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Bots de Garra 151 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 14 losses; Bráulio Etxeberria! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 61 wins and 34 losses; Abu Schaubi!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Etxeberria 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: Etxeberria (2) vs (0) Schaubi
Etxeberria trying to control the action but Schaubi is working from the bottom.
Schaubi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing good reports from Etxeberria'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.
Etxeberria wants to pass to mount but Schaubi is defending the position.
Etxeberria is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Etxeberria 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 one minute gone in the round.
Schaubi wants to improve his position but Etxeberria is controlling well.
Etxeberria wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schaubi keeps working.
Etxeberria seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Schaubi tries to get to full guard but Etxeberria has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria is looking to advance position but Schaubi won't allow it.
Schaubi wants to get back to full guard but Etxeberria has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Etxeberria (5) vs (0) Schaubi
Etxeberria trying to control the position but Schaubi is working away.
Etxeberria working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria tries to advance to mount but can't.
Etxeberria advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Etxeberria (7) vs (0) Schaubi
Schaubi can't escape the position.
Schaubi tries to lock up and control but Etxeberria gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Etxeberria wants to control the pace but Schaubi is squirming around nicely.
Schaubi is working to get back to half guard.
Etxeberria wants to control the pace but Schaubi is squirming around nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schaubi wants to hold on but Etxeberria pushes him away.
Schaubi is desperately trying to improve his position but Etxeberria has a good base and remains in mount.
Schaubi wants to control but Etxeberria is having none of it.
Etxeberria trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schaubi 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.
Etxeberria goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Schaubi turns into him and now he's in Etxeberria's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Etxeberria (7) vs (2) Schaubi
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi postures up.
Etxeberria wants to control but Schaubi passes easily into half guard.
Schaubi trying to mount his opponent but Etxeberria defends it.
Schaubi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Etxeberria does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria is looking to control Schaubi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Etxeberria avoid being mounted?
Schaubi prevents Etxeberria from improving his position.
Schaubi trying to mount his opponent but Etxeberria defends it.
Etxeberria wants to get back to full guard.
Etxeberria is trying to maintain the position but Schaubi is very close to passing his half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Let's hope that Schaubi 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.
Etxeberria trying to control here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is taking a breather. Etxeberria says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Etxeberria is controlling Schaubi's trapped leg to prevent Schaubi from advancing to side control.
Etxeberria is trying to maintain the position but Schaubi is very close to passing his half guard.
Schaubi is trying to control the action in half guard but Etxeberria is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schaubi wants to pass the guard but Etxeberria is defending well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi prevents Etxeberria from improving his position.
Schaubi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Etxeberria defends it well.
Schaubi wants to pass the guard but Etxeberria is defending well.
Schaubi works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Etxeberria (7) vs (5) Schaubi
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria tries to improve his position but instead Schaubi has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Etxeberria (7) vs (8) Schaubi
Schaubi tries to keep control of the position but Etxeberria is staying busy.
Good control from Schaubi.
Schaubi 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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Schaubi controlling the positon.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi controlling well, preventing Etxeberria from escaping the position.
Etxeberria trying to control the position but Schaubi manages to sink in the hooks.
Etxeberria fending off the submission attempt from Schaubi.
Schaubi struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Etxeberria escapes and is now in half guard on top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Etxeberria (9) vs (8) Schaubi
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.
Etxeberria trying to control the action but Schaubi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schaubi is looking for a sweep. Etxeberria is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Etxeberria takes the fight on points by 9 to 8.
Bráulio Etxeberria decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Abu Schaubi had this to say: 'Gawld dawg'. |
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