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Bots de Garra 36 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 57 wins and 26 losses; Donald Trump! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 97 wins and 49 losses; Matvey Pavlov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Trump rushes Pavlov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Trump is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Pavlov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Trump prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pavlov stops a takedown attempt from Trump.
Trump gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pavlov regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Trump (2) vs (0) Pavlov
Pavlov trying to control the position.
Trump is fighting to break Pavlov's control of his arms but Pavlov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Trump stopping the sweep attempt from Pavlov.
Pavlov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trump controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pavlov looking for a sweep. Not yet Pavlov, not yet.
Pavlov is trying to control the position but Trump postures up.
Trump will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov wants to sweep here but Trump controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pavlov holds on and takes a little breather.
Trump is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Trump's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Trump preventing the sweep.
Pavlov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (2) vs (2) Pavlov
Trump keeping full guard, as Pavlov tries to pass.
Pavlov keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov looking to sit in guard and control but Trump gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (4) vs (2) Pavlov
Trump trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pavlov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (4) vs (4) Pavlov
Pavlov trying to control but Trump is working from the bottom.
Trump being controlled here, momentarily.
Pavlov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trump is keeping the position for now.
Trump keeping moving, preventing Pavlov from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov wants to pass the guard but Trump is keeping the position.
Pavlov passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Trump (4) vs (7) Pavlov
Trump tries to improve position but can't.
Pavlov controls the position.
Trump is trying to get back to half guard.
Pavlov is looking to take a break and control but Trump is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trump is looking to reverse the position.
Pavlov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trump has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov tries to advance to mount but Trump instead regains half guard.
Trump is trying to maintain the position but Pavlov is very close to passing his half 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.
Pavlov wants to pass the guard but Trump is defending well.
Trump wants to get back to full guard.
Trump slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Trump controls Pavlov momentarily but Pavlov frees himself.
Pavlov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trump is keeping the position for now.
Pavlov pushing down on Trump's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pavlov tries to pass to full mount but Trump defends it.
Pavlov trying to control from half guard but Trump is working away.
Trump wants to improve his position but Pavlov is controlling well.
Pavlov trying to control the pace.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov trying to control from Trump's half guard. Trump has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pavlov won't allow Trump to sweep him here.
Trump lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (6) vs (7) Pavlov
Pavlov wants to sweep but no luck.
Pavlov looking to control.
Pavlov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trump's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (6) vs (9) Pavlov
Trump has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pavlov trying to control but Trump is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov 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.
Trump keeping moving, preventing Pavlov from controlling successfully.
Trump is trying to hold Pavlov in close to prevent damage but Pavlov has managed to pass into half guard.
Trump is looking to control Pavlov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trump avoid being mounted?
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov trying to control from half guard but Trump is working away.
Pavlov works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Trump (6) vs (12) Pavlov
Trump tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pavlov presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Trump (6) vs (14) Pavlov
Trump has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Trump (6) vs (17) Pavlov
Trump breaks Pavlov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (8) vs (17) Pavlov
Trump wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Pavlov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pavlov looking to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Trump won't allow Pavlov to sweep him here.
Pavlov is trying to keep Trump in close.
Trump controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pavlov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pavlov keeping full guard, as Trump tries to pass.
Trump trying to control but Pavlov is working from the bottom.
Trump slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Trump has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Trump (11) vs (17) Pavlov
Trump trying to control the action but Pavlov is working from the bottom.
Pavlov is looking to regain half guard here but Trump keeps moving and retains side control.
Pavlov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Trump's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Trump controlling the action here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov is trying to maintain the position but Trump is very close to passing his half guard.
Pavlov is defending against the submission attempts here by Trump.
Pavlov wants to get back to full guard but Trump has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Trump (14) vs (17) Pavlov
Pavlov is trying to escape the mount.
Pavlov tries to hold on but Trump postures up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Trump tries to control but Pavlov wriggling away.
Pavlov looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Trump (17) vs (17) Pavlov
Pavlov trying to control but not successfully.
Pavlov prevents Trump from getting a body triangle.
Trump is hanging on to Pavlov's back as he tries to escape.
Trump has his arm under Pavlov's chin here. Game over son! Trump squeezes tightly and Pavlov is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Donald Trump!
Donald Trump seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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