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WP 71 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 36 wins and 44 losses; Anthony Lavicci! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 12 losses; Stoned Nelson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nelson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lavicci (0) vs (2) Nelson
Lavicci tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lavicci keeps working.
Lavicci controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nelson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson is trying to control. Lavicci wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is stalling here. Lavicci is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nelson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lavicci has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lavicci (4) vs (2) Nelson
Nelson manages to get back to half guard.
Lavicci will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nelson trying to hold on to Lavicci's head to control him but Lavicci postures up.
Lavicci is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson manages to get to full guard.
Lavicci content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson keeping full guard, as Lavicci tries to pass.
Nelson looking to control.
Lavicci is stalling in the full guard.
Lavicci postures up.
Nelson keeping full guard, as Lavicci tries to pass.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Lavicci from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working a defensive guard here.
Nelson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lavicci trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Lavicci forces his way into half guard.
Lavicci is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci trying to control from Nelson's half guard. Nelson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Nelson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Lavicci stopping the sweep attempt from Nelson.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Lavicci from controlling successfully.
Nelson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nelson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lavicci has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lavicci stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nelson is looking for a triangle here but Lavicci uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Lavicci (7) vs (2) Nelson
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nelson prevents Lavicci from improving position.
Lavicci trying to control the position but Nelson 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.
Nelson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lavicci wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lavicci trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Lavicci advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Lavicci (9) vs (2) Nelson
Lavicci looking to control but Nelson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nelson wants to hold on but Lavicci pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to get to half guard.
Nelson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nelson is controlling an arm, preventing Lavicci from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Nelson is looking to get to half guard.
Lavicci trying to control but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Lavicci (12) vs (2) Nelson
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is keeping busy.
Lavicci is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Nelson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Nelson for a finish.
Nelson is keeping busy.
Lavicci looking for the choke but no joy.
Nelson is really stuck here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci is not going to allow Nelson to sit and survive in this position.
Lavicci is trying to stick to Nelson's back but Nelson is turning into Lavicci. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lavicci's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nelson. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lavicci (12) vs (4) Nelson
Lavicci keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson looking to sit in guard and control but Lavicci gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lavicci (14) vs (4) Nelson
Lavicci stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lavicci looking to pass the guard.
Nelson is looking for a triangle but Lavicci pushes his legs off easily.
Lavicci tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Lavicci from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nelson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lavicci looking to sit in guard and control but Nelson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lavicci (14) vs (6) Nelson
Lavicci pulls Nelson in to control the position.
Nelson stays in close to Lavicci's body and controls the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lavicci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lavicci seems keen to control Nelson's posture.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lavicci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci 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.
Lavicci is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lavicci wants to sweep here but Nelson controlling him for the moment.
Lavicci keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Lavicci is pulling down on Nelson's head to control his posture.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Lavicci keeps moving.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nelson trying to control but Lavicci is working from the bottom.
Nelson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lavicci takes the fight on points by 14 to 6.
A victorious Anthony Lavicci thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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