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Bots de Garra 110 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 25 wins and 43 losses; Vartan Esteves! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 25 losses; Amir Ziyaeddin!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ziyaeddin forces Esteves back against the ropes and clinches.
Ziyaeddin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ziyaeddin pulls guard successfully.
Ziyaeddin working a defensive guard here.
Ziyaeddin working for a triangle but Esteves defends it easily.
Esteves passes into half guard.
Ziyaeddin has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esteves passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Esteves (3) vs (0) Ziyaeddin
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteves looking to control but Ziyaeddin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ziyaeddin wants to control but Esteves is having none of it.
Esteves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ziyaeddin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Esteves looking to control but Ziyaeddin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Esteves takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin wants to control but Esteves is having none of it.
Ziyaeddin is trying to escape the mount.
Ziyaeddin gets back to half guard.
Esteves looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Esteves'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esteves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ziyaeddin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Esteves is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ziyaeddin! Score +3 for passing guard: Esteves (6) vs (0) Ziyaeddin
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.
Esteves wants to control the pace but Ziyaeddin is squirming around nicely.
Ziyaeddin wants to hold on but Esteves pushes him away.
Ziyaeddin is squirming around, avoiding Esteves's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin wants to hold on but Esteves pushes him away.
Ziyaeddin tries to reverse the position but Esteves maintains control.
Esteves controlling the pace for now.
Ziyaeddin wants to hold on but Esteves pushes him away.
Ziyaeddin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Esteves wants to take a breather but Ziyaeddin is having none of it.
Ziyaeddin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Esteves is working away from the top position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Esteves is staying active.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Esteves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ziyaeddin actively working from the bottom here.
Esteves passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ziyaeddin! Score +3 for passing guard: Esteves (9) vs (0) Ziyaeddin
Ziyaeddin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Esteves can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ziyaeddin is looking to escape.
Esteves avoids the attempt from Ziyaeddin to control.
Esteves controlling his opponent.
Ziyaeddin is looking to improve his position but Esteves isn't that keen on the idea.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ziyaeddin wants to control but Esteves is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Esteves is looking to take a break and control but Ziyaeddin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Esteves in particular looking to stall.
Ziyaeddin trying to control here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Esteves takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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.
Ziyaeddin trying to hold on to Esteves's head to control him but Esteves postures up.
Esteves is looking to take a break and control but Ziyaeddin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin actively working from the bottom here.
Esteves is thwarting Ziyaeddin's attempts to control the position.
Esteves content to control rather than advance.
Ziyaeddin won't allow Esteves to pass to mount.
Esteves trying to control the action but Ziyaeddin is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Esteves moves into full mount! Ziyaeddin won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Esteves (12) vs (0) Ziyaeddin
Esteves trying to control but Ziyaeddin is having none of it.
Ziyaeddin looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Esteves (15) vs (0) Ziyaeddin
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves gets his hands free as Ziyaeddin looks to control.
Esteves looking for the choke but no joy.
Ziyaeddin is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Esteves.
Ziyaeddin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Esteves trying to mount his opponent but Ziyaeddin defends it.
Esteves wants to take a breather but Ziyaeddin is having none of it.
Ziyaeddin trying to control but Esteves postures up.
Esteves is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Esteves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ziyaeddin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ziyaeddin is staying active underneath Esteves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Esteves stalling away here and it's allowed Ziyaeddin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Esteves slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziyaeddin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Esteves takes the fight on points by 15 to 0.
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vartan Esteves waved his t-shirt featuring Silverback Sweatshop's logo in front of the cameras. |
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