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738 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 16 losses; Khadem Abdul Karim! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 136 wins and 83 losses; Moldy Jello!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Abdul Karim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jello pinned against the cage. Jello gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jello with the counter takedown but Abdul Karim avoids it easily.
Abdul Karim has been working on his balance at HELLCADEMY, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Jello.
Abdul Karim looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jello! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Abdul Karim (4) vs (0) Jello
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Jello's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jello tries to bench press Abdul Karim off him but Abdul Karim keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jello being controlled for a moment.
Abdul Karim 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 is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jello is trying to control Abdul Karim's posture but Abdul Karim avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Abdul Karim stalls from top position.
Jello sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jello wants to control but Abdul Karim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jello has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at KFA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Abdul Karim stalling.
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.
Jello wants to get back to full guard.
Abdul Karim is thwarting Jello's attempts to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jello is looking to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Abdul Karim (7) vs (0) Jello
Abdul Karim controlling the pace for now.
Jello doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Abdul Karim content just to control the position here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jello tries to hold on but Abdul Karim pushes him away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jello manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Abdul Karim is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jello wants to improve his position but Abdul Karim is controlling well.
Jello won't allow Abdul Karim to pass to mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim content to control rather than advance.
Abdul Karim prevents Jello from improving his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jello is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jello wants to get back to full guard but Abdul Karim has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Abdul Karim (10) vs (0) Jello
Abdul Karim happy to just control the position for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jello is looking for a sweep.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim controls the position.
Jello is looking for a sweep.
Jello keeps trying to improve his position.
Abdul Karim happy to just control the position for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jello manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jello is trying to maintain the position but Abdul Karim is very close to passing his half guard.
Abdul Karim performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Abdul Karim'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 keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Abdul Karim perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jello is looking for a sweep. Abdul Karim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Karim takes the fight on points by 10 to 0.
Khadem Abdul Karim thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Moldy Jello had this to say: 'I like big butts!'. |
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