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Bots de Garra 124 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 65 losses; Able Archer! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 4 losses; Mean Gean!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Archer stuffs the takedown.
Gean fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Archer tries for a takedown but Gean manages to get underhooks.
Gean has picked Archer up - he's going for a ride! Gean dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Archer (0) vs (2) Gean
Archer won't allow Gean to pass to mount.
Archer is defending against the submission attempts here by Gean.
Gean is looking to advance position but Archer won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer is holding on to half guard well.
Archer is trying to get back to full guard.
Gean is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Archer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gean.
Gean seems to be working for a kimura but Archer defends the submission attempt.
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.
Gean is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Archer sees it coming and defends easily.
My spies in Steel Penn Training Den inform me that Gean has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gean is trying to control the action in half guard but Archer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Archer trying to control but Gean postures up.
Gean 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.
Gean tries to pass to full mount but Archer defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gean frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Archer (0) vs (5) Gean
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Archer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Archer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gean is working away from the top position though.
Gean is keen to just control but Archer is a slippery customer.
Archer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Archer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gean looking to pass the guard.
Archer 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: Archer (2) vs (5) Gean
Gean is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer stalling.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gean manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Archer looking to pass the guard.
Gean trying to keep a closed guard but Archer is proving a slippery customer.
Archer content to stall in guard here.
Gean wants to improve his position but instead Archer has moved into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gean is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Archer controlling the action here.
Gean tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Archer has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Archer (5) vs (5) Gean
Gean regains half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gean wants to get back to full guard.
Archer is controlling the pace.
Gean wants to get back to full guard.
Gean is not content to let Archer control the position.
Gean tries to get to full guard but Archer has control of the leg.
Gean regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Archer trying to control but Gean is working from the bottom.
Gean controlling Archer's posture.
Archer preventing the sweep.
Archer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gean 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.
Gean is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Archer looking to pass the guard.
Gean trying to control the position.
Archer preventing the sweep.
Archer wants to control from the top but Gean keeps moving.
Gean looking for a sweep. Not yet Gean, not yet.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gean is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gean wants to sweep here but Archer controlling him for the moment.
Gean pulls Archer in close to prevent any damage.
Gean looking to hit a scissor sweep but Archer is one step ahead there.
Archer is stalling in the full guard.
Gean is looking to sweep but instead, Archer has passed into half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gean is controlling Archer's trapped leg to prevent Archer from advancing to side control.
Gean is looking to improve his position.
Gean trying to get back to full guard but Archer takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Archer (8) vs (5) Gean
Archer tries to control but Gean wriggling away.
Gean is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gean regains half guard.
Gean looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Archer pushes past his half guard into mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Archer (11) vs (5) Gean
Archer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gean manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Archer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gean wants to control but Archer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gean tries to roll over but Archer keeps him under control.
Gean wants to control but Archer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gean wants to get back to full guard.
Archer is thwarting Gean's attempts to control the position.
Archer is looking to advance position but Gean won't allow it.
Gean wants to get back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gean gets back to full guard.
Archer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gean is keeping the position for now.
Gean is adopting a defensive guard.
Archer stopping the sweep attempt from Gean.
Gean is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gean keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
Archer is really struggling to control Gean but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Archer won't allow Gean to sweep him here.
Archer slips nicely into half guard.
Gean wants to get back to full guard.
Archer controlling the pace.
Gean is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Archer takes the fight on points by 11 to 5.
Able Archer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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