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Bots de Garra 230 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 50 wins and 64 losses; Alexander Mesquita! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 52 wins and 86 losses; Vartan Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mesquita has taken the fight to the clinch.
Esteves wants to take the fight to the mat but Mesquita manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Esteves goes for a takedown attempt but Mesquita pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Esteves drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mesquita (0) vs (2) Esteves
Mesquita is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Esteves stays in close to Mesquita's body and controls the position.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Esteves from controlling successfully.
Esteves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mesquita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esteves looking to sit in guard and control but Mesquita gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (2) vs (2) Esteves
Mesquita trying to control but Esteves is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Esteves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Esteves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mesquita is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Esteves wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Esteves keeping full guard, as Mesquita tries to pass.
Esteves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mesquita is one step ahead there.
Mesquita controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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.
Esteves wants to improve his position but instead Mesquita has moved into half guard.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Esteves is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mesquita prevents Esteves from improving his position.
Esteves gets full guard.
Mesquita trying to control but Esteves is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita won't allow Esteves to sweep him here.
Esteves looking to control.
Esteves wants to sweep here but Mesquita controlling him for the moment.
Esteves keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Esteves controlling the position.
Esteves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mesquita is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Esteves keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esteves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.
Esteves controlling the position.
Esteves keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Esteves keeping full guard, as Mesquita tries to pass.
Esteves working a defensive guard here.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Esteves.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Esteves keeping full guard, as Mesquita tries to pass.
Esteves wants to sweep here but Mesquita controlling him for the moment.
Mesquita works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Esteves wants to control but Mesquita is keeping busy.
Esteves might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mesquita haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mesquita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Esteves does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mesquita is really struggling to control Esteves but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mesquita controlling the pace.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Esteves regains full guard. Nicely done.
Esteves wants to hit a sweep here but Mesquita passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Esteves there! Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (5) vs (2) Esteves
Esteves tries to hold on but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita fails to move to back control.
Mesquita prevents Esteves from getting the reversal.
Esteves tries to lock up and control but Mesquita gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mesquita looking to control but Esteves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mesquita looking to secure an arm triangle but Esteves defends it well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to control but Esteves is having none of it.
Mesquita is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Esteves has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Esteves defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mesquita.
Esteves is working to get back to half guard.
Esteves wants to hold on but Mesquita pushes him away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mesquita is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Esteves is surviving well by controlling Mesquita's body position as best he can.
Esteves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Esteves is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mesquita looking to secure an arm triangle but Esteves defends it well.
Esteves wants to control but Mesquita is having none of it.
Mesquita trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Esteves wants to hold on but Mesquita pushes him away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to control but Esteves is having none of it.
Mesquita is working for a guillotine from mount but Esteves frees his head quite easily.
Mesquita looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mesquita trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Esteves keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Esteves tries to lock up and control but Mesquita gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mesquita is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Esteves to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Esteves shrugs it off.
Esteves tries to reverse the position but Mesquita maintains control.
Esteves defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mesquita.
Mesquita has hold of Esteves's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Esteves manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Esteves defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mesquita.
Esteves tries to hold on but Mesquita pushes him away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mesquita swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Mesquita! |
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