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Stepping Stone 99 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 6 wins and 16 losses; Thammy Jagonoy! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 9 losses; Ray White!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
White moves into the clinch.
White turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Jagonoy (0) vs (4) White
White tries to advance to mount but can't.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jagonoy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on White's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
White wants to take a breather but Jagonoy is having none of it.
We've been hearing good reports from Jagonoy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jagonoy trying to hold on to White's head to control him but White postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White not doing much here.
Jagonoy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagonoy is not content to let White control the position.
White wants to pass the guard but Jagonoy is defending well.
Jagonoy is trying to control but can't.
Jagonoy tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, White seems content to control.
White looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagonoy controlling the position for now.
White stalling.
Jagonoy is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is thwarting Jagonoy's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White is keen to just control but Jagonoy is a slippery customer.
Jagonoy wants to get back to full guard.
White takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jagonoy is trying to get back to full guard.
White is looking to stall here but Jagonoy recovers full guard.
Jagonoy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
White trying to control but Jagonoy is working from the bottom.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jagonoy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. White is aware though and is defending well.
Jagonoy wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jagonoy is pulling down on White's head. It's preventing any offense from White, at least for the moment.
White not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
White postures up.
White trying to control but Jagonoy is working from the bottom.
Jagonoy looking for a sweep. Not yet Jagonoy, not yet.
Jagonoy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
White 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.
White wants to control from the top but Jagonoy keeps moving.
Jagonoy looking for a sweep. Not yet Jagonoy, not yet.
Jagonoy keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
White keeps trying to improve his position.
Jagonoy keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jagonoy controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jagonoy keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
White is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jagonoy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White trying to control but Jagonoy is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
White preventing the sweep.
Jagonoy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White slips nicely into half guard.
White wants to pass the guard but Jagonoy is defending well.
White is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jagonoy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jagonoy trying to control but White postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jagonoy is trying to get back to full guard.
Jagonoy is trying to control but can't.
White is keen to just control but Jagonoy is a slippery customer.
White is working for a kimura but Jagonoy is defending it quite comfortably.
White is looking for a kimura but Jagonoy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for White to get the leverage.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jagonoy is trying to get back to full guard.
White wants to pass to mount but Jagonoy is defending the position.
White is trying to control the action in half guard but Jagonoy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jagonoy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. White is working away from the top position though.
White looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jagonoy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of White's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take White's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Jagonoy (4) vs (4) White
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control the action but Jagonoy just sinks the hooks in.
White tries to break free.
Jagonoy looking to break White's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. White remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Jagonoy will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Jagonoy tries to get the hooks in deep but White pushed the leg off.
White is trying to break free.
Jagonoy has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of White's body.
You can see the frustration on White's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
White tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
White looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Jagonoy (7) vs (4) White
Jagonoy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
White is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
White trying to control the position but Jagonoy manages to sink in the hooks.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
White rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jagonoy content to control rather than advance.
Jagonoy trying to advance position but White counters by regaining guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to keep Jagonoy in close.
White is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jagonoy defends it easily.
Jagonoy passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Jagonoy (10) vs (4) White
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jagonoy takes the fight on points by 10 to 4.
Ray White was interviewed post fight and said 'Ya'll aint shit to me, man! I can see it in your eyes you aint on my level in a real fight. Good job huggin it out tho lil' homie!'. |
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