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Bots de Garra 150 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 22 losses; Ricky Judge! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 55 wins and 28 losses; Ricky Clubber!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Judge has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clubber gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Judge (0) vs (2) Clubber
Clubber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Judge is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Clubber is aware though and is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Judge'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judge keeping moving, preventing Clubber from controlling successfully.
Judge is looking for a triangle but Clubber pushes his legs off easily.
Judge controlling the position.
Judge can't keep his opponent in guard - Clubber advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Clubber wants to pass to mount but Judge is defending the position.
Clubber prevents Judge from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judge is trying to control but can't.
Clubber controlling the action here.
Judge wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Judge wants to control but Clubber is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Judge is just riding it out for now. Clubber eventually gives up the hold.
Judge is looking to improve his position.
Clubber has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Jed's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Judge keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Clubber seems content to control.
Judge controlling the position for now.
Clubber wants to control but Judge is keeping him busy.
Judge makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Judge.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clubber preventing the sweep.
Clubber is stalling in the full guard.
Judge is looking to sweep but instead, Clubber has passed into half guard.
Judge is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Clubber perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Clubber passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Judge (0) vs (5) Clubber
Clubber sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Judge might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Judge is desperately trying to improve his position but Clubber has a good base and remains in mount.
Clubber controlling from the full mount.
Judge is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Judge tries to hold on but Clubber postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Judge has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Clubber's lack of action.
Judge is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Clubber's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Clubber's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Judge (4) vs (5) Clubber
Judge is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Judge is not going to allow Clubber to sit and survive in this position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Judge is staying active.
Clubber is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Clubber trying to control the hands but Judge breaks the grip.
Judge just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Clubber rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Judge trying to control from half guard but Clubber is working away.
Judge seems to be working for a kimura but Clubber defends the submission attempt.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Judge trying to control the action but Clubber is working from the bottom.
Clubber is looking to control Judge's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clubber avoid being mounted?
Judge looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Clubber tries to get to full guard but Judge has control of the leg.
Clubber keeps trying to improve his position.
Clubber has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Judge is working away from the top position though.
Clubber makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clubber.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Clubber trying to control the position here.
Judge tries to free his leg and advance position but Clubber is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Judge is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber wins on points by 5 to 4.
Ricky Clubber is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Ricky Clubber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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