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Bots de Garra 229 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 36 wins and 22 losses; Anderson Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 96 wins and 55 losses; Abu Schaubi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracie gets a clinch.
Schaubi jumps guard.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Schaubi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schaubi is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schaubi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (3) vs (0) Schaubi
Schaubi manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Schaubi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie prevents Schaubi from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Schaubi is not content to let Gracie control 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.
Schaubi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schaubi is trying is best to control the position here.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schaubi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not doing much here.
Gracie working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Schaubi's thigh. Schaubi counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Schaubi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (3) vs (2) Schaubi
Gracie wants to improve his position but instead Schaubi has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Schaubi sits in half guard.
Schaubi wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Schaubi from controlling successfully.
Gracie pulls Schaubi in to control the position.
Schaubi forces his way into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie is in trouble now - Schaubi has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (3) vs (5) Schaubi
Gracie wants to hold on but Schaubi pushes him away.
Schaubi wants to take Gracie's back but he can't do it this time.
Schaubi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi manages to capitalize on a mistake by Gracie to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Gracie (3) vs (8) Schaubi
Gracie looking very determined here, making life difficult for Schaubi.
Schaubi trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gracie doesn't escape.
Despite being in a bad position, Gracie is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Gracie trying to control the hands but Schaubi won't let him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking very determined here, making life difficult for Schaubi.
Schaubi controls the action.
Gracie tries to roll but Schaubi sticks to his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gracie regains half guard.
Schaubi prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Schaubi stalling.
Schaubi prevents Gracie from improving his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi uses his free foot to push down on Gracie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gracie. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (3) vs (11) Schaubi
Schaubi tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Schaubi controlling from mount.
Schaubi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Schaubi controlling his opponent.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Schaubi's attempts to control the action.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Schaubi content just to control the position here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to hold on but Schaubi postures up.
Schaubi prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Schaubi controlling the pace for now.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Schaubi has a good base and remains in mount.
Schaubi is looking to take Gracie's back but instead Gracie gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Schaubi trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie wants to control but Schaubi is keeping busy.
Schaubi content to control rather than advance.
Gracie preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schaubi works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (3) vs (14) Schaubi
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schaubi wins on points by 14 to 3. Abu Schaubi retains his super heavyweight title!
Abu Schaubi made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'G-g-g-g-gadOOSHED him through a glass door, b'. |
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