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WP 61 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 40 wins and 50 losses; Boris Balkan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 86 wins and 48 losses; Moldy Jello!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Balkan shoots in but Jello avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jello tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boris Balkan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jello gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Balkan (2) vs (0) Jello
Balkan looking to pass the guard.
Jello is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan tries to free his leg and advance position but Jello is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jello seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Balkan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Balkan trying to control but Jello is working from the bottom.
Balkan is really struggling to control Jello but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jello seems keen to control Balkan's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jello is keeping the position for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Balkan'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.
Balkan trying to control but Jello is working from the bottom.
Balkan looking to pass the guard.
Balkan stopping the sweep attempt from Jello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jello keeping moving, preventing Balkan from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jello tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Balkan wants to control from the top but Jello keeps moving.
Balkan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jello not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Balkan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balkan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Balkan tries to free his leg and advance position but Jello is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jello keeping moving, preventing Balkan from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jello holds on and takes a little breather.
Jello keeping moving, preventing Balkan from controlling successfully.
Balkan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jello is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Balkan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Balkan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jello has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Balkan has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Balkan (5) vs (0) Jello
Balkan trying to control the position but Jello is working away.
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 is trying to control Balkan's posture but Balkan avoids it.
Jello tries to bench press Balkan off him but Balkan keeps the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is trying to get an arm triangle but Jello is defending well.
Jello prevents Balkan from moving into mount.
Balkan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jello rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Balkan's guard! Nice work there by Jello! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Balkan (5) vs (2) Jello
Balkan being controlled here, momentarily.
Jello slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Balkan (5) vs (5) Jello
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Balkan struggling a bit here.
Balkan is not content to let Jello control the position.
Balkan is trying to improve his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Balkan wants to control but Jello postures up.
Balkan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jello wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jello advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Balkan (5) vs (7) Jello
Jello wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Jello controlling from the full mount.
Jello trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Balkan tries to hold on but Jello pushes him away.
Balkan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jello moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Balkan (5) vs (10) Jello
Jello trying to control momentarily.
Jello keeps control of the position easily here as Balkan tries to buck him off.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jello struggling to keep hold of the position.
Balkan tries to break free.
Jello is looking to control Balkan but Balkan is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Jello not allowing Balkan to control his hands.
My spies in KFA inform me that Jello has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Balkan right now.
Jello trying to control momentarily.
Jello is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jello not allowing Balkan to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balkan prevents Jello from getting a body triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jello wins on points by 10 to 5.
An out of breath Moldy Jello thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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