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WP 85 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 95 wins and 58 losses; Moldy Jello! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 17 losses; Stoned Nelson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Nelson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jello's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jello (0) vs (2) Nelson
Nelson trying to control but Jello is working from the bottom.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nelson keeps trying to improve his position.
Nelson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jello has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Jello is keeping the position.
Jello looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nelson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Jello keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Nelson trying to move into half guard but instead Jello has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (2) vs (2) Nelson
Nelson has Jello pulled in close to control his posture.
Jello pushing down on Nelson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jello is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nelson looking for submissions off his back.
Nelson wants to get back to full guard.
Nelson wants to control the action here but instead Jello manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (5) vs (2) Nelson
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying desperately to improve position.
Nelson wants to control but Jello is having none of it.
Jello takes Nelson's back. Score +3 for taking back: Jello (8) vs (2) Nelson
Jello biding his time, looking for the opening.
Nelson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jello prevents Nelson from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is squirming around, avoiding Jello's attempts to control the action.
Jello sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jello is trying to take his opponent's back.
Nelson can't escape the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jello manages to capitalize on a mistake by Nelson to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Jello (11) vs (2) Nelson
Nelson tries to escape the position.
Jello really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Nelson.
Nelson tries to escape but Jello has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nelson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Nelson is trying to break free.
Jello controls the position.
Jello has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jello not allowing Nelson to control his hands.
Jello controlling the position well here. Nelson rolled but Jello kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Nelson trying to control the hands but Jello breaks the grip.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Still in half guard, Jello seems content to control.
Nelson wants to get back to full guard but Jello has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (14) vs (2) Nelson
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jello avoids the attempt from Nelson to control.
Nelson tries to improve his position but instead Jello has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Jello (17) vs (2) Nelson
Jello has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Nelson's body.
Jello'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 controlling well, preventing Nelson from escaping the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Jello.
Will Jello go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Nelson wants to control his opponent's hands but Jello gets his hands free.
Nelson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Jello off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Nelson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jello haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nelson can't escape the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jello trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Nelson doesn't escape.
Despite being in a bad position, Nelson is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Nelson wants to escape the position.
Jello controlling from the back.
Jello not allowing Nelson to control his hands.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to break free.
Jello slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Nelson is really stuck here.
Jello slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Nelson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jello.
I really don't envy Nelson right now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jello biding his time, controlling Nelson.
Nelson trying to control but not successfully.
Jello biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Nelson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jello takes the fight on points by 17 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Moldy Jello thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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