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Pitbull III 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 0 wins and 1 losses; Ethan Bear! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Gracy Jr!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jr showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bear (0) vs (2) Jr
Bear won't allow Jr to pass to mount.
Jr is keen to just control but Bear is a slippery customer.
Bear is trying to control but can't.
Jr is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bear still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bear has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Bear (4) vs (2) Jr
Bear working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bear is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Bear (6) vs (2) Jr
Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr keeps trying to improve his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Bear'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.
Bear fails to move to back control.
Jr controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jr tries to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jr tries to reverse the position but Bear maintains control.
Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jr tries to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Jr stops Bear from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bear trying to control but Jr is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear prevents Jr from getting the reversal.
Bear tries to control but Jr wriggling away.
Jr wants to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Jr tries to improve his position but instead Bear has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Bear (9) vs (2) Jr
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jr tries to escape the position.
Bear biding his time, controlling Jr.
Jr wants to escape the position.
Jr trying to control the position but Bear manages to sink in the hooks.
Jr is trying to break free.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jr just trying to survive but Bear is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Jr is trying to break free.
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.
Jr trying to control the hands but Bear breaks the grip.
Jr holding on to Bear's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Jr tries to roll but Bear sticks to his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bear controls the action.
Jr is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Bear off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Jr tries to escape the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jr has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Bear will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bear not allowing Jr to control his hands.
Bear is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bear is hanging on to Jr's back as he tries to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bear gets his hands free as Jr looks to control.
Jr tries to escape the position.
What can Jr do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jr wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jr trying to control the action but Bear just sinks the hooks in.
Jr tries to escape but Bear has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bear is not going to allow Jr to sit and survive in this position.
Jr manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bear's guard. Nice work there by Jr.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bear (9) vs (4) Jr
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jr is still trying to improve position.
Jr is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bear is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bear has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bear (11) vs (4) Jr
Bear is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jr is pulling down on Bear's head to control his posture.
Jr wants to sweep here but Bear controlling him for the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jr keeping full guard, as Bear tries to pass.
Bear is pushing down on Jr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Bear has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jr is not content to let Bear control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bear takes the fight on points by 11 to 4. |
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