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Bots de Garra 67 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 34 wins and 34 losses; Jab Brown! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 22 losses; Skjoldr Leifsson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Leifsson gets a clinch.
Leifsson has hold of one of Brown's legs. Brown is fighting the takedown attempt but Leifsson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (0) vs (2) Leifsson
Leifsson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leifsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (2) Leifsson
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leifsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Leifsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Leifsson being controlled here, momentarily.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Leifsson is keeping the position.
Leifsson controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leifsson is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (4) Leifsson
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Leifsson is proving a slippery customer.
Brown wants to control but Leifsson passes easily into half guard.
Brown is looking to get back to full guard here but Leifsson has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (2) vs (7) Leifsson
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson working away.
Brown is trying to improve his position.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Leifsson trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Brown'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.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Leifsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Leifsson trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Leifsson controls the position.
Leifsson working away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to bench press Leifsson off him but Leifsson keeps the position.
Leifsson tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Leifsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Leifsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leifsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brown is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brown 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.
Brown looking to control but Leifsson passes into half guard.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Leifsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Leifsson has control of the leg.
Leifsson is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Brown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brown.
Brown controls Leifsson momentarily but Leifsson frees himself.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (4) vs (7) Leifsson
Brown not doing much here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Leifsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown wants to pass to mount but Leifsson is defending the position.
Brown is working for a kimura but Leifsson is defending it quite comfortably.
Leifsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leifsson is not content to let Brown control the position.
Brown stalling.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Leifsson is working away.
Brown is pressing down on Leifsson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Leifsson is holding on for now.
Leifsson tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown is trying to control. Leifsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brown performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Leifsson is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leifsson avoid being mounted?
Brown trying to control the action but Leifsson is working from the bottom.
Brown sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Leifsson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Leifsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown wants to control from the top but Leifsson keeps moving.
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Leifsson wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Brown is stalling in the full guard.
Leifsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Brown slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (7) vs (7) Leifsson
Brown is staying tight to Leifsson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Leifsson is keeping him busy.
Brown goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Leifsson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Brown but great work by Leifsson. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Brown (7) vs (11) Leifsson
Leifsson wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown manages to work his way to half guard, despite Leifsson's best efforts.
Brown won't allow Leifsson to pass to mount.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Leifsson sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Leifsson won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leifsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (9) vs (11) Leifsson
Leifsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leifsson is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leifsson wins on points by 11 to 9.
During a confident post fight interview, Skjoldr Leifsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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