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GFY 110 Are we there yet? 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 40 wins and 35 losses; Uncle Abner! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 54 wins and 32 losses; Trip Fontaine!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Abner instigates a clinch.
Abner manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abner is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abner (2) vs (0) Fontaine
Abner tries to free his leg and advance position but Fontaine is retaining full guard.
Abner is looking to advance position but Fontaine has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Abner (2) vs (4) Fontaine
Abner tries to hold on but Fontaine pushes him away.
Fontaine fails to move to back control.
Abner's coaches at Beating a Dead Horse to Death Again have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Abner is trying to escape the mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner is working hard here to advance position.
Fontaine wants to control the pace but Abner is squirming around nicely.
Fontaine tries to push Abner's head away but Abner is holding on tight.
Abner reaches up to try and control the position but Fontaine seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Abner rolls and tries to escape and now Fontaine has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Abner (2) vs (7) Fontaine
Abner manages to reverse the position and now he's in Fontaine's guard. Nice work there by Abner.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abner (4) vs (7) Fontaine
Abner looking to pass the guard.
Fontaine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abner is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Abner stopping the sweep attempt from Fontaine.
Abner trying to control the position from guard on top but Fontaine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abner trying to move into half guard but instead Fontaine has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abner (4) vs (9) Fontaine
Abner keeping moving, preventing Fontaine from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner looking to control.
Fontaine wants to pass the guard but Abner is keeping the position.
Fontaine is still trying to improve position.
Abner 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.
Fontaine tries to free his leg and advance position but Abner is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fontaine defends it easily.
Fontaine trying to control but Abner is working from the bottom.
Abner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fontaine forces his way into half guard.
Abner wants to improve his position but Fontaine is controlling well.
Abner wants to control but Fontaine passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Abner (4) vs (12) Fontaine
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abner looks to move to half guard but instead Fontaine has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Abner (4) vs (14) Fontaine
Abner is desperately trying to improve his position but Fontaine has a good base and remains in mount.
Fontaine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fontaine is trying to take his opponent's back.
Abner wants to control but Fontaine is having none of it.
Abner is working to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abner is squirming around, avoiding Fontaine's attempts to control the action.
Abner is trying desperately to improve position.
Fontaine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fontaine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Abner is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine wants to take his opponent's back but Abner doesn't allow it.
Fontaine wants to control the pace but Abner is squirming around nicely.
Fontaine wants to take Abner's back here but Abner is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Fontaine controlling from mount.
Fontaine has control of Abner's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Abner regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Abner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abner tries to hold on but Fontaine postures up.
Fontaine swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Abner is now in Fontaine's guard. A big mistake from Fontaine there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abner (6) vs (14) Fontaine
Abner is stalling in the full guard.
Fontaine has his foot on Abner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abner works his way back into a safe position though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abner passes Fontaine's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Abner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Abner 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.
Abner is thwarting Fontaine's attempts to control the position.
Abner tries to pass to full mount but Fontaine defends it.
Abner is looking to take a break and control but Fontaine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fontaine moves into full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Abner pushing down on Fontaine's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fontaine wants to control but Abner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Abner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fontaine keeps working.
Abner trying to mount his opponent but Fontaine defends it.
Fontaine looking for submissions off his back.
Fontaine trying to control but Abner postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Abner seems to be looking for submissions.
Fontaine trying to control from the bottom.
Abner is looking to take a break and control but Fontaine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abner controlling the pace.
Abner prevents Fontaine from improving his position.
Abner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine is trying to get back to full guard.
Abner is keen to just control but Fontaine is a slippery customer.
Abner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fontaine sees it coming and defends easily.
Fontaine trying to hold on to Abner's head to control him but Abner postures up.
Abner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Abner wants to control but Fontaine is keeping him busy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine is trying to get back to full guard.
Abner stalling away here and it's allowed Fontaine to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Fontaine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abner (6) vs (16) Fontaine
Fontaine trying to control from half guard but Abner is working away.
Abner is looking to control Fontaine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Abner avoid being mounted?
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Abner trying to control but Fontaine postures up.
Fontaine is looking to take a break and control but Abner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fontaine is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abner gets full guard.
Abner is trying to hold Fontaine in close to prevent damage but Fontaine has managed to pass into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fontaine wins on points by 16 to 6.
Trip Fontaine really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The Huntington New Age Wellness Community logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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