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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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 85 wins and 62 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 50 wins and 82 losses; Vartan Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Curls enables Esteves to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Curls manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Curls (0) vs (2) Esteves
Esteves stays in close to Curls's body and controls the position.
Esteves looking to pass the guard.
Curls keeping moving, preventing Esteves from controlling successfully.
Esteves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curls wants to sweep here but Esteves controlling him for the moment.
Esteves wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
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 one minute gone in the round.
Esteves is stalling in the full guard.
Esteves wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Curls is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (2) vs (2) Esteves
Esteves wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is positioning himself well to prevent Curls advancing to mount.
Esteves is looking to improve his position.
Curls slows the pace down in half guard.
Esteves is looking for a sweep. Curls is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curls is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (5) vs (2) Esteves
Curls sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Curls prevents Esteves from getting the reversal.
Curls sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Curls avoids the attempt from Esteves to control.
Esteves bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (5) vs (4) Esteves
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esteves passes Curls's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Esteves tries to pass to full mount but Curls defends it.
Esteves seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Esteves tries to pass the half guard into mount. Curls knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Esteves is stalling here. Curls is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Esteves seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Curls has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Curls (9) vs (4) Esteves
Esteves is looking to reverse the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curls wants to control but Esteves is keeping him busy.
Esteves tries to buck Curls off but Curls is having none of it.
Esteves sneaks back into half guard.
Esteves is looking to control Curls's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Esteves avoid being mounted?
Curls wants to pass the guard but Esteves is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Curls is keen to just control but Esteves is a slippery customer.
Esteves is looking to improve his position.
Esteves trying to control here.
Esteves is trying to get back to full guard.
Esteves wants to control but Curls is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves tries to roll over but Curls keeps him under control.
Esteves trying to control but Curls postures up.
Esteves is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Curls is staying active.
Esteves is looking to improve his position.
Esteves trying to hold on to Curls's head to control him but Curls postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Esteves manages to get to full guard.
Curls postures up.
Curls passes Esteves's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Esteves is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Esteves trying to control here.
Esteves tries to get to full guard but Curls has control of the leg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Esteves trying to control here.
Esteves works his way to full guard. Good work.
Esteves keeping moving, preventing Curls from controlling successfully.
Curls sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Esteves's guard.
Esteves is trying to control but can't.
Esteves tries to roll over but Curls keeps him under control.
Esteves trying to hold on to Curls's head to control him but Curls postures up.
Curls is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (12) vs (4) Esteves
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Esteves tries to reverse the position but Curls maintains control.
Curls wants to control the pace but Esteves is squirming around nicely.
Esteves 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: Curls (15) vs (4) Esteves
Esteves rolls, trying to escape but Curls keeps control of the position.
Curls not allowing Esteves to control his hands.
Esteves rolls, trying to escape but Curls keeps control of the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves keeps trying to improve his position.
Curls has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Esteves's body.
Curls not allowing Esteves to control his hands.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Curls is hanging on to Esteves's back as he tries to escape.
Curls has good solid back control here.
Curls not allowing Esteves to control his hands.
Esteves is really stuck here.
Esteves is still trying to improve position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Esteves breaks Curls's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (15) vs (6) Esteves
Curls has his hands on Esteves's head, controlling the position.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curls is controlling Esteves's posture.
Esteves trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Curls controlling Esteves's posture.
Esteves wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Esteves won't allow Curls to sweep him here.
Curls might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curls trying to control the position.
Esteves trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curls is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Curls keeping full guard, as Esteves tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curls takes the fight on points by 15 to 6.
Jerry Curls thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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