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GFY 35 - Thats not gonna work 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 8 losses; Trip Fontaine! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 67 wins and 42 losses; Pacer Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Dalton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Fontaine (0) vs (4) Dalton
Fontaine is trying to control Dalton's posture but Dalton avoids it.
Dalton controlling from side mount.
Fontaine wants to control but Dalton postures up.
Fontaine being controlled for a moment.
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.
It looks like Dalton might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Fontaine tries to bench press Dalton off him but Dalton keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fontaine wants to control but Dalton postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton controls the position.
Fontaine gets back to half guard.
Dalton passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Fontaine (0) vs (7) Dalton
Dalton controlling his opponent.
Fontaine is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Dalton has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Fontaine (0) vs (10) Dalton
Fontaine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fontaine trying to control but not successfully.
Dalton controlling from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is continuing to stall.
Fontaine is really stuck here.
Good control from Dalton.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dalton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fontaine trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is trying to stick to Fontaine's back but Fontaine is turning into Dalton. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dalton's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fontaine. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fontaine (2) vs (10) Dalton
Dalton controlling the position.
Fontaine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dalton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dalton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dalton controlling the position.
Fontaine trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
Dalton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dalton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fontaine 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.
Dalton wants to sweep here but Fontaine controlling him for the moment.
Dalton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fontaine manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fontaine (2) vs (12) Dalton
Dalton advances to half guard.
Dalton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fontaine trying to control here.
Dalton works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Fontaine (2) vs (15) Dalton
Dalton content just to control the position here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dalton fails to move to back control.
Dalton controlling from mount.
Fontaine is desperately trying to improve his position but Dalton has a good base and remains in mount.
Dalton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
More stalling from Dalton.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine wants to hold on but Dalton pushes him away.
Fontaine stops Dalton from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Fontaine wants to control but Dalton is having none of it.
Dalton controlling the pace for now.
Fontaine manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dalton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dalton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dalton trying to pass the guard but Fontaine defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dalton controlling the action here.
Dalton passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Fontaine (2) vs (18) Dalton
Fontaine can't escape the position.
Dalton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dalton with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dalton controlling his opponent.
Fontaine is trying to escape the mount.
Dalton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dalton fails to take his opponent's back.
Dalton controlling from mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fontaine has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Fontaine (2) vs (21) Dalton
Dalton slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine trying to control the action but Dalton just sinks the hooks in.
Dalton keeps control of the position easily here as Fontaine tries to buck him off.
Let's hope that Dalton 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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Dalton.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Dalton.
Fontaine is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dalton is not going to allow Fontaine to sit and survive in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dalton wins on points by 21 to 2.
A very excited looking Pacer Dalton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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