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WP 87 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 65 wins and 49 losses; The Reverend Jim Ignatowski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 19 losses; Stoned Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ignatowski 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: Ignatowski (2) vs (0) Nelson
Nelson controlling Ignatowski's posture.
Ignatowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
Ignatowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatowski (2) vs (2) Nelson
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson wants to pass to mount but Ignatowski is defending the position.
Nelson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.
Nelson not doing much here.
Ignatowski 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.
Ignatowski trying to control here.
Ignatowski has his hands clasped together around Nelson's back. He's all about the action.
Ignatowski is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski wants to get back to full guard.
Ignatowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nelson is working away from the top position though.
Nelson is taking a breather. Ignatowski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ignatowski gets back to full guard.
Nelson postures up.
Nelson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Ignatowski keeps moving.
Ignatowski trying to control the position.
Ignatowski is looking to sweep but instead, Nelson has passed into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is keen to just control but Ignatowski is a slippery customer.
Ignatowski trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Nelson manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Ignatowski (2) vs (5) Nelson
Ignatowski is looking to get to half guard.
Ignatowski tries to lock up and control but Nelson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nelson looking to control but Ignatowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nelson content just to control the position here.
Nelson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ignatowski is looking to escape.
Nelson is looking to work his way around to Ignatowski's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Ignatowski 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: Ignatowski (4) vs (5) Nelson
Ignatowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.
Nelson looking to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nelson has his foot on Ignatowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ignatowski works his way back into a safe position though.
Ignatowski wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ignatowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ignatowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control but Ignatowski passes easily into half guard.
Ignatowski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ignatowski is trying to work for a kimura but Nelson is defending well.
Nelson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ignatowski is working away from the top position though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control but Ignatowski passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Ignatowski (7) vs (5) Nelson
Nelson is looking to regain half guard here but Ignatowski keeps moving and retains side control.
Ignatowski is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nelson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Nelson manages to get back to half guard.
Ignatowski is controlling the pace.
Nelson keeping hold of Ignatowski's head, controlling as best he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski prevents Nelson from improving his position.
Ignatowski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ignatowski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ignatowski passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Ignatowski (10) vs (5) Nelson
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nelson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nelson is still trying to improve position.
Ignatowski fails to move to back control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski looking to control but Nelson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ignatowski pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Nelson regains half guard.
Nelson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ignatowski manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Ignatowski (13) vs (5) Nelson
Nelson reaches up to try and control the position but Ignatowski seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Nelson rolls and tries to escape and now Ignatowski has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Ignatowski (16) vs (5) Nelson
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski tries to get the hooks in deep but Nelson pushed the leg off.
Ignatowski keeps control of the position easily here as Nelson tries to buck him off.
Ignatowski looking to hold on to the position here but Nelson rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Nelson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ignatowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski controlling from the top position.
Nelson looking for a sweep. Not yet Nelson, not yet.
Ignatowski trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Ignatowski pushing down on Nelson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nelson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nelson wants to get back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ignatowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nelson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ignatowski is working away from the top position though.
Ignatowski is looking to advance position but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson is looking to control Ignatowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nelson avoid being mounted?
Ignatowski is working for a kimura but Nelson is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ignatowski tries to pass to full mount but Nelson defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ignatowski takes the fight on points by 16 to 5.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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