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Bots de Garra 91 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 41 wins and 23 losses; Abubakar Camara! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 123 wins and 67 losses; Matvey Pavlov!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Pavlov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Camara looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Camara (0) vs (4) Pavlov
Pavlov controls the position from side control.
My spies in Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch inform me that Pavlov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Pavlov tries for a kimura but Camara is defending well.
Pavlov is looking to take a break and control but Camara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Camara tries to bench press Pavlov off him but Pavlov keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Camara's face as Pavlov controls the position.
Camara 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.
Camara is not content to let Pavlov control the position.
Pavlov taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Camara keeps working.
Pavlov controls the position.
Pavlov trying to control the position but Camara is working away.
Pavlov laying and praying for a moment but Camara takes advantage and regains half guard.
Camara trying to control but Pavlov postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov is pressing down on Camara's thigh, looking to free his foot. Camara is holding on for now.
Pavlov is still trying to improve position.
Still in half guard, Pavlov seems content to control.
Pavlov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Camara has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pavlov is looking to stall here but Camara recovers full guard.
Pavlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Camara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pavlov advances to half guard.
Pavlov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Camara keeping control of the position.
Camara wants to get back to full guard.
Pavlov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Camara knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov uses his free foot to push down on Camara's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Camara. Score +3 for passing guard: Camara (0) vs (7) Pavlov
Camara is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Camara is squirming around, avoiding Pavlov's attempts to control the action.
Pavlov controlling the pace for now.
Pavlov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Camara holds on for dear life, controlling Pavlov's posture momentarily.
Pavlov fails to move to back control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov trying to control but Camara is having none of it.
Camara has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Pavlov's lack of action.
Camara is not content to let Pavlov control the position.
Camara is trying to control but can't.
Pavlov is looking to stall here but Camara recovers full guard.
Camara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pavlov manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Camara (2) vs (7) Pavlov
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Camara postures up.
Pavlov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Camara postures up.
Pavlov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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.
Camara is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pavlov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pavlov holds on and takes a little breather.
Camara trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavlov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov looking to control.
Pavlov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pavlov keeping moving, preventing Camara from controlling successfully.
Pavlov controls Camara momentarily but Camara frees himself.
Camara trying to control but Pavlov is working from the bottom.
Pavlov throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Camara escapes and throws Pavlov's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Camara (5) vs (7) Pavlov
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Camara happy to just control the position for now.
Pavlov tries to bench press Camara off him but Camara keeps the position.
Pavlov is not content to let Camara control the position.
Pavlov tries to bench press Camara off him but Camara keeps the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov stops Camara from passing to mount.
Pavlov is trying to control Camara's posture but Camara avoids it.
Pavlov regains half guard.
Camara trying to control the action but Pavlov is working from the bottom.
Camara working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Pavlov's thigh. Pavlov counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Camara trying to control but Pavlov is working from the bottom.
Pavlov controls Camara momentarily but Camara frees himself.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Camara preventing the sweep.
Camara wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Pavlov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Camara tries to free his leg and advance position but Pavlov is retaining full guard.
Pavlov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Camara (5) vs (9) Pavlov
Well, if Pavlov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Camara trying to control from the bottom.
Pavlov is looking to stall here but Camara recovers full guard.
Pavlov is pushing down on Camara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Camara is fighting to maintain full guard but Pavlov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pavlov tries to pass to full mount but Camara defends it.
Camara keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov tries to pass to full mount but Camara defends it.
Pavlov controlling the pace.
Well,Camara is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Camara is trying to maintain the position but Pavlov is very close to passing his half guard.
Pavlov is trying to control. Camara wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pavlov trying to pass the guard but Camara defending well.
Pavlov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Camara keeps working.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Camara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pavlov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pavlov is just content to waste time from the top position. Camara takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pavlov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Camara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Camara keeping moving, preventing Pavlov from controlling successfully.
Camara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Camara looking for a sweep. Not yet Camara, not yet.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Camara is controlling Pavlov's posture.
Pavlov wants to pass the guard but Camara is keeping the position.
Camara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pavlov's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Camara (7) vs (9) Pavlov
Pavlov seems keen to control Camara's posture.
Camara looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pavlov wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Camara is now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavlov wins on points by 9 to 7.
During a confident post fight interview, Matvey Pavlov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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