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WP 114 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 128 wins and 94 losses; Tyrone Sparxx! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 114 wins and 66 losses; Moldy Jello! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Sparxx shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jello as he jumps to the side. Jello changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sparxx gets a double leg takedown into Jello's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sparxx (2) vs (0) Jello Sparxx won't allow Jello to sweep him here. Sparxx slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Jello is trying to keep Sparxx in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jello wants to sweep here but Sparxx controlling him for the moment.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round.
Jello is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sparxx controlling from the top position. Sparxx's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Jello is trying to keep Sparxx in close.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Jello has control of Sparxx's left arm, preventing Sparxx from doing any damage. Sparxx controlling from the top position. Jello looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Jello looking to control.
Jello 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. Sparxx trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Sparxx advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Sparxx (5) vs (0) Jello Sparxx controlling the position from side mount.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Sparxx tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Jello is letting Sparxx control him for a moment. Sparxx tries to advance to mount but can't.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. Jello gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Sparxx not doing much here.
Jello is looking to improve his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Sparxx'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.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round. Jello is trying to maintain the position but Sparxx is very close to passing his half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sparxx moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Sparxx (8) vs (0) Jello Jello is trying to get back to half guard. Sparxx is staying tight to Jello's torso, preventing him from escaping.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round. Jello is looking to regain half guard here but Sparxx keeps moving and retains side control. Jello can't do much from the bottom here. Jello tries to bench press Sparxx off him but Sparxx keeps the position. Jello stops Sparxx from passing to mount. 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.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight minutes gone in the round. Jello struggling a bit here. Jello is looking for a sweep. Jello prevents Sparxx from improving position. Sparxx in side control, just content to control the action for now.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/9.gif) That's nine minutes gone in the round. Jello tries to improve position but can't.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/10.gif) That's ten minutes gone in the round. Sparxx takes a little break here. Jello wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Sparxx seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jello for as long as he can get away with. Jello tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sparxx wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/11.gif) That's eleven minutes gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Jello's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Jello is trying to escape the position but Sparxx is controlling the position. Jello struggling a bit here. Jello is positioning himself to get back to half guard. A lull in the action here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/12.gif) That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Jello is trying to get back to half guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/13.gif) That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Sparxx content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/14.gif) That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jello knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Jello tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Sparxx easily slips into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Sparxx (10) vs (0) Jello Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Sparxx fails to take his opponent's back.
And that's the end of the fight! Sparxx takes the fight on points by 10 to 0. A relieved looking Tyrone Sparxx thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. The defeated Moldy Jello had this to say: 'I like big butts!'. |
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