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Bots de Garra 16 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 56 wins and 33 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 45 wins and 18 losses; Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Trump closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Trump lands in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Diesel (0) vs (2) Trump
Trump passes into half guard.
Diesel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Trump stands and throws Diesel's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (0) vs (5) Trump
Trump tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Trump has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diesel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Trump is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diesel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Diesel wants to control but Trump postures up.
Diesel regains half guard.
Trump prevents Diesel from improving his position.
Trump is looking for a kimura but Diesel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Trump to get the leverage.
Trump prevents Diesel from improving his position.
Trump wants to work for an arm triangle but Diesel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Trump is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
My spies in HELLCADEMY BJJ inform me that Trump has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Diesel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Diesel is trying to control but can't.
Trump is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diesel is just riding it out for now. Trump eventually gives up the hold.
Diesel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trump is working away from the top position though.
Trump is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diesel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diesel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diesel seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump postures up.
Trump 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.
Trump drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Diesel dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (2) vs (5) Trump
Diesel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Trump escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diesel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diesel wants to control from the top but Trump keeps moving.
Trump working for a triangle but Diesel defends it easily.
Diesel passes Trump's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is looking for a kimura here.
Diesel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Diesel is looking for a kimura here.
Trump actively working from the bottom here.
Trump looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diesel trying to pass the guard but Trump defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Trump looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trump actively working from the bottom here.
Diesel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Diesel tries to pass to full mount but Trump defends it.
Trump tries to roll over but Diesel keeps him under control.
Diesel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diesel is trying to control. Trump wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diesel is working for a kimura but Trump is defending it quite comfortably.
Trump is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diesel pulls his head out easily.
Trump looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diesel tries to pass to full mount but Trump defends it.
Trump gets full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Trump is looking for a triangle but Diesel pushes his legs off easily.
Trump keeping moving, preventing Diesel from controlling successfully.
Diesel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trump swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diesel advances to half guard.
Trump looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trump manages to get to full guard.
Diesel passes Trump's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diesel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Trump is staying active underneath Diesel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diesel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Trump is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is working for a kimura but Trump is defending it quite comfortably.
Trump looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trump is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diesel pulls his head out easily.
Diesel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Trump is trying to get back to full guard.
Diesel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Trump looking for submissions off his back.
Trump looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trump is staying active underneath Diesel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Trump looking for submissions off his back.
Diesel is pressing down on Trump's thigh, looking to free his foot. Trump is holding on for now.
Diesel seems to be working for a kimura but Trump defends the submission attempt.
Diesel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Trump has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Trump is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diesel pulls his head out easily.
Diesel is working for a submission of some sort.
Trump actively working from the bottom here.
Trump actively working from the bottom here.
Trump looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trump looks winded!
Diesel has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (5) vs (5) Trump
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diesel jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Trump manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Trump is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diesel trying to control the position but Trump is working away.
Trump is looking to reverse the position.
Diesel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Trump is looking to regain half guard here but Diesel keeps moving and retains side control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Diesel trying to control the action but Trump is working from the bottom.
Trump tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diesel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diesel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Trump is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Trump tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diesel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diesel tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Diesel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trump has escaped the position, nice work there.
Trump is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Diesel's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Trump is defending against the submission attempts here by Diesel.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel trying to control the action but Trump is working from the bottom.
Diesel seems to be working for a kimura but Trump defends the submission attempt.
Diesel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Trump actively working from the bottom here.
Trump actively working from the bottom here.
Diesel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Trump is not content to let Diesel control the position.
Trump tries to roll over but Diesel keeps him under control.
Trump is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diesel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diesel's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Diesel (5) vs (9) Trump
Trump is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Diesel defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Diesel wants to escape the position.
Trump is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Diesel has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Trump working for a choke but Diesel reverses nicely into Trump 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (7) vs (9) Trump
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diesel passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trump wins on points by 9 to 7.
Donald Trump is the new super heavyweight champion!
Donald Trump decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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