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Bots de Garra 149 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 10 wins and 6 losses; Lochlain OBrien! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 17 losses; Leonardinho Chai!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
OBrien closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: OBrien (2) vs (0) Chai
Chai wants to improve his position but OBrien is controlling well.
OBrien definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
OBrien wants to free his trapped foot but Chai is holding on for dear life with his legs.
OBrien is keen to just control but Chai is a slippery customer.
OBrien keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
OBrien will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chai is not content to let OBrien control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OBrien perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
OBrien trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
OBrien 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai is staying active underneath OBrien, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chai 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.
OBrien controlling the action here.
OBrien'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.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
OBrien wants to free his trapped foot but Chai is holding on for dear life with his legs.
OBrien is controlling the pace.
OBrien is trying to control the action in half guard but Chai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
OBrien wants to free his trapped foot but Chai is holding on for dear life with his legs.
OBrien moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: OBrien (5) vs (0) Chai
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OBrien controls the position.
OBrien trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai is trying to improve his position.
OBrien trying to control the position but Chai is working away.
OBrien is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Chai's shoulder. That is not cool.
Chai is trying to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
OBrien is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Chai's shoulder. That is not cool.
OBrien trying to control the position but Chai is working away.
Chai is letting OBrien control him for a moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
OBrien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
OBrien taking a breather here.
OBrien seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chai for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
OBrien wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
OBrien is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Chai will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Chai is not content to let OBrien control the position.
OBrien is really struggling to control Chai but he's trying to hold on to the position.
OBrien controls the position.
OBrien trying to control the position but Chai is working away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
OBrien slows the pace down.
OBrien trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai is looking for a sweep.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
OBrien trying to control the position but Chai is working away.
Chai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chai is not content to let OBrien control the position.
A lull in the action here as OBrien stalls from top position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
OBrien trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
OBrien content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
OBrien trying to control the position but Chai is working away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Chai's face as OBrien controls the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
OBrien wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy.
OBrien just content to control the position.
Chai manages to get back to half guard.
OBrien controlling the action here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
OBrien has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Chai is looking to improve his position.
OBrien keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
OBrien seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chai wants to improve his position but OBrien is controlling well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
OBrien has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: OBrien (8) vs (0) Chai
OBrien tries to control but Chai wriggling away.
OBrien wants to take his opponent's back but Chai doesn't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
OBrien takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
Our winner, Lochlain OBrien, 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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