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WP 66 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 89 wins and 50 losses; Moldy Jello! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 32 losses; Gaston Juncker!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Juncker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jello's half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jello (0) vs (2) Juncker
Jello preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jello tries to get to full guard but Juncker has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jello is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juncker takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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.
Jello is looking to improve his position.
Jello trying to control from the bottom.
Juncker is looking to take a break and control but Jello is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jello trying to control but Juncker postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is looking to advance position but Jello won't allow it.
Jello is looking to control Juncker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jello avoid being mounted?
Juncker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juncker's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jello slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jello is pulling down on Juncker's head. It's preventing any offense from Juncker, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jello trying to control the position.
Jello keeping moving, preventing Juncker from controlling successfully.
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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jello looking for a sweep. Not yet Jello, not yet.
Juncker stays in close to Jello's body and controls the position.
Juncker wants to control from the top but Jello keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Juncker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jello seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Juncker looking to pass the guard.
Juncker slips nicely into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is keen to just control but Jello is a slippery customer.
Jello tries to get to full guard but Juncker has control of the leg.
Jello moves into full guard.
Jello is trying to keep Juncker in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jello holds on and takes a little breather.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Juncker preventing the sweep.
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.
Jello continues to stall.
Jello keeping full guard, as Juncker tries to pass.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is stalling in the full guard.
Juncker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jello is keeping the position for now.
Juncker stopping the sweep attempt from Jello.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Juncker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jello has control of Juncker's left arm, preventing Juncker from doing any damage.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jello is trying to control the position but Juncker postures up.
Juncker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jello is keeping the position for now.
Jello is trying to keep Juncker in close.
Juncker stopping the sweep attempt from Jello.
Jello is working hard here to advance position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is pushing down on Jello's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jello is fighting to maintain full guard but Juncker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Juncker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jello does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Juncker trying to mount his opponent but Jello defends it.
Juncker is trying to control the action in half guard but Jello is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Juncker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Juncker moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (0) vs (5) Juncker
Jello sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Juncker trying to control the action but Jello is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is looking to advance position but Jello won't allow it.
Jello moves into full guard.
Jello is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Juncker won't allow Jello to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juncker wins on points by 5 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Gaston Juncker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Moldy Jello spoke after the fight, saying 'I like big butts!'. |
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