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Bots de Garra 216 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 43 losses; Felix Suarez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 5 losses; Cleetus Boone!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Boone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Suarez napping and manages to drive through into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Suarez (0) vs (4) Boone
Suarez is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Suarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Suarez is trying to improve his position.
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.
Suarez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Boone working away.
Suarez is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez is working hard here to advance position.
Boone advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Suarez (0) vs (6) Boone
Suarez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boone controlling the pace for now.
Suarez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Suarez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Suarez (0) vs (9) Boone
Boone trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Suarez doesn't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is in bad spot here.
Boone biding his time, looking for the opening.
Suarez staying busy and making it hard for Boone to control.
Boone biding his time, controlling Suarez.
Boone has the hooks in. Suarez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to control his opponent's hands but Boone gets his hands free.
Boone wants to control but Suarez is keeping busy.
Suarez tries to escape the position.
Boone controlling the position well here. Suarez rolled but Boone kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Will Boone go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Boone keeps control of the position as Suarez tries to break free.
Suarez trying to control but not successfully.
Suarez tries to break free.
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 five minutes gone in the round.
Suarez trying to control the hands but Boone won't let him.
Suarez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Boone controlling the position well here. Suarez rolled but Boone kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Suarez tries to roll but Boone sticks to his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boone trying to control momentarily.
Boone has the hooks in. Suarez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Boone's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
I really don't envy Suarez right now.
Suarez trying to control the hands but Boone won't let him.
Suarez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boone is trying to stick to Suarez's back but Suarez is turning into Boone. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Boone's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Suarez. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Suarez (2) vs (9) Boone
Suarez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Suarez trying to move into half guard but instead Boone has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Suarez (2) vs (11) Boone
Suarez working a defensive guard here.
Boone controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Suarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Suarez, not yet.
Suarez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Boone has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (2) vs (14) Boone
You can see the frustration on Suarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boone tries to move into full mount but can't pass Suarez's legs.
Suarez is looking to regain half guard here but Boone keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Suarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boone tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Suarez is trying to control Boone's posture but Boone avoids it.
Boone wants to control but Suarez is keeping him busy.
Suarez is looking for a sweep.
Suarez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Suarez (2) vs (16) Boone
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Suarez working to try and regain half guard.
Boone avoids the attempt from Suarez to control.
Suarez tries to reverse the position but Boone maintains control.
Suarez wants to control but Boone is having none of it.
Suarez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Suarez (2) vs (19) Boone
Boone controlling the position well here. Suarez rolled but Boone kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Boone wants to control but Suarez is keeping busy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Suarez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Boone controls the position.
Boone keeps control of the position as Suarez tries to break free.
Suarez trying to control the hands but Boone won't let him.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Suarez tries to escape but Boone has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Suarez controlling Boone 's hands.
Suarez wants to escape the position.
Boone trying to control.
Well,Suarez is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
A bit of a pause in the action here. Boone controlling the positon.
Suarez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Suarez tries to reverse the position but Boone maintains control.
Boone controlling the position easily from mount.
Boone looking to secure an arm triangle but Suarez defends it well.
Suarez tries to reverse the position but Boone maintains control.
Suarez tries to hold on but Boone postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boone controlling from mount.
Boone is looking to work his way around to Suarez's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Suarez is trying to reverse the position but instead Boone has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Suarez (2) vs (22) Boone
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boone is hanging on to Suarez's back as he tries to escape.
A lull in the action here.
Boone trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Suarez doesn't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boone wins on points by 22 to 2.
Cleetus Boone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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