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CWC 300 - Ottke vs Simone PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 15 losses; Jamaica Jones! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 7 losses; Muhammad Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Jabbar.
Jabbar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jones misses with a takedown
so Jabbar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jones (0) vs (2) Jabbar
Jabbar preventing the sweep.
Jones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jones (2) vs (2) Jabbar
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Jabbar is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jabbar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jabbar looking to control.
Jabbar keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jabbar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is pushing down on Jabbar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jabbar is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jabbar is looking to improve his position.
Jones frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Jones (5) vs (2) Jabbar
Jones wants to control the pace but Jabbar is squirming around nicely.
Jones pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones looking to control but Jabbar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jabbar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is trying to escape the mount.
Jones wants to take Jabbar's back but he can't do it this time.
Jones trying to control but Jabbar is having none of it.
Jabbar tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jabbar tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control the action but instead Jabbar gets a body lock and reverses into Jones's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jones (5) vs (4) Jabbar
Jones 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.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jabbar controls the pace.
Jones wants to sweep here but Jabbar controlling him for the moment.
Jabbar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jabbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jabbar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jabbar passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jones (5) vs (7) Jabbar
Jones looks to move to half guard but instead Jabbar has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Jones (5) vs (9) Jabbar
Jones gets back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jabbar trying to control the pace.
Jabbar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but Jabbar has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Jones (5) vs (12) Jabbar
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jabbar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar controlling his opponent.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Jabbar controlling from the full mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jones (7) vs (12) Jabbar
Jabbar wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones wants to control from the top but Jabbar keeps moving.
Jones preventing the sweep.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Jabbar is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jabbar holds on and takes a little breather.
Jabbar looking to control.
Jabbar throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jones uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jones (10) vs (12) Jabbar
Jones in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jabbar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jones working away.
Jones trying to control the action but Jabbar is working from the bottom.
Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jabbar, who protects the arm well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jabbar prevents Jones from moving into mount.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jabbar keeps working.
Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jabbar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jones tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jabbar's legs.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar struggling a bit here.
Jabbar tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Jones trying to control the action but Jabbar is working from the bottom.
Jabbar is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Jones tries to move to mount but Jabbar blocks the move with his legs.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position but Jabbar is working away.
Jabbar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jones (10) vs (14) Jabbar
Jones wants to sweep but Jabbar has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Jones (10) vs (17) Jabbar
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jabbar wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Jones wants to improve his position but Jabbar is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jabbar wins on points by 17 to 10.
After winning the bout, Muhammad Jabbar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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