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CFC CG Tokyo 2 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 Hilo, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 10 losses; Luke Penn! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 135 wins and 83 losses; Moldy Jello! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Jello keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Penn 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. Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Penn shoots in and gets a takedown into Jello's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Penn (2) vs (0) Jello Penn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jello is pulling down on Penn's head to control his posture. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Let's hope that Jello 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. Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jello is keeping the position for now.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Jello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn looking to improve position, pressing down on Jello's thigh with his hand. Jello seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Penn paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Penn's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Jello picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Moldy Jello! Our winner, Moldy Jello, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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