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WP 32 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 71 wins and 36 losses; Moldy Jello! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 30 losses; Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Jello drives through with a takedown into Wang's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jello (2) vs (0) Wang
Jello pushes down on Wang's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jello trying to control the pace.
Wang trying to hold on to Jello's head to control him but Jello postures up.
Jello content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang gets full guard.
Jello engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jello is one step ahead there.
Jello's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jello postures up.
Jello is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jello seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wang for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jello tries to free his leg and advance position but Wang is retaining full guard.
Wang working a defensive guard but Jello manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (5) vs (0) Wang
Wang is trying to work for a sweep but Jello has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Jello (7) vs (0) Wang
Jello controlling the position easily from mount.
Wang is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang has given up his back. Will we see Jello going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Jello (10) vs (0) Wang
I really don't envy Wang right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang trying to control the hands but Jello breaks the grip.
I really don't envy Wang right now.
Jello keeps control of the position easily here as Wang tries to buck him off.
Jello tries to keep control of the position but Wang is staying busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Wang tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
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.
Wang tries to hold on but Jello postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wang is squirming around, avoiding Jello's attempts to control the action.
Wang 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 (10) vs (2) Wang
Jello keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Wang advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (10) vs (5) Wang
Wang goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jello has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wang but great work by Jello. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Jello (14) vs (5) Wang
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jello has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wang! Score +2 for reaching mount: Jello (16) vs (5) Wang
Wang is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jello controlling the pace for now.
Jello avoids the attempt from Wang to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jello looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wang tries to hold on but Jello postures up.
Jello looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jello wants to control the pace but Wang is squirming around nicely.
Jello moves to his opponent's back but Wang bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Jello. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (16) vs (7) Wang
Wang postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jello manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (18) vs (7) Wang
Jello pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
Wang wants to sweep here but Jello controlling him for the moment.
Wang is still trying to improve position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jello wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Wang controlling the position.
Jello's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wang controls Jello momentarily but Jello frees himself.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Jello from controlling successfully.
Jello controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Wang has an active guard here but Jello has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang 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.
Wang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wang wants to control the position but Jello says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jello is looking to take a break and control but Wang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wang trying to control here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jello controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jello is trying to control the action in half guard but Wang is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jello takes the fight on points by 18 to 7.
Moldy Jello seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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