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Bots de Garra 116 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 30 wins and 32 losses; Patty O Reilly! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 46 losses; Vartan Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Esteves has a takedown stuffed.
O Reilly 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.
Esteves shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in O Reilly's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: O Reilly (0) vs (2) Esteves
O Reilly controls Esteves momentarily but Esteves frees himself.
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.
O Reilly is pulling down on Esteves's head. It's preventing any offense from Esteves, at least for the moment.
O Reilly lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: O Reilly (2) vs (2) Esteves
Esteves has control of O Reilly's left arm, preventing O Reilly from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reilly wants to control from the top but Esteves keeps moving.
O Reilly looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
O Reilly looking to sit in guard and control but Esteves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: O Reilly (2) vs (4) Esteves
Esteves sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Esteves won't allow O Reilly to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteves wants to control from the top but O Reilly keeps moving.
O Reilly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
O Reilly keeping moving, preventing Esteves from controlling successfully.
Esteves passes O Reilly's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Esteves is figuring out what he wants to do next.
O Reilly is looking to control Esteves's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can O Reilly avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly manages to get to full guard.
O Reilly trying to control the position.
O Reilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Reilly working a defensive guard here.
O Reilly wants to control the position but Esteves says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is looking to control Esteves's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can O Reilly avoid being mounted?
Esteves wants to take a breather but O Reilly is having none of it.
O Reilly keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
O Reilly trying to control here.
Esteves prevents O Reilly from improving his position.
O Reilly is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Esteves jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: O Reilly (2) vs (7) Esteves
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt O Reilly will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Esteves is looking to take a break and control but O Reilly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Reilly wants to control but Esteves postures up.
O Reilly is not content to let Esteves control the position.
O Reilly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: O Reilly (4) vs (7) Esteves
That's six minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is stalling here. Esteves is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! O Reilly seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Esteves has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: O Reilly (4) vs (11) Esteves
Esteves trying to control the action but O Reilly is working from the bottom.
O Reilly can't do much from the bottom here.
Esteves trying to control the position but O Reilly is working away.
O Reilly keeping his opponent close.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves working away.
Esteves laying and praying for a moment but O Reilly takes advantage and regains half guard.
O Reilly tries to get to full guard but Esteves has control of the leg.
O Reilly is working hard here to advance position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly gets full guard.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but O Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Reilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Reilly trying to control the position.
Esteves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Esteves works a leg free and moves into half guard.
O Reilly looking for submissions off his back.
Esteves is keen to just control but O Reilly is a slippery customer.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is looking to improve his position.
Esteves passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for O Reilly! Score +3 for passing guard: O Reilly (4) vs (14) Esteves
Esteves fails to take his opponent's back.
O Reilly regains half guard.
O Reilly is looking for a sweep. Esteves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly gets full guard.
Esteves trying to control but O Reilly is working from the bottom.
O Reilly is trying to control the position but Esteves postures up.
O Reilly pulls Esteves in close to his closed guard and prevents Esteves from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Esteves wants to pass the guard but O Reilly is keeping the position.
Esteves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
O Reilly trying to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly wants to sweep here but Esteves controlling him for the moment.
Esteves wants to control from the top but O Reilly keeps moving.
Esteves looking to pass the guard.
Esteves stands and throws O Reilly's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: O Reilly (4) vs (17) Esteves
O Reilly is trying to get back to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is trying to control Esteves's posture but Esteves avoids it.
O Reilly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Esteves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
O Reilly is not content to let Esteves control the position.
O Reilly is looking for a sweep.
Esteves wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Reilly keeps working.
O Reilly tries to improve position but can't.
Esteves is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt O Reilly will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Esteves wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Reilly keeps working.
O Reilly can't do much from the bottom here.
O Reilly is not content to let Esteves control the position.
O Reilly is looking for a sweep.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Esteves working away.
O Reilly regains half guard.
Esteves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
O Reilly wants to get back to full guard but Esteves has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: O Reilly (4) vs (20) Esteves
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Reilly regains half guard.
O Reilly trying to hold on to Esteves's head to control him but Esteves postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esteves wins on points by 20 to 4.
Vartan Esteves made sure to mention his sponsor, Silverback Sweatshop in his post fight interview. |
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