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WP 91 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 99 wins and 59 losses; Moldy Jello! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 46 wins and 54 losses; Anthony Lavicci!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lavicci misses with a takedown attempt - Jello sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jello changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lavicci bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Jello (0) vs (4) Lavicci
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lavicci trying to control the position but Jello is working away.
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.
Lavicci goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jello has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lavicci but great work by Jello. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Jello (4) vs (4) Lavicci
Jello tries to advance to mount but Lavicci denies him.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavicci can't do much from the bottom here.
Lavicci tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jello wants to control but Lavicci is keeping him busy.
Lavicci is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here as Jello stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jello gets to mount! Lavicci was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Jello (6) vs (4) Lavicci
Lavicci keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jello wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jello trying to control but Lavicci is having none of it.
Jello takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lavicci is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jello controlling his opponent.
Lavicci tries to improve his position but instead Jello has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Jello (9) vs (4) Lavicci
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci can't escape the position.
Jello tries to keep control of the position but Lavicci is staying busy.
Lavicci tries to break free.
Jello controls the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci trying to control the action but Jello just sinks the hooks in.
Jello has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lavicci's body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jello seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lavicci for as long as he can get away with.
Lavicci is trying to break free.
Lavicci is keeping busy.
Jello has good solid back control here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Will Jello go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lavicci is really stuck here.
Lavicci is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Jello.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Lavicci tries to escape but Jello has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
We've been hearing good reports from Jello'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.
Jello tries to keep control of the position but Lavicci is staying busy.
Jello has good solid back control here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jello avoiding Lavicci 's attempts to control his hands.
Jello trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lavicci doesn't escape.
Jello has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lavicci trying to control the action but Jello just sinks the hooks in.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jello tries to get the hooks in deep but Lavicci pushed the leg off.
Lavicci is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jello is trying to control but Lavicci is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Jello controlling his opponent.
Jello trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci tries to reverse the position but Jello maintains control.
Lavicci stops Jello from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Jello wants to control but Lavicci has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci trying to control here.
Jello tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lavicci knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Jello seems content to control.
Lavicci is staying active underneath Jello, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jello performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jello wants to take a breather but Lavicci is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jello takes the fight on points by 9 to 4.
An out of breath Moldy Jello thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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