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WP 22 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 63 wins and 34 losses; Moldy Jello! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 21 losses; Strega Notturna!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Notturna dives in and scores a takedown into Jello's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jello (0) vs (2) Notturna
Notturna passes Jello's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Notturna is working for a kimura but Jello is defending it quite comfortably.
Jello controlling the position well.
Notturna is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jello is just riding it out for now. Notturna eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jello slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jello keeping full guard, as Notturna tries to pass.
Jello controlling the position.
Notturna looking to pass the guard.
Notturna preventing the sweep.
Jello has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Notturna advances to half guard.
Notturna seems to be looking for submissions.
Notturna is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Notturna is trying to work for a kimura but Jello is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jello is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Notturna's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Notturna's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Jello (4) vs (2) Notturna
Jello is not going to allow Notturna to sit and survive in this position.
Jello trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Notturna can't escape the position.
Jello controls the action.
Notturna tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jello struggling to keep hold of the position.
Notturna just trying to survive but Jello is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Good control from Jello.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Notturna is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jello has good solid back control here.
You can see the frustration on Notturna's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jello trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Notturna doesn't escape.
Notturna rolls, trying to escape but Jello keeps control of the position.
Jello biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is trying to break free.
Jello gets his hands free as Notturna looks to control.
Notturna tries to escape but Jello has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jello keeps control of the position easily here as Notturna tries to buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Notturna's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jello is looking to control Notturna but Notturna is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Notturna trying to control but not successfully.
Notturna is in bad spot here.
Notturna manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jello's guard. Nice work there by Notturna.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (4) vs (4) Notturna
Notturna passes into half guard.
Notturna is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jello doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Notturna.
Notturna is trying to work for a kimura but Jello is defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jello sees it coming and defends easily.
Notturna is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jello is just riding it out for now. Notturna eventually gives up the hold.
Notturna trying to mount his opponent but Jello defends it.
Notturna is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jello doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Notturna.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is looking for a kimura here.
Jello is pressing down on Notturna's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jello keeping full guard, as Notturna tries to pass.
Jello looking for a sweep. Not yet Jello, not yet.
Jello keeping full guard, as Notturna tries to pass.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Notturna passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (4) vs (7) Notturna
Notturna moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Jello (4) vs (9) Notturna
Notturna is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jello has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jello! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (6) vs (9) Notturna
Notturna looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jello passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (9) vs (9) Notturna
Notturna tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jello presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Jello (11) vs (9) Notturna
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Notturna looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Jello (14) vs (9) Notturna
Notturna rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
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.
Notturna is looking to improve his position.
Jello tries to pass to full mount but Notturna defends it.
Jello controlling the action here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Notturna is staying active underneath Jello, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Notturna trying to control here.
Notturna is trying to get back to full guard.
Jello is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jello looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jello prevents Notturna from improving his position.
Jello is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Notturna tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jello has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (17) vs (9) Notturna
Jello content just to control the position here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jello can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Notturna is looking to escape.
Notturna tries to hold on but Jello pushes him away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Notturna really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Notturna tries to hold on but Jello postures up.
Notturna working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jello trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jello takes the fight on points by 17 to 9.
Moldy Jello retains his super heavyweight title!
Moldy Jello seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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