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WP 10 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 52 wins and 33 losses; Moldy Jello! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 17 losses; Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Wang drives through and clinches with Jello against the cage.
Jello gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jello (2) vs (0) Wang
Wang is looking for a sweep. Jello is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wang has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Jello escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Jello! Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (5) vs (0) Wang
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jello working away.
Wang is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
We've been hearing good reports from Jello'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jello taking a breather here.
Jello tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wang's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang is trying to escape the position but Jello is controlling the position.
Wang prevents Jello from moving into mount.
Wang tries to buck Jello off but Jello is having none of it.
Jello wants to control but Wang is keeping him busy.
Wang trying his best to control but Jello has mounted him. Score +2 for reaching mount: Jello (7) vs (0) Wang
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jello manages to capitalize on a mistake by Wang to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Jello (10) vs (0) Wang
Wang tries to roll but Jello sticks to his back.
Jello controlling the position well here. Wang rolled but Jello kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang just trying to survive but Jello is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jello trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Wang doesn't escape.
Wang wants to control his opponent's hands but Jello gets his hands free.
Wang rolls, trying to escape but Jello keeps control of the position.
Wang trying to control the hands but Jello breaks the grip.
Wang is trying to break free.
Wang turns into Jello and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (10) vs (2) Wang
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jello keeping full guard, as Wang tries to pass.
Wang wants to control from the top but Jello keeps moving.
Wang engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wang trying to control but Jello is working from the bottom.
Jello trying to keep a closed guard but Wang is proving a slippery customer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wang controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jello pulls Wang in close to his closed guard and prevents Wang from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jello looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wang is one step ahead there.
Wang 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 (12) vs (2) Wang
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jello won't allow Wang to sweep him here.
Wang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wang controls Jello momentarily but Jello frees himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jello won't allow Wang to sweep him here.
Wang pulls Jello in close to prevent any damage.
Jello preventing the sweep.
Jello looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wang is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jello 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.
Wang has Jello pulled in close to control his posture.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wang working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jello has passed into half guard!
Wang wants to improve his position but Jello is controlling well.
Wang is looking to control Jello's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wang avoid being mounted?
Jello is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jello looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jello slows the pace down in half guard.
Wang is controlling Jello's trapped leg to prevent Jello from advancing to side control.
Wang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jello is thwarting Wang's attempts to control the position.
Wang is trying to get back to full guard.
Jello keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jello is looking to advance position but Wang won't allow it.
Wang has a hand on Jello's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jello takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (15) vs (2) Wang
Wang 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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jello content just to control the position here.
Jello has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wang is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jello controlling from mount.
Wang working to try and regain half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jello controlling from mount.
Jello tries to control but Wang wriggling away.
Wang tries to hold on but Jello pushes him away.
Wang is trying desperately to improve position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang is squirming around, avoiding Jello's attempts to control the action.
Wang is looking to get to half guard.
Jello controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jello takes the fight on points by 15 to 2.
A relieved looking Moldy Jello thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Long Wang stepped up to the mic, saying 'No worries. Everyone here knows my opponent has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs, so I'm sure this fight will soon be ruled a 'No Contest' by the Athletic Commission.'. |
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