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WP 39 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 76 wins and 38 losses; Moldy Jello! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 78 wins and 71 losses; Tyrone Sparxx!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Sparxx fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sparxx drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jello (0) vs (2) Sparxx
Jello has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sparxx postures up.
Sparxx's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jello is trying to control the position but Sparxx postures up.
Sparxx pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jello is keeping the position for now.
Jello looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sparxx is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparxx is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sparxx wants to pass the guard but Jello is keeping the position.
Sparxx content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jello bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sparxx's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (2) vs (2) Sparxx
Jello trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sparxx manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (2) vs (4) Sparxx
Sparxx content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jello is pulling down on Sparxx's head to control his posture.
Sparxx controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jello looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sparxx is fighting to break Jello's control of his arms but Jello is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sparxx is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jello looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sparxx pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jello is keeping the position for now.
Sparxx postures up.
Sparxx looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jello working a defensive guard here.
Jello controlling the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jello tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jello is pulling down on Sparxx's head to control his posture.
Sparxx stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jello is pulling down on Sparxx's head. It's preventing any offense from Sparxx, at least for the moment.
Sparxx postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jello holds on and takes a little breather.
Jello looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sparxx is one step ahead there.
Sparxx is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jello looking to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jello wants to sweep but no luck.
Jello is working hard here to advance position.
Sparxx controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jello working a defensive guard here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Let's hope that Sparxx 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.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Sparxx.
Sparxx forces his way into half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jello is looking to improve his position.
Sparxx trying to control the pace.
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 is trying to get back to full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx trying to pass the guard but Jello defending well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Sparxx seems content to control.
Sparxx wants to pass the guard but Jello is defending well.
Jello wants to control the action here but instead Sparxx manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (2) vs (7) Sparxx
Jello tries to improve his position but instead Sparxx has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Jello (2) vs (10) Sparxx
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Sparxx might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Jello trying to control the hands but Sparxx won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sparxx has the hooks in. Jello is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparxx wins on points by 10 to 2.
Tyrone Sparxx is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Tyrone Sparxx made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Moldy Jello had this to say: 'I like big butts!'. |
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