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Bots de Garra 73 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 88 wins and 51 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 23 losses; Juha Ahokas!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nice sprawl there from Diesel as Ahokas shoots in.
Ahokas rushes Diesel and presses him up against the ropes.
Ahokas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diesel after a bit of a struggle.
Ahokas goes for a takedown attempt but Diesel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kurt Diesel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Ahokas.
Ahokas drives through with a takedown into Diesel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Diesel (0) vs (2) Ahokas
Ahokas trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ahokas is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahokas wants to pass the guard but Diesel is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ahokas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Diesel 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Ahokas looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ahokas looking to pass the guard.
Ahokas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diesel's guard.
Ahokas wants to control but Diesel is keeping him busy.
Ahokas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas stalling away here and it's allowed Diesel to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ahokas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ahokas trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ahokas wants to pass the guard but Diesel is keeping the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Ahokas from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diesel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ahokas wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diesel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diesel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ahokas controls the pace.
Ahokas trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas wants to pass the guard but Diesel is keeping the position.
Ahokas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ahokas trying to control but Diesel is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas tries to free his leg and advance position but Diesel is retaining full guard.
Ahokas wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Ahokas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Ahokas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ahokas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diesel is keeping the position for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas looking to sit in guard and control but Diesel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (2) vs (2) Ahokas
Ahokas trying to keep a closed guard but Diesel is proving a slippery customer.
Ahokas pulls Diesel in to control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas looking for a sweep. Not yet Ahokas, not yet.
Ahokas is trying to keep Diesel in close.
Diesel won't allow Ahokas to sweep him here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas is trying to control the position but Diesel postures up.
Ahokas controlling Diesel's posture.
Ahokas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ahokas is looking to sweep but instead, Diesel has passed into half guard.
Ahokas controlling the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Ahokas gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Ahokas wins on points by 3 to 2.
A relieved looking Juha Ahokas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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