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WP 115 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 80 wins and 60 losses; The Reverend Jim Ignatowski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 11 losses; Jisoo Oh! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Oh closes the distance and clinches. Ignatowski can't get the takedown.
Oh is trying to trip Ignatowski. He has hold of a leg but Ignatowski is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Oh persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ignatowski (0) vs (2) Oh Ignatowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oh is one step ahead there. Ignatowski is looking to sweep but instead, Oh has passed into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Oh working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though. Oh sitting and controlling from the half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ignatowski trying to hold on to Oh's head to control him but Oh postures up.
Ignatowski is positioning himself well to prevent Oh advancing to mount.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Ignatowski trying to control here.
Ignatowski wants to get back to full guard. Oh is figuring out what he wants to do next. Ignatowski gets full guard. Ignatowski tries to land a sweep but no joy. Ignatowski working a defensive guard but Oh passes into half guard.
Ignatowski is looking to improve his position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Oh uses his free foot to push down on Ignatowski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ignatowski. Score +3 for passing guard: Ignatowski (0) vs (5) Oh Oh controlling the position easily from mount. Oh's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Ignatowski is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Ignatowski tries to lock up and control but Oh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Ignatowski is working to get back to half guard.
Oh looking to control and managing it successfully. Ignatowski has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. Ignatowski can't escape the position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Oh avoids the attempt from Ignatowski to control. Ignatowski is trying desperately to improve position. Ignatowski tries to lock up and control but Oh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Ignatowski is desperately trying to improve his position but Oh has a good base and remains in mount. Ignatowski is working hard here to advance position. Ignatowski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. Ignatowski is looking to get back to full guard here but Oh has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Ignatowski (0) vs (8) Oh A control attempt from Ignatowski but he's now mounted! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ignatowski (0) vs (10) Oh Oh looking to control and managing it successfully. Oh prevents Ignatowski from getting the reversal. Ignatowski wants to hold on but Oh pushes him away. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ignatowski sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round. Oh is pressing down on Ignatowski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ignatowski is holding on for now. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Ignatowski wants to get back to full guard but Oh has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Ignatowski (0) vs (13) Oh Oh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Ignatowski is desperately trying to improve his position but Oh has a good base and remains in mount. Ignatowski tries to lock up and control but Oh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Ignatowski can't escape the position.
Ignatowski tries to hold on but Oh pushes him away.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round. Ignatowski gets back to half guard. Ignatowski is looking for a sweep. Oh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Ignatowski has his hands clasped together around Oh's back. He's all about the action. Ignatowski wants to control but Oh is keeping busy.
Ignatowski gets full guard. Ignatowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Ignatowski, not yet. Ignatowski looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Oh puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight minutes gone in the round. Ignatowski is trying to get back to full guard. Ignatowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oh is working away from the top position though. Ignatowski is trying to get back to full guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/9.gif) That's nine minutes gone in the round. Ignatowski is looking to control Oh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ignatowski avoid being mounted? Ignatowski tries to roll over but Oh keeps him under control. Ignatowski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oh's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ignatowski (4) vs (13) Oh Ignatowski is looking to control Oh but Oh is wriggling around and keeping busy. Ignatowski just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/10.gif) That's ten minutes gone in the round. Ignatowski is trying to control but Oh is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Oh is working to get back to half guard.
Ignatowski can't control as he wanted to and Oh manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Ignatowski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oh sees it coming and defends easily. Ignatowski uses his free foot to push down on Oh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Ignatowski (7) vs (13) Oh
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/11.gif) That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Ignatowski wants to control the pace but Oh is squirming around nicely. Ignatowski fails to move to back control. Ignatowski tries to control but Oh wriggling away. Ignatowski controlling the position easily from mount.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/12.gif) That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Ignatowski wants to control the pace but Oh is squirming around nicely. Ignatowski fails to move to back control. Ignatowski prevents Oh from getting the reversal. Ignatowski trying to control but Oh is having none of it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/13.gif) That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Oh stops Ignatowski from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better. Ignatowski wants to control the pace but Oh is squirming around nicely. Oh tries to lock up and control but Ignatowski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Ignatowski content just to control the position here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/14.gif) That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Oh prevents Ignatowski from taking his back. Ignatowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oh is looking to escape. Oh is desperately trying to improve his position but Ignatowski has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight! Oh wins on points by 13 to 7. An out of breath Jisoo Oh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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