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WP 36 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 76 wins and 70 losses; Tyrone Sparxx! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 74 wins and 37 losses; Moldy Jello!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Jello darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sparxx (0) vs (2) Jello
Jello sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sparxx trying to control but Jello postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparxx is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jello is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Jello 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.
Jello has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at KFA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx trying to control but Jello postures up.
Jello content to control rather than advance.
Sparxx keeping hold of Jello's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jello trying to mount his opponent but Sparxx defends it.
Jello perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jello wants to free his trapped foot but Sparxx is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jello passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Sparxx (0) vs (5) Jello
Jello trying to control the action but Sparxx is working from the bottom.
Jello controlling the position from side mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jello 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 Sparxx's shoulder. That is not cool.
You can see the frustration on Sparxx's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is trying to get back to half guard.
Sparxx is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at House of 1000 Corpses, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jello trying to control the action but Sparxx is working from the bottom.
Sparxx is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Jello stalls from top position.
Sparxx sneaks back into half guard.
Jello controlling the action here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is controlling Jello's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sparxx trying to hold on to Jello's head to control him but Jello postures up.
Jello controlling the pace.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jello wants to control but Sparxx is keeping him busy.
Sparxx slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jello controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sparxx managing to control the position.
Jello content to stall in guard here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Jello.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx pulls Jello in to control the position.
Jello pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sparxx is keeping the position for now.
Sparxx pulls Jello in close to his closed guard and prevents Jello from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jello wants to control from the top but Sparxx keeps moving.
Jello controlling from the top position.
Jello trying to control but Sparxx is working from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sparxx holds on and takes a little breather.
Sparxx'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.
Jello sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sparxx's guard.
Jello is trying to control. Sparxx wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jello controlling the pace.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jello trying to control the action but Sparxx is working from the bottom.
Jello wants to free his trapped foot but Sparxx is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jello takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jello is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jello wins on points by 5 to 0.
Moldy Jello is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Moldy Jello thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Tyrone Sparxx spoke after the fight, saying 'Taking a couple days off, and I'm back training my skillz'. |
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