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Bots de Garra 119 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 London, with a TWGC record of 61 wins and 60 losses; Able Archer! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 28 losses; Tres Sulvar!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sulvar drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Archer (0) vs (2) Sulvar
Sulvar 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.
Archer keeping moving, preventing Sulvar from controlling successfully.
Archer has an active guard here but Sulvar has managed to pass into half guard.
My spies in Hammer House of Horror inform me that Sulvar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulvar is just content to waste time from the top position. Archer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer looking for a sweep. Not yet Archer, not yet.
Sulvar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sulvar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Archer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sulvar 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Archer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer keeping moving, preventing Sulvar from controlling successfully.
Sulvar looking to pass the guard.
Sulvar won't allow Archer to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sulvar trying to control but Archer is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Archer'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.
Archer wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sulvar is now in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Sulvar seems content to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sulvar is thwarting Archer's attempts to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Archer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Sulvar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Archer works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar stopping the sweep attempt from Archer.
Archer is trying to keep Sulvar in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Archer holds on and takes a little breather.
Sulvar stopping the sweep attempt from Archer.
Archer has Sulvar pulled in close to control his posture.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar wants to pass the guard but Archer is keeping the position.
Archer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sulvar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sulvar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Archer trying to control the position.
Sulvar wants to control from the top but Archer keeps moving.
Archer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sulvar controls the pace.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Archer is trying to keep Sulvar in close.
Sulvar wants to pass the guard but Archer is keeping the position.
Sulvar trying to control the position from guard on top but Archer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar 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.
Sulvar trying to control the position from guard on top but Archer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sulvar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Archer is trying to keep Sulvar in close.
Sulvar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Archer is keeping the position for now.
Sulvar won't allow Archer to sweep him here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Archer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Archer working a defensive guard but Sulvar manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Archer (0) vs (5) Sulvar
Sulvar in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Archer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Archer is not content to let Sulvar control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sulvar wins on points by 5 to 0.
Tres Sulvar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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