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WP 126 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 122 wins and 69 losses; Moldy Jello! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 53 wins and 61 losses; Gaston Juncker!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
No luck for Juncker with that takedown attempt.
Juncker shoots in for a double leg but Jello sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Jello. No joy for Juncker on that attempt.
Moldy Jello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaston Juncker.
Jello stuffs the takedown.
Juncker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Juncker shoots in for a takedown but Jello shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jello appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jello slaps away a takedown attempt from Juncker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Juncker fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jello to the ground. Juncker is now in Jello's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jello (0) vs (2) Juncker
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juncker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juncker is fighting to break Jello's control of his arms but Jello is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jello keeping full guard, as Juncker tries to pass.
Juncker is still trying to improve position.
Jello seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jello wants to sweep here but Juncker controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jello has his hands on Juncker's head, controlling the position.
Jello working a defensive guard here.
Jello has his hands on Juncker's head, controlling the position.
Juncker stays in close to Jello's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juncker wants to pass the guard but Jello is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juncker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jello has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Juncker has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (0) vs (5) Juncker
A lull in the action here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Juncker's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jello looks to move to half guard but instead Juncker has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Jello (0) vs (7) Juncker
Jello regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juncker passes into side control, despite Jello's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (0) vs (10) Juncker
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jello struggling a bit here.
Jello is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Juncker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jello keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Juncker has knee on belly momentarily but Jello bucks him off and regains half guard.
Juncker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jello preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Juncker not doing much here.
More stalling from Juncker.
Jello wants to control but Juncker passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (0) vs (13) Juncker
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jello tries to bench press Juncker off him but Juncker keeps the position.
Jello is working hard here to advance position.
Jello prevents Juncker from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Jello's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jello is trying to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jello can't do much from the bottom here.
Jello is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Juncker tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Juncker working away.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Jello can't do much from the bottom here.
Juncker trying to control the action but Jello is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jello's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jello is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Juncker off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Jello (4) vs (13) Juncker
Jello is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Juncker prevents Jello from getting a body triangle.
What can Juncker do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Juncker trying to control the hands but Jello won't let him.
Jello controlling the position well here. Juncker rolled but Jello kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Juncker trying to control the position but Jello manages to sink in the hooks.
Juncker is really stuck here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jello is looking to control Juncker but Juncker is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Juncker is in bad spot here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juncker wins on points by 13 to 4.
An out of breath Gaston Juncker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Moldy Jello was interviewed post fight and said 'I like big butts!'. |
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