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Bots de Garra 237 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 14 wins and 4 losses; Giovanni De Rossi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 57 losses; Felix Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Suarez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Rossi to score an easy takedown into full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: De Rossi (2) vs (0) Suarez
De Rossi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Rossi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rossi being controlled here momentarily.
Suarez is trying to keep De Rossi in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi wants to pass the guard but Suarez is keeping the position.
De Rossi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Suarez trying to keep a closed guard but De Rossi is proving a slippery customer.
De Rossi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Suarez keeping full guard, as De Rossi tries to pass.
Suarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi wants to pass the guard but Suarez is keeping 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.
Suarez is pulling down on De Rossi's head. It's preventing any offense from De Rossi, at least for the moment.
De Rossi content to stall in guard here.
Suarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Rossi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi postures up.
De Rossi trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
De Rossi tries to free his leg and advance position but Suarez is retaining full guard.
De Rossi postures up.
De Rossi 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.
Suarez pulls De Rossi in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Suarez, not yet.
Suarez wants to hit a sweep here but De Rossi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Suarez there! Score +3 for passing guard: De Rossi (5) vs (0) Suarez
De Rossi controlling from mount.
Suarez is trying to escape the mount.
De Rossi trying to control but Suarez is having none of it.
Suarez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Suarez wants to control but De Rossi is having none of it.
Suarez is desperately trying to improve his position but De Rossi has a good base and remains in mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to control but De Rossi is having none of it.
Suarez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Suarez regains half guard.
Suarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Rossi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: De Rossi (8) vs (0) Suarez
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is working to get back to half guard.
De Rossi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Suarez 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: De Rossi (8) vs (2) Suarez
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Rossi (10) vs (2) Suarez
De Rossi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suarez wants to sweep here but De Rossi controlling him for the moment.
Suarez wants to control but De Rossi passes easily into half guard.
Suarez is not content to let De Rossi control the position.
Suarez trying to control but De Rossi postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is looking for a sweep. De Rossi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Rossi tries to pass to full mount but Suarez defends it.
Suarez is looking for a sweep. De Rossi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Rossi passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: De Rossi (13) vs (2) Suarez
Suarez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Suarez tries to hold on but De Rossi postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is desperately trying to improve his position but De Rossi has a good base and remains in mount.
Suarez is trying to reverse the position but instead De Rossi has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: De Rossi (16) vs (2) Suarez
I really don't envy Suarez right now.
De Rossi keeps control of the position easily here as Suarez tries to buck him off.
Suarez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
A bit of a pause in the action here. De Rossi controlling the positon.
De Rossi is hanging on to Suarez's back as he tries to escape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi wants to control but Suarez is keeping busy.
De Rossi controlling from the back.
Suarez manages to reverse the position and now he's in De Rossi's guard. Nice work there by Suarez.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Rossi (16) vs (4) Suarez
Suarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Rossi is keeping the position for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Suarez trying to control but De Rossi is working from the bottom.
Suarez postures up.
De Rossi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
My spies in Silverback MMA 🦍 inform me that Suarez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Suarez tries to free his leg and advance position but De Rossi is retaining full guard.
Suarez drops back, looking for a kneebar! De Rossi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. De Rossi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from De Rossi! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: De Rossi (20) vs (4) Suarez
Suarez tries to control but De Rossi manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: De Rossi (23) vs (4) Suarez
De Rossi controlling from the back.
De Rossi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
I really don't envy Suarez right now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Suarez keeps trying to improve his position.
Suarez trying to control the hands but De Rossi breaks the grip.
De Rossi trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Suarez doesn't escape.
Suarez just trying to survive but De Rossi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Suarez is trying to break free.
De Rossi biding his time, controlling Suarez.
De Rossi trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Suarez is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suarez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
De Rossi takes the fight on points by 23 to 4.
A very excited looking Giovanni De Rossi 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. |
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