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiachna is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fiachna keeps working.
Fiachna is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boone's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Fiachna (4) vs (2) Boone
Fiachna just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Boone breaks Fiachna's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiachna (4) vs (4) Boone
Fiachna throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Boone escapes and throws Fiachna's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (4) vs (7) Boone
Fiachna is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Fiachna is working hard here to advance position.
Fiachna is trying to work for a sweep but Boone has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Fiachna (4) vs (9) Boone
Fiachna wants to control but Boone is having none of it.
Fiachna is looking to improve his position but Boone isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone looking to control but Fiachna is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fiachna tries to control the position but Boone now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Fiachna (4) vs (12) Boone
We've been hearing good reports from Fiachna'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.
Boone gets his hands free as Fiachna looks to control.
I really don't envy Fiachna right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fiachna trying to control but Boone postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fiachna is doing well to control the position and prevent Boone from advancing to side control.
Fiachna trying to control from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boone is sitting in close to Fiachna's body. Fiachna has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Boone is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Boone is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Fiachna.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Darragh Fiachna!
An out of breath Darragh Fiachna thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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