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Bots de Garra 224 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 84 losses; Darragh Fiachna! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 50 wins and 83 losses; Vartan Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Fiachna moves into range and clinches up with Esteves.
Fiachna works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fiachna (2) vs (0) Esteves
Esteves being controlled here, momentarily.
Esteves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fiachna manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiachna (2) vs (2) Esteves
Esteves tries to free his leg and advance position but Fiachna is retaining full guard.
Esteves controls from within his opponent's guard.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esteves trying to control but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
Esteves wants to pass the guard but Fiachna is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiachna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiachna trying to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiachna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiachna is adopting a defensive guard.
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.
Fiachna tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteves slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fiachna keeping moving, preventing Esteves from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esteves tries to free his leg and advance position but Fiachna is retaining full guard.
Fiachna is pulling down on Esteves's head to control his posture.
Fiachna is trying to keep Esteves in close.
Fiachna is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Esteves is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Esteves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fiachna is keeping the position for now.
Fiachna can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Esteves controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esteves sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fiachna's guard.
Esteves prevents Fiachna from improving his position.
Esteves wants to take a breather but Fiachna is having none of it.
Esteves trying to mount his opponent but Fiachna defends it.
Fiachna is defending against the submission attempts here by Esteves.
Esteves trying to pass the guard but Fiachna defending well.
Esteves is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fiachna doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Esteves.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna wants to get back to full guard.
Fiachna actively working from the bottom here.
Esteves is thwarting Fiachna's attempts to control the position.
Esteves is looking to stall here but Fiachna recovers full guard.
Fiachna is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna controls Esteves momentarily but Esteves frees himself.
Esteves content to stall in guard here.
Fiachna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Esteves preventing the sweep.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiachna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fiachna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Esteves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fiachna trying to control the position.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiachna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esteves sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fiachna's guard.
Esteves is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Esteves tries to pass to full mount but Fiachna defends it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Esteves trying to control from half guard but Fiachna is working away.
Esteves wants to free his trapped foot but Fiachna is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Esteves seems to be working for a kimura but Fiachna defends the submission attempt.
Fiachna is refusing to be controlled, as Esteves sits in half guard.
Fiachna is looking to control Esteves's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fiachna avoid being mounted?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is trying to control. Fiachna wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Esteves is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep. Esteves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Esteves wants to work for an arm triangle but Fiachna is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Esteves trying to control the action but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
Fiachna moves into full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fiachna is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiachna (4) vs (2) Esteves
Fiachna preventing the sweep.
Esteves keeps trying to improve his position.
Fiachna tries to free his leg and advance position but Esteves is retaining full guard.
Esteves being controlled here, momentarily.
Esteves looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fiachna wants to control from the top but Esteves keeps moving.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Esteves might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fiachna haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fiachna engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Esteves wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Esteves 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: Fiachna (4) vs (4) Esteves
Esteves is controlling the pace.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Esteves trying to pass the guard but Fiachna defending well.
Esteves stalling away here and it's allowed Fiachna to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Esteves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiachna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is trying to control the position but Esteves postures up.
Esteves is stalling in the full guard.
Esteves advances to half guard.
Esteves is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fiachna sees it coming and defends easily.
Esteves passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (4) vs (7) Esteves
Fiachna prevents Esteves from taking his back.
Esteves looking to control but Fiachna is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Esteves avoids the attempt from Fiachna to control.
Esteves looking to control but Fiachna is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fiachna tries to reverse the position but Esteves maintains control.
Esteves looking to control but Fiachna is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esteves wins on points by 7 to 4.
Vartan Esteves spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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