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Bots de Garra 70 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 24 wins and 20 losses; Joshua Burroughs! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 10 losses; Tobi Terrorelli!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
No luck for Burroughs with that takedown attempt.
Terrorelli rushes Burroughs and presses him up against the ropes.
Terrorelli has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Burroughs uses from the top position.
Burroughs trying to control the position from guard on top but Terrorelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terrorelli can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burroughs controls the pace.
Burroughs looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrorelli has control of Burroughs's left arm, preventing Burroughs from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burroughs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Terrorelli is keeping the position for now.
Burroughs postures up.
Burroughs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Burroughs is pushing down on Terrorelli's leg trying to pass to half guard. Terrorelli is fighting to maintain full guard but Burroughs has managed to sneak the leg through.
Burroughs wants to take a breather but Terrorelli is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli is defending against the submission attempts here by Burroughs.
Terrorelli is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Burroughs in particular looking to stall.
Terrorelli trying to control but Burroughs postures up.
Burroughs controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli is positioning himself well to prevent Burroughs advancing to mount.
Terrorelli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burroughs is working away from the top position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Terrorelli keeping control of the position.
Burroughs with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs wants to pass to mount but Terrorelli is defending the position.
Burroughs is working hard here to advance position.
Burroughs wants to control but Terrorelli is keeping him busy.
Burroughs controlling the action here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli is looking to control Burroughs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Terrorelli avoid being mounted?
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs wants to take a breather but Terrorelli is having none of it.
Terrorelli controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Terrorelli is looking for a sweep. Burroughs is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burroughs is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Burroughs (3) vs (0) Terrorelli
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs controlling the position easily from mount.
Burroughs seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Terrorelli for as long as he can get away with.
Terrorelli wants to hold on but Burroughs pushes him away.
Burroughs controlling from the full mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs looking to control but Terrorelli is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burroughs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Burroughs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Terrorelli is looking to escape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Terrorelli tries to hold on but Burroughs postures up.
Terrorelli holds of for dear life.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli tries to hold on but Burroughs pushes him away.
Burroughs tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Burroughs has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Terrorelli is squirming around, avoiding Burroughs's attempts to control the action.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs controlling from the full mount.
Terrorelli tries to lock up and control but Burroughs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Burroughs controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burroughs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burroughs takes the fight on points by 3 to 0.
After winning the bout, Joshua Burroughs thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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