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WPGC 9.5 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 39 wins and 33 losses; Moldy Jello! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 86 wins and 44 losses; Matvey Pavlov!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Jello gets a double leg takedown into Pavlov's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jello (2) vs (0) Pavlov
Pavlov trying to control the position here.
Jello has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Pavlov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pavlov controlling Jello's posture.
Pavlov is trying to control the position but Jello postures up.
Jello not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jello won't allow Pavlov to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pavlov holds on and takes a little breather.
Jello is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov is pulling down on Jello's head. It's preventing any offense from Jello, at least for the moment.
Pavlov is looking to sweep but instead, Jello has passed into half guard.
Pavlov tries to get to full guard but Jello has control of the leg.
Pavlov is looking to get back to full guard here but Jello has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (5) vs (0) Pavlov
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov tries to improve position but can't.
Pavlov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pavlov is looking to improve his position.
Jello not doing much here.
Pavlov wants to control but Jello is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pavlov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pavlov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jello has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (8) vs (0) Pavlov
Pavlov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pavlov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jello moves into full mount! Pavlov won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (11) vs (0) Pavlov
Jello takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pavlov is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jello avoids the attempt from Pavlov to control.
Pavlov is desperately trying to improve his position but Jello has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pavlov tries to hold on but Jello postures up.
Jello looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jello pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Jello moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Jello (14) vs (0) Pavlov
Jello controls the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov breaks Jello's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (14) vs (2) Pavlov
Pavlov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pavlov looking to pass the guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jello is pulling down on Pavlov's head. It's preventing any offense from Pavlov, at least for the moment.
Pavlov stopping the sweep attempt from Jello.
Pavlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jello tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jello will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pavlov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pavlov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jello is keeping the position for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jello keeping moving, preventing Pavlov from controlling successfully.
My spies in Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch inform me that Pavlov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Pavlov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jello keeping moving, preventing Pavlov from controlling successfully.
Pavlov looking to sit in guard and control but Jello gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (16) vs (2) Pavlov
Pavlov looking for a sweep. Not yet Pavlov, not yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jello wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Jello looking to pass the guard.
Pavlov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jello's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (16) vs (4) Pavlov
Jello controls Pavlov momentarily but Pavlov frees himself.
Jello keeping moving, preventing Pavlov from controlling successfully.
Pavlov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov tries to free his leg and advance position but Jello is retaining full guard.
Pavlov wants to control from the top but Jello keeps moving.
Jello has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jello has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pavlov has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (16) vs (7) Pavlov
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jello sneaks back into half guard.
Pavlov is controlling the pace.
Pavlov prevents Jello from improving his position.
Pavlov working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Jello's thigh. Jello counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jello tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jello keeping moving, preventing Pavlov from controlling successfully.
Pavlov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pavlov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jello is keeping the position for now.
Jello seems keen to control Pavlov's posture.
Pavlov forces his way into half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov is keen to just control but Jello is a slippery customer.
Jello is holding on to half guard well.
Pavlov is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Jello tries to get to full guard but Pavlov has control of the leg.
Jello has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pavlov is working away from the top position though.
Pavlov trying to pass the guard but Jello defending well.
Pavlov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jello sees it coming and defends easily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jello tries to roll over but Pavlov keeps him under control.
Pavlov is keen to just control but Jello is a slippery customer.
Jello slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pavlov stays in close to Jello's body and controls the position.
Pavlov trying to control but Jello is working from the bottom.
Pavlov controlling from the top position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jello's guard.
Pavlov working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Jello's thigh. Jello counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Pavlov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pavlov wants to control from the top but Jello keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jello takes the fight on points by 16 to 7.
After winning the bout, Moldy Jello thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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