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Bots de Garra 215 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 47 wins and 56 losses; Alexander Mesquita! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 122 wins and 97 losses; Conald Petersen!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Petersen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mesquita (0) vs (2) Petersen
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.
Petersen controlling the action here.
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back.
Petersen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mesquita manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Petersen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (0) vs (5) Petersen
Mesquita is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Belmiro Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Petersen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen trying to control the action but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Petersen tries to move to mount but Mesquita blocks the move with his legs.
Petersen 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 Mesquita's shoulder. That is not cool.
Petersen trying to control the action but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Petersen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Petersen trying to control the action but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Mesquita is looking for a sweep.
Petersen wants to control but Mesquita is keeping him busy.
Mesquita is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Petersen trying to control the position but Mesquita is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen 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 Mesquita's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mesquita stops Petersen from passing to mount.
Mesquita is trying to get back to half guard.
Mesquita can't do much from the bottom here.
Mesquita tries to buck Petersen off but Petersen is having none of it.
Petersen wants to control but Mesquita is keeping him busy.
Petersen happy to just control the position for now.
Petersen has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mesquita (0) vs (7) Petersen
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Petersen wants to take a breather but Mesquita is having none of it.
Mesquita is trying to get back to full guard.
Petersen is looking to take a break and control but Mesquita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petersen prevents Mesquita from improving his position.
Petersen slows the pace down in half guard.
Petersen moves into full mount! Mesquita won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (0) vs (10) Petersen
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Petersen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mesquita is looking to escape.
Mesquita tries to reverse the position but Petersen maintains control.
Petersen trying to control but Mesquita is having none of it.
Mesquita is desperately trying to improve his position but Petersen has a good base and remains in mount.
Petersen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mesquita is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Petersen is looking to work his way around to Mesquita's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Petersen looking to control but Mesquita is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mesquita has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Mesquita (0) vs (13) Petersen
Petersen has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mesquita's body.
Petersen tightening his grip on Mesquita, looking for the choke.
Mesquita tries to break free.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Petersen.
Petersen tries to keep control of the position but Mesquita is staying busy.
Petersen is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mesquita has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Petersen trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Petersen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
You can see the frustration on Mesquita's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Petersen has good solid back control here.
Petersen avoiding Mesquita 's attempts to control his hands.
Petersen has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mesquita's body.
Petersen trying to control momentarily.
Mesquita tries to escape but Petersen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Petersen wants to control but Mesquita manages to buck him off and is now in Petersen's guard! Nice work there by Mesquita! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (2) vs (13) Petersen
Mesquita trying to control but Petersen is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Petersen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Petersen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Petersen is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (2) vs (15) Petersen
Petersen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Petersen is looking to take a break and control but Mesquita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Petersen in particular looking to stall.
Petersen wants to control but Mesquita is keeping him busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Petersen trying to control from half guard but Mesquita is working away.
Mesquita is looking for a sweep. Petersen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Petersen moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (2) vs (18) Petersen
Mesquita stops Petersen from passing to mount.
Petersen is looking to take a break and control but Mesquita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Petersen controls the position.
Mesquita wants to control but Petersen postures up.
Petersen 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 Mesquita's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mesquita tries to bench press Petersen off him but Petersen keeps the position.
Petersen tries to move to mount but Mesquita blocks the move with his legs.
Petersen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mesquita, who protects the arm well.
Mesquita is looking for a sweep.
Petersen is looking to take a break and control but Mesquita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Petersen controls the position from side control.
Mesquita tries to bench press Petersen off him but Petersen keeps the position.
Petersen tries to move to mount but Mesquita blocks the move with his legs.
Petersen advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mesquita (2) vs (20) Petersen
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita working to try and regain half guard.
Petersen forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Mesquita (2) vs (23) Petersen
Petersen tries to get the hooks in deep but Mesquita pushed the leg off.
What can Mesquita do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Mesquita is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Petersen wants to control but Mesquita is keeping busy.
Petersen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mesquita haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Petersen really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Mesquita.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mesquita's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Petersen looking for the choke but no joy.
Mesquita tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petersen wins on points by 23 to 2.
After winning the bout, Conald Petersen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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