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Bots de Garra 40 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 25 wins and 29 losses; Jab Brown! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 4 losses; Rupert Helenius!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Helenius darts in looking for a takedown but Brown gets double underhooks and turns Helenius into the ropes.
Brown seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Helenius darts in looking for a takedown but Brown gets double underhooks and turns Helenius into the ropes.
Helenius closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Helenius pushes Brown against the ropes but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rupert Helenius.
Helenius tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brown defends well and Helenius ends up having to push Brown into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Helenius tries to get set, Brown tries to push him back and clinch up but Helenius manages to avoid the attempt.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Helenius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Helenius tries to get set, Brown tries to push him back and clinch up but Helenius manages to avoid the attempt.
Helenius decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (0) vs (2) Helenius
Helenius looks winded!
Brown is controlling Helenius's trapped leg to prevent Helenius from advancing to side control.
Helenius is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown wants to control but Helenius is keeping busy.
Helenius prevents Brown from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brown gets back to full guard.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Helenius drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brown dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (2) Helenius
Helenius looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've been hearing good reports from Brown'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 tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Helenius is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Brown trying to control but Helenius is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius can't keep his opponent in guard - Brown advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brown prevents Helenius from improving his position.
Helenius looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown is keen to just control but Helenius is a slippery customer.
Helenius looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (5) vs (2) Helenius
Brown has control of Helenius's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Helenius regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Helenius working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Helenius sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Brown passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (8) vs (2) Helenius
Helenius tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
Helenius keeps trying to improve his position.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brown fails to move to back control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helenius is trying to escape the mount.
Brown is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Helenius is surviving well by controlling Brown's body position as best he can.
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.
Helenius is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brown manages to capitalize on a mistake by Helenius to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Brown (11) vs (2) Helenius
I would not like to be Helenius right now.
Helenius wants to escape the position.
Helenius staying busy and making it hard for Brown to control.
Helenius rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Helenius gets full guard.
Brown pushing down on Helenius's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Helenius looking for submissions off his back.
Helenius actively working from the bottom here.
Helenius looking for submissions off his back.
Helenius looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown slows the pace down in half guard.
Brown passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (14) vs (2) Helenius
Brown looking to control but Helenius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Helenius gets back to half guard.
Brown trying to mount his opponent but Helenius defends it.
Brown wants to control but Helenius is keeping him busy.
Helenius gets full guard.
Brown's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Helenius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brown defends it easily.
Brown trying to control but Helenius is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Our spies down at at HELLCADEMY inform us that Helenius has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Helenius is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Helenius has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Helenius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brown wants to control from the top but Helenius keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Helenius isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brown stacks Helenius on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brown! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (17) vs (2) Helenius
Helenius is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Helenius, who protects the arm well.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Helenius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Helenius is looking to reverse the position.
Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Helenius is trying to improve his position.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Helenius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Helenius manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (17) vs (4) Helenius
Helenius is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brown trying to control here.
Brown tries to roll over but Helenius keeps him under control.
Helenius 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.
Brown trying to control but Helenius postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Helenius is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily.
Helenius is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Helenius is thwarting Brown's attempts to control the position.
Helenius is looking for a kimura here.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Helenius.
Brown preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Brown is pressing down on Helenius's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Helenius must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Helenius drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brown dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (19) vs (4) Helenius
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Helenius is keeping the position for now.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Helenius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helenius working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Helenius working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brown has passed into half guard!
Brown works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (22) vs (4) Helenius
Brown trying to control but Helenius is having none of it.
Helenius working to try and regain half guard.
Brown is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Helenius is surviving well by controlling Brown's body position as best he can.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Helenius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brown moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Brown (25) vs (4) Helenius
Helenius tries to escape the position.
Brown is trying to stick to Helenius's back but Helenius is turning into Brown. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Brown's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Helenius. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (25) vs (6) Helenius
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Helenius pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Helenius defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brown takes the fight on points by 25 to 6.
During a confident post fight interview, Jab Brown thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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