More real talk at Trestles and tears as Brother is evaporated…
The torture of the sports commentator is his fallback on the cliche, If you’ve got nothing good to say about someone, don’t say anything.
But sports ain’t buddhism! Who cares how nice a surfer is to disabled kids or if his own child is stuck up there in the VIP area watching daddy choke? Charity is the sister of death!
At Trestles, today, and yesterday as already noted, a new level of comfort and experience has filled the WSL’s commentary team.
Earlier today, Pete Mel took the unfancied Miguel Pupo and gave him heat-winning advice.
And, in a round three heat between Nat Young and Kai Otton, Ross Williams and Chris Cote, loosed bold new tongues.
“I wouldn’t say we’re watching beautiful surfing,” said Cote. “This is not Gerry Loepz versus Gerry Lopez. These guys are … workers.”
Ross Williams added, “They know where their bread and butter comes from. A lot of guys are artists and they paint a picture on a wave. Not these guys!”
Real talk!
Watch and listen here.
Now let’s examine the highlights!
Gabriel’s hammer against Bede Durbidge. The Champ writes his turns on pages of gold.
Mick Fanning scraped Kolohe Andino off the floor as if he was a piece of dirt.
And Filipe’s poisoned arrows are back!
Remaining Hurley Pro Round 2 Results:
Heat 11: Michel Bourez (PYF) 12.10 def. Sebastian Zietz (HAW)
8.33
Heat 12: Adam Melling (AUS) 14.43 def. Keanu Asing (HAW) 13.77
Hurley Pro Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 12.84 def. Julian Wilson (AUS) 4.80
Heat 2: Italo Ferreira (BRA) 15.30 def. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
15.27
Heat 3: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 17.27 def. Michel Bourez (PYF)
14.83
Heat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 18.63 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 13.90
Heat 5: Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 15.27 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 12.53
Heat 6: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12.83 def. Glenn Hall (IRL)
11.97
Heat 7: Mick Fanning (AUS) 14.83 def. Kolohe Andino (USA) 11.57
Heat 8: Nat Young (USA) 18.10 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 12.26
Heat 9: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 15.77 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA)
15.26
Heat 10: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.50 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 10.83
Heat 11: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 16.50 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS)
15.10
Heat 12: Owen Wright (AUS) vs. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) – Heat did
not surf
Hurley Pro Round 4 Match-Ups:
Heat 1: Miguel Pupo (BRA), Italo Ferreira (BRA), Filipe Toledo
(BRA)
Heat 2: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Wiggolly Dantas (BRA), Adriano de
Souza (BRA)
Heat 3: Mick Fanning (AUS), Nat Young (USA), Adrian Buchan
(AUS)
Heat 4: Kelly Slater (USA), Gabriel Medina (BRA), Owen Wright
(BRA)