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WP 101 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 105 wins and 63 losses; Moldy Jello! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 49 wins and 61 losses; Anthony Lavicci!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Jello stuffs the takedown attempt from Lavicci. Lavicci gets slowly back to his feet.
Jello appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lavicci shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jello counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jello (2) vs (0) Lavicci
Jello engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lavicci is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (2) vs (2) Lavicci
I've been told that Lavicci has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Lavicci looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavicci is looking to advance position but Jello has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Jello (6) vs (2) Lavicci
Jello pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Lavicci holds on for dear life, controlling Jello's posture momentarily.
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.
Jello wants to take Lavicci's back here but Lavicci is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jello controlling from the full mount.
Lavicci is looking to get to half guard.
Jello controlling the pace for now.
Lavicci is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jello sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lavicci can't escape the position.
Jello looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci wants to hold on but Jello pushes him away.
Lavicci regains half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jello with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jello has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lavicci tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jello has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (9) vs (2) Lavicci
Jello avoids the attempt from Lavicci to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Jello (12) vs (2) Lavicci
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.
Lavicci tries to escape the position.
Jello struggling to keep hold of the position.
Lavicci tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jello content just to control the position here.
Lavicci really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jello controlling his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jello tries to control but Lavicci wriggling away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jello looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lavicci is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lavicci is squirming around, avoiding Jello's attempts to control the action.
Lavicci tries to lock up and control but Jello gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lavicci has given up his back here. Will Jello look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Jello (15) vs (2) Lavicci
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci is really stuck here.
Jello just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Jello is not going to allow Lavicci to sit and survive in this position.
Jello trying to control momentarily.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci is trying to break free.
Jello is looking to control Lavicci but Lavicci is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lavicci tries to escape the position.
Lavicci wants to control his opponent's hands but Jello gets his hands free.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Lavicci tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lavicci is looking to improve his position but Jello isn't that keen on the idea.
Lavicci bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (15) vs (4) Lavicci
Jello wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's fourteen 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 Lavicci's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (17) vs (4) Lavicci
Jello trying to control the position from guard on top but Lavicci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lavicci wants to sweep but no luck.
Lavicci keeping moving, preventing Jello from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jello is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jello takes the fight on points by 17 to 4.
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. |
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