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Bots de Garra 142 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 16 wins and 13 losses; Ian Laperierre! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 67 wins and 70 losses; Able Archer!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Archer closes the distance and clinches.
Laperierre drags the fight down to the ground.
Laperierre trying to keep a closed guard but Archer is proving a slippery customer.
Laperierre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
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.
Laperierre wants to improve his position but instead Archer has moved into half guard.
Laperierre is looking to control Archer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Laperierre avoid being mounted?
My spies in Jed's Gym inform me that Archer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Laperierre tries to get to full guard but Archer has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laperierre is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer prevents Laperierre from improving his position.
Archer is taking a breather. Laperierre says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Archer prevents Laperierre from improving his position.
Archer trying to control the pace.
Laperierre controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Laperierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Laperierre wants to control but Archer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Archer tries to pass to full mount but Laperierre defends it.
Archer is looking to take a break and control but Laperierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Archer is working away from the top position though.
Laperierre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Archer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Laperierre is positioning himself well to prevent Archer advancing to mount.
Laperierre wants to improve his position but Archer is controlling well.
Laperierre wants to control but Archer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer trying to control from half guard but Laperierre is working away.
Laperierre tries to get to full guard but Archer has control of the leg.
Archer is working for a submission of some sort.
Laperierre is staying active underneath Archer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Laperierre wants to control but Archer is keeping busy.
Laperierre is looking to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is trying is best to control the position here.
Archer is keen to just control but Laperierre is a slippery customer.
Laperierre trying to control here.
Laperierre has his hands clasped together around Archer's back. He's all about the action.
Laperierre is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is trying to maintain the position but Archer is very close to passing his half guard.
Archer is controlling the pace.
Laperierre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Laperierre working a defensive guard here.
Laperierre pulls Archer in close to his closed guard and prevents Archer from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Archer wants to control from the top but Laperierre keeps moving.
Laperierre looking for a sweep. Not yet Laperierre, not yet.
Laperierre trying to keep a closed guard but Archer is proving a slippery customer.
Laperierre wants to improve his position but instead Archer has moved into half guard.
Laperierre wants to control but Archer is keeping busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Archer prevents Laperierre from improving his position.
Archer not doing much here.
Laperierre trying to hold on to Archer's head to control him but Archer postures up.
Archer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre wants to control but Archer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Archer is looking to take a break and control but Laperierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laperierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laperierre is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Archer jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Laperierre (0) vs (3) Archer
Archer is looking to take a break and control but Laperierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laperierre is trying to control Archer's posture but Archer avoids it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Archer presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Laperierre (0) vs (5) Archer
Archer trying to control but Laperierre is having none of it.
Archer manages to capitalize on a mistake by Laperierre to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Laperierre (0) vs (8) Archer
Laperierre can't escape the position.
Archer is looking to control Laperierre but Laperierre is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Archer controlling well, preventing Laperierre from escaping the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Archer is trying to stick to Laperierre's back but Laperierre is turning into Archer. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Archer's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Laperierre. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laperierre (2) vs (8) Archer
Laperierre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Laperierre passes Archer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Laperierre frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Laperierre (5) vs (8) Archer
Archer is working to get back to half guard.
Laperierre controlling from the full mount.
Archer is squirming around, avoiding Laperierre's attempts to control the action.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries to lock up and control but Laperierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Laperierre content just to control the position here.
Archer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Archer is squirming around, avoiding Laperierre's attempts to control the action.
Laperierre controlling from the full mount.
Archer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Laperierre content just to control the position here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Archer is controlling an arm, preventing Laperierre from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Laperierre controlling the position easily from mount.
Laperierre tries to control but Archer wriggling away.
Laperierre pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Archer wants to control but Laperierre is having none of it.
Archer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laperierre (5) vs (10) Archer
And that's the end of the fight!
Archer wins on points by 10 to 5.
An out of breath Able Archer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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