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WP 121 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 119 wins and 67 losses; Moldy Jello! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 51 wins and 58 losses; Gaston Juncker!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Juncker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jello but Jello pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jello stuffs the takedown.
Juncker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moldy Jello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaston Juncker.
Juncker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jello circles away.
Juncker shoots in but Jello avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Juncker or perhaps it was just good defense by Jello, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jello slaps away a takedown attempt from Juncker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jello tries to counter with a takedown but Juncker is quick to defend against it.
Juncker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jello but Jello pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jello feinted with a counter takedown.
Jello 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.
Juncker darts in looking for a takedown but Jello gets double underhooks and turns Juncker into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juncker shoots in but Jello avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jello stuffs the takedown attempt from Juncker. Juncker gets slowly back to his feet.
Jello half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Juncker throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jello tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Juncker is in Jello's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jello (0) vs (2) Juncker
Juncker trying to control but Jello is working from the bottom.
Juncker trying to move into half guard but instead Jello has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (2) vs (2) Juncker
Juncker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jello controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jello looking to pass the guard.
Juncker wants to sweep here but Jello controlling him for the moment.
Jello stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Juncker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is trying to control the position but Jello postures up.
Jello is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jello trying to control the position from guard on top but Juncker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juncker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jello wants to pass the guard but Juncker is keeping the position.
Jello content to stall in guard here.
Juncker wants to sweep but no luck.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jello is stalling in the full guard.
Jello is fighting to break Juncker's control of his arms but Juncker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jello is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jello wants to pass the guard but Juncker is keeping the position.
Jello controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jello being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that Juncker 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.
Jello sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Juncker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jello 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.
Juncker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Juncker wants to sweep but no luck.
Juncker has control of Jello's left arm, preventing Jello from doing any damage.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Juncker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jello's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jello stopping the sweep attempt from Juncker.
Jello will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jello showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jello pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juncker is keeping the position for now.
Juncker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jello controls the pace.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jello stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Juncker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juncker pulls Jello in close to prevent any damage.
Juncker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jello is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Juncker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jello engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jello'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.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jello seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Juncker for as long as he can get away with.
Juncker wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Juncker has his hands on Jello's head, controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Jello is heads and Juncker is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Jello takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
Moldy Jello retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Moldy Jello 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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