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WPGC 2 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 12 wins and 9 losses; Boris Balkan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 32 losses; Moldy Jello!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Balkan wants to clinch up but Jello keeps it at a distance.
Balkan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jello has hold of one of Balkan's legs. Balkan is fighting the takedown attempt but Jello gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Balkan (0) vs (2) Jello
Balkan seems keen to control Jello's posture.
Jello wants to pass the guard but Balkan is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan has Jello pulled in close to control his posture.
Balkan controls Jello momentarily but Jello frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jello thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Balkan has his hands on Jello's head, controlling the position.
Jello wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan trying to keep a closed guard but Jello is proving a slippery customer.
Balkan pulls Jello in close to prevent any damage.
Balkan trying to keep a closed guard but Jello is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Balkan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jello is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
My spies in KFA inform me that Jello has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Balkan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jello pushing down on Balkan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Balkan is trying to keep Jello in close.
Jello trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Balkan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jello trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Balkan working a defensive guard here.
Balkan pulls Jello in close to his closed guard and prevents Jello from doing any damage or advancing position.
Balkan is trying to control the position but Jello postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jello wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
Jello might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Balkan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jello looking to pass the guard.
Balkan is adopting a defensive guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is trying to keep Jello in close.
Jello is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Balkan looking to control.
Jello advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Balkan (0) vs (5) Jello
Jello tries for a kimura but Balkan is defending well.
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.
Balkan is not content to let Jello control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Balkan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jello working away.
Balkan trying to remain calm as Jello controls from the top position.
Balkan is not content to let Jello control the position.
Balkan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is not content to let Jello control the position.
Balkan looks to move to half guard but instead Jello has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Balkan (0) vs (7) Jello
Jello can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Balkan is looking to escape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jello is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Balkan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jello is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jello trying to pass the guard but Balkan defending well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jello is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Balkan manages to get to full guard.
Balkan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jello trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Balkan working a defensive guard here.
Jello looking to pass the guard.
Balkan is trying to control the position but Jello postures up.
Balkan has his foot on Jello's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jello works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Balkan keeping full guard, as Jello tries to pass.
Balkan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jello is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jello wins on points by 7 to 0.
A victorious Moldy Jello thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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