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WP 47 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 79 wins and 42 losses; Moldy Jello! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 21 losses; Gaston Juncker!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Juncker shoots in but Jello avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jello changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Juncker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jello sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Juncker somewhat.
Gaston Juncker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juncker shoots in and drives through. Jello sprawls well.
Moldy Jello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaston Juncker.
Juncker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jello is fending him off so far but Juncker persists. Nope, Jello circles away and we're back to standing.
Juncker dives in for a single leg takedown but Jello sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Jello changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Juncker has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Juncker is defended easily by Jello.
Jello appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Juncker fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juncker dives in for a single leg takedown but Jello sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
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.
Juncker fails with the takedown.
Juncker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jello defends it nicely.
Jello half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Juncker dives in for a single leg takedown but Jello sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Jello half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Juncker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Juncker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jello (0) vs (2) Juncker
Juncker trying to control but Jello is working from the bottom.
Jello is trying to control the position but Juncker postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juncker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jello is trying to keep Juncker in close.
Juncker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jello keeping moving, preventing Juncker from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jello has control of Juncker's left arm, preventing Juncker from doing any damage.
Juncker wants to control from the top but Jello keeps moving.
Juncker is fighting to break Jello's control of his arms but Jello is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Juncker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jello is trying to control the position but Juncker postures up.
Jello will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jello is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Juncker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Juncker trying to control the position from guard on top but Jello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jello keeping full guard, as Juncker tries to pass.
Juncker preventing the sweep.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Juncker 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.
Let's hope that Juncker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jello wants to sweep here but Juncker controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jello holds on and takes a little breather.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jello'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.
Jello not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Juncker is looking to pass into half guard but Jello pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jello is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (2) vs (2) Juncker
Juncker is trying to keep Jello in close.
Juncker wants to sweep but no luck.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Juncker being controlled here, momentarily.
Juncker looking for a sweep. Not yet Juncker, not yet.
Jello is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jello is looking to pass into half guard but Juncker pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Juncker is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (2) vs (4) Juncker
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Juncker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Juncker looking to pass the guard.
Jello wants to sweep here but Juncker controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Juncker is fighting to break Jello's control of his arms but Jello is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jello is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jello holds on and takes a little breather.
Juncker wants to pass the guard but Jello is keeping the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Juncker 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 (4) vs (4) Juncker
Juncker is controlling Jello's posture.
Jello tries to free his leg and advance position but Juncker is retaining full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Juncker wants to sweep but no luck.
Jello content to stall in guard here.
Juncker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jello is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Juncker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Juncker keeping moving, preventing Jello from controlling successfully.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Juncker wants to control the position but Jello says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jello trying to mount his opponent but Juncker defends it.
Still in half guard, Jello seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Juncker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Jello is heads and Juncker is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Juncker wins on points by 5 to 4.
Gaston Juncker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Moldy Jello stepped up to the mic, saying 'I like big butts!'. |
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