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Bots de Garra 235 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 92 wins and 67 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 55 wins and 88 losses; Vartan Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Esteves closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Curls quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Curls (0) vs (2) Esteves
Curls trying to control from the bottom.
Curls is staying active underneath Esteves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Curls preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Esteves is looking to take a break and control but Curls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Esteves controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curls preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Curls is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteves is trying to control. Curls wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Esteves wants to pass to mount but Curls is defending the position.
Curls wants to control but Esteves is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Curls won't allow Esteves to pass to mount.
Esteves is trying to control. Curls wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Curls has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Esteves is working away from the top position though.
Esteves prevents Curls from improving his position.
Esteves trying to advance position but Curls counters by regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Esteves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Esteves content to stall in guard here.
Esteves trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
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 three minutes gone in the round.
Curls 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.
Esteves trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Esteves slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Curls is trying to control the position but Esteves postures up.
Curls keeping moving, preventing Esteves from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curls seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Esteves trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Esteves looking to pass the guard.
Curls might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Esteves wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Esteves passes Curls's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Esteves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Curls does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Esteves trying to control from Curls's half guard. Curls has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Curls keeping full guard, as Esteves tries to pass.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curls has his hands on Esteves's head, controlling the position.
Esteves wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Curls not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Curls keeping full guard, as Esteves tries to pass.
Curls not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Esteves controlling from the top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Esteves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Curls has his hands on Esteves's head, controlling the position.
Esteves is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls keeping moving, preventing Esteves from controlling successfully.
Esteves is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Esteves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curls is keeping the position for now.
Esteves trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Esteves seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Curls keeping full guard, as Esteves tries to pass.
Esteves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Curls controls Esteves momentarily but Esteves frees himself.
Curls working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Esteves has passed into half guard!
Esteves is looking to take a break and control but Curls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Esteves controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Esteves has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Curls is looking to improve his position.
Curls is trying to control but can't.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is looking to take a break and control but Curls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Esteves wants to pass to mount but Curls is defending the position.
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 (4) vs (2) Esteves
Esteves tries to bench press Curls off him but Curls keeps the position.
Esteves is trying to control Curls's posture but Curls avoids it.
Esteves looking for a sweep but Curls has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Curls (6) vs (2) Esteves
Esteves is desperately trying to improve his position but Curls has a good base and remains in mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Esteves has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Curls (9) vs (2) Esteves
Esteves is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Curls is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Esteves is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Curls not allowing Esteves to control his hands.
Esteves looking very determined here, making life difficult for Curls.
Curls controlling well, preventing Esteves from escaping the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls is not going to allow Esteves to sit and survive in this position.
Esteves manages to reverse the position and now he's in Curls's guard. Nice work there by Esteves.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (9) vs (4) Esteves
Curls looking for a sweep. Not yet Curls, not yet.
Esteves advances to half guard.
Esteves working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Curls's thigh. Curls counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Esteves trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Esteves stopping the sweep attempt from Curls.
Esteves trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Esteves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curls is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curls keeping moving, preventing Esteves from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curls takes the fight on points by 9 to 4.
During a confident post fight interview, Jerry Curls thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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