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Bots de Garra 221 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 80 wins and 83 losses; Darragh Fiachna! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 6 losses; Cleetus Boone!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Boone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Fiachna (0) vs (4) Boone
Boone tries to move to mount but Fiachna blocks the move with his legs.
Fiachna is looking to reverse the position.
The referee asks Boone politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Boone prefers to stall for the moment though.
Boone is looking to take a break and control but Fiachna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fiachna tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Fiachna (0) vs (6) Boone
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boone moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Fiachna (0) vs (9) Boone
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiachna rolls, trying to escape but Boone keeps control of the 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.
Fiachna wants to control his opponent's hands but Boone gets his hands free.
Boone controlling from the back.
Fiachna wants to escape the position.
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 controlling the position well here. Fiachna rolled but Boone kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Fiachna trying to control but not successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boone keeps control of the position as Fiachna tries to break free.
Fiachna just trying to survive but Boone is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Fiachna tries to escape but Boone has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Boone has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Fiachna's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fiachna wants to control but Boone is keeping busy.
Fiachna wants to improve his position but Boone is controlling well.
Boone is keen to just control but Fiachna is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep. Boone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fiachna controlling the position for now.
Fiachna trying to control from the bottom.
Fiachna gets full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fiachna wants to control the position but Boone says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Fiachna is looking to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is working hard here to advance position.
Boone controlling the pace.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep. Boone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fiachna wants to control but Boone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fiachna tries to roll over but Boone keeps him under control.
Boone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fiachna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is trying to maintain the position but Boone is very close to passing his half guard.
Fiachna gets back to full guard.
Boone trying to control but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
Fiachna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fiachna will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boone tries to free his leg and advance position but Fiachna is retaining full guard.
Boone trying to control but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
Boone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fiachna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boone is one step ahead there.
Fiachna working a defensive guard but Boone passes into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fiachna keeps working.
Fiachna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boone is working away from the top position though.
Fiachna is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Fiachna slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boone preventing the sweep.
Boone trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiachna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fiachna looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
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 (0) vs (12) Boone
Fiachna tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boone tries to advance to mount but Fiachna denies him.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Boone trying to control the position but Fiachna is working away.
Fiachna can't do much from the bottom here.
Fiachna tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Fiachna can't do much from the bottom here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna tries to bench press Boone off him but Boone keeps the position.
Boone tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Who's going to make the next move?
Boone is staying tight to Fiachna's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is trying to control Boone's posture but Boone avoids it.
Boone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fiachna keeps working.
Fiachna tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Boone easily slips into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Fiachna (0) vs (14) Boone
Fiachna is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fiachna regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fiachna tries to roll over but Boone keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boone wins on points by 14 to 0.
A very excited looking Cleetus Boone made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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