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GFY 101 That cat owes me $7000 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 35 wins and 60 losses; Olaf Snowstrinski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 49 wins and 28 losses; Trip Fontaine!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Snowstrinski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Snowstrinski (2) vs (0) Fontaine
Fontaine controls Snowstrinski momentarily but Snowstrinski frees himself.
Fontaine looking for a guillotine here but Snowstrinski defends easily.
Snowstrinski is pushing down on Fontaine's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fontaine is fighting to maintain full guard but Snowstrinski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Snowstrinski content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowstrinski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fontaine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontaine trying to hold on to Snowstrinski's head to control him but Snowstrinski postures up.
Fontaine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fontaine is not content to let Snowstrinski control the position.
Fontaine moves into full guard.
Snowstrinski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Fontaine keeps moving.
Snowstrinski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Fontaine keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fontaine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Snowstrinski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Snowstrinski passes into half guard.
Snowstrinski is looking for a kimura here.
Fontaine is concentrating on defense, preventing Snowstrinski from advancing position.
Snowstrinski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine wants to control but Snowstrinski is keeping busy.
Snowstrinski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fontaine wants to improve his position but Snowstrinski is controlling well.
Snowstrinski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Snowstrinski is trying to control the action in half guard but Fontaine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Snowstrinski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fontaine doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Snowstrinski.
Snowstrinski is looking to take a break and control but Fontaine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine wants to get back to full guard.
Snowstrinski is taking a breather. Fontaine says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fontaine trying to control but Snowstrinski postures up.
Snowstrinski is trying to control. Fontaine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Snowstrinski is really struggling to control Fontaine but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fontaine tries to get to full guard but Snowstrinski has control of the leg.
Snowstrinski wants to control but Fontaine is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Snowstrinski in particular looking to stall.
Snowstrinski is trying to control the action in half guard but Fontaine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Snowstrinski content to control rather than advance.
Fontaine trying to control here.
Snowstrinski prevents Fontaine from improving his position.
Snowstrinski wants to take a breather but Fontaine is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine trying to control here.
Fontaine wants to get back to full guard.
Snowstrinski stalling.
Fontaine trying to control here.
Snowstrinski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fontaine keeps working.
Snowstrinski not doing much here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski trying to control from half guard but Fontaine is working away.
Snowstrinski is taking a breather. Fontaine says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Snowstrinski'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.
Fontaine trying to control here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fontaine keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Snowstrinski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fontaine keeps working.
Fontaine is trying to control but can't.
Fontaine wants to get back to full guard.
Snowstrinski wants to take a breather but Fontaine is having none of it.
Snowstrinski prevents Fontaine from improving his position.
Snowstrinski trying to control the pace.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski is looking to take a break and control but Fontaine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snowstrinski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Snowstrinski is trying to control the action in half guard but Fontaine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Snowstrinski prevents Fontaine from improving his position.
Fontaine wants to control but Snowstrinski is keeping busy.
Fontaine wants to improve his position but Snowstrinski is controlling well.
Snowstrinski content to control rather than advance.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fontaine for as long as he can get away with.
Snowstrinski is looking to take a break and control but Fontaine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fontaine trying to control but Snowstrinski postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Snowstrinski haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fontaine tries to get to full guard but Snowstrinski has control of the leg.
Snowstrinski not doing much here.
Snowstrinski trying to control the action but Fontaine is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fontaine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Snowstrinski stopping the sweep attempt from Fontaine.
Snowstrinski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Snowstrinski continues to stall.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine keeping moving, preventing Snowstrinski from controlling successfully.
Snowstrinski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fontaine 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.
Snowstrinski content to stall in guard here.
Fontaine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fontaine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fontaine keeping full guard, as Snowstrinski tries to pass.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Snowstrinski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Snowstrinski wants to control from the top but Fontaine keeps moving.
Fontaine looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fontaine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snowstrinski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fontaine 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.
Snowstrinski looking to sit in guard and control but Fontaine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Snowstrinski (2) vs (2) Fontaine
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Snowstrinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fontaine trying to control but Snowstrinski is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snowstrinski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Fontaine gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Fontaine wins on points by 3 to 2.
Trip Fontaine made sure to mention his sponsor, The Huntington New Age Wellness Community in his post fight interview.
Olaf Snowstrinski was interviewed post fight and said 'I like pancakes!'. |
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