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Bots de Garra 135 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 London, with a TWGC record of 66 wins and 68 losses; Able Archer! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 8 losses; Mean Gean!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Archer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Archer has picked Gean up - he's going for a ride! Archer dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Archer (2) vs (0) Gean
Gean trying to control here.
Archer not doing much here.
Gean tries to roll over but Archer keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gean tries to get to full guard but Archer has control of the leg.
We've been hearing good reports from Archer's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gean is positioning himself well to prevent Archer advancing to mount.
Archer controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Gean wants to improve his position but Archer is controlling well.
Gean is looking to control Archer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gean avoid being mounted?
Archer trying to control from half guard but Gean is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gean is concentrating on defense, preventing Archer from advancing position.
Archer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gean wants to improve his position but Archer is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gean is looking to control Archer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gean avoid being mounted?
Archer controlling the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gean trying to control from the bottom.
Gean keeping hold of Archer's head, controlling as best he can.
Gean felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Archer is thwarting Gean's attempts to control the position.
Gean controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Archer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gean tries to roll over but Archer keeps him under control.
Gean trying to hold on to Archer's head to control him but Archer postures up.
Gean is trying to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Archer controlling the action here.
Archer is thwarting Gean's attempts to control the position.
Archer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gean keeps working.
Gean moves into full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gean keeping full guard, as Archer tries to pass.
Gean being controlled here, momentarily.
Archer looking to pass the guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gean holds on and takes a little breather.
Gean tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gean is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Archer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Archer preventing the sweep.
Gean looking to control.
Archer trying to control but Gean is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gean is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Archer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Archer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gean is keeping the position for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Archer is fighting to break Gean's control of his arms but Gean is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gean is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Gean can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Archer controls the pace.
Gean looking to control.
Archer trying to control but Gean is working from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gean is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gean can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Archer controls the pace.
Gean keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gean has his hands on Archer's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Gean has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archer takes the fight on points by 2 to 0.
Our winner, Able Archer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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