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Bots de Garra 231 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 37 wins and 23 losses; Anderson Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 97 wins and 56 losses; Abu Schaubi!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Schaubi rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Schaubi pulls guard successfully.
Schaubi trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Schaubi keeps moving.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Schaubi.
Schaubi working a defensive guard but Gracie manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (3) vs (0) Schaubi
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schaubi keeps working.
Schaubi is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaubi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Schaubi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schaubi trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Schaubi! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (6) vs (0) Schaubi
Schaubi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie tries to control but Schaubi wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Schaubi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Schaubi is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Schaubi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Schaubi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Schaubi is squirming around nicely.
Schaubi is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Schaubi working to try and regain half guard.
Schaubi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing that Gracie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Schaubi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schaubi working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schaubi wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
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 six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Schaubi wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie tries to control but Schaubi wriggling away.
Schaubi 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: Gracie (6) vs (2) Schaubi
Gracie trying to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie 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.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Schaubi trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Schaubi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Schaubi looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (8) vs (2) Schaubi
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schaubi is keeping the position for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi wants to hit a sweep here but Gracie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Schaubi there! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (11) vs (2) Schaubi
Schaubi is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Schaubi is looking to get to half guard.
Schaubi tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Schaubi regains half guard.
Schaubi wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Schaubi is controlling Gracie's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Schaubi is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Schaubi is working away.
Schaubi is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Gracie has latched onto it... Big trouble! Gracie pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Schaubi is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Gracie!
A very excited looking Anderson Gracie 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.
Abu Schaubi was interviewed post fight and said 'Gawld dawg'. |
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