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CWC 296 - Jones vs Trump PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 4 losses; Bubba Rolls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 14 losses; Vartan Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Rolls darts in and clinches Esteves up against the cage.
Esteves drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Esteves can't get the takedown.
Esteves is trying to pull guard but Rolls turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bubba Rolls has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vartan Esteves.
Esteves is looking for a takedown.
Esteves has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rolls is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rolls lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rolls (2) vs (0) Esteves
Esteves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Esteves trying to control the position here.
Esteves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esteves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rolls defends well.
Esteves looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolls controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Esteves controlling the position.
Rolls pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esteves is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esteves looking for a sweep. Not yet Esteves, not yet.
Esteves wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rolls is now in half guard.
Esteves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Esteves wants to improve his position but Rolls is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolls works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Rolls (5) vs (0) Esteves
Esteves is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Esteves's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Esteves manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Esteves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rolls trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rolls has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Esteves keeping moving, preventing Rolls from controlling successfully.
Esteves looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Rolls is defending well. Esteves quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Rolls has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Esteves celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vartan Esteves!
Vartan Esteves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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