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TWGC 33 (170lbs, D3): New York Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Jakob Rolf! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Jello Belly!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Belly tries to clinch but Rolf moves out of range.
Jakob Rolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belly tries to clinch but Rolf moves out of range.
Belly tries to close the distance and clinch but Rolf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belly gets caught napping as Rolf dives in and scores a takedown. Belly manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rolf (2) vs (0) Belly
Rolf tries to free his leg and advance position but Belly is retaining full guard.
Rolf is working hard here to advance position.
Belly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belly being controlled here, momentarily.
Belly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rolf defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belly is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf preventing the sweep.
Rolf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rolf looking to pass the guard.
Belly is trying to control the position but Rolf postures up.
Rolf seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rolf controlling from the top position.
Rolf looking to pass the guard.
Rolf showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rolf engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rolf stands and throws Belly's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Rolf (5) vs (0) Belly
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Belly for as long as he can get away with.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rolf is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Belly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rolf tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rolf just content to control the position.
Belly sneaks back into half guard.
Rolf passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Rolf (8) vs (0) Belly
Rolf is staying tight to Belly's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rolf continues to stall.
Belly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rolf (8) vs (2) Belly
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rolf is trying is best to control the position here.
Belly tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rolf knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rolf preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Belly looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Belly trying to control from half guard but Rolf is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belly is looking to advance position but Rolf won't allow it.
Rolf controlling the position for now.
Belly wants to take a breather but Rolf is having none of it.
Rolf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Belly trying to pass the guard but Rolf defending well.
Belly works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Rolf (8) vs (5) Belly
Belly tries to control but Rolf wriggling away.
Rolf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Belly tries to control but Rolf wriggling away.
Rolf is looking to get to half guard.
Belly with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rolf is squirming around, avoiding Belly's attempts to control the action.
Rolf has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Rolf 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: Rolf (10) vs (5) Belly
Belly trying to control the position.
Belly being controlled here, momentarily.
Rolf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rolf controlling from the top position.
Rolf has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rolf passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Rolf (13) vs (5) Belly
Rolf just content to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Belly is trying to improve his position.
Belly can't do much from the bottom here.
Belly is letting Rolf control him for a moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Belly tries to bench press Rolf off him but Rolf keeps the position.
Rolf controlling the position from side mount.
Belly is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Belly prevents Rolf from improving position.
Rolf slows the pace down.
Belly is trying to control Rolf's posture but Rolf avoids it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rolf 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 Belly's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rolf'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.
Belly wants to control but Rolf postures up.
A lull in the action here as Rolf stalls from top position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Belly is looking to regain half guard here but Rolf keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rolf 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 Belly's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolf takes the fight on points by 13 to 5.
After winning the bout, Jakob Rolf thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Jello Belly had this to say: 'I'm hungry'. |
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