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CFC CG Tokyo 12 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 136 wins and 89 losses; Moldy Jello! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 5 losses; Kurki Potku!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Potku looking to score a takedown here. Jello is defending well but Potku drives through and ends up in Jello's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jello (0) vs (2) Potku
Potku works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jello tries to get to full guard but Potku has control of the leg.
Jello is looking to control Potku's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jello avoid being mounted?
Potku is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Potku might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jello wants to improve his position but Potku is controlling well.
Potku sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jello trying to hold on to Potku's head to control him but Potku postures up.
Potku trying to advance position but Jello counters by regaining guard.
Potku is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku tries to free his leg and advance position but Jello is retaining full guard.
Jello looking to control but Potku passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potku is controlling the pace.
Jello is looking to control Potku's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jello avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potku prevents Jello from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jello keeping control of the position.
Potku is looking to advance position but Jello won't allow it.
Potku trying to control the pace.
Jello trying to hold on to Potku's head to control him but Potku postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jello wants to get back to full guard.
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 trying to control here.
Potku wants to pass to mount but Jello is defending the position.
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.
Potku perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Potku 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.
Jello is looking to improve his position.
Potku content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jello has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Potku is working away from the top position though.
Jello keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jello wants to improve his position but Potku is controlling well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Potku content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Potku wants to pass to mount but Jello is defending the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jello has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Potku is working away from the top position though.
Jello desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jello trying to control from the bottom.
Jello keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Potku content to control rather than advance.
Potku is continuing to stall.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jello wants to control but Potku is keeping busy.
Jello wants to control the action here but instead Potku manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Jello (0) vs (5) Potku
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Potku avoids the attempt from Jello to control.
Potku controlling his opponent.
Potku wants to take Jello's back here but Jello is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jello is desperately trying to improve his position but Potku has a good base and remains in mount.
Potku avoids the attempt from Jello to control.
Potku controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Potku wins on points by 5 to 0.
A pretty intense looking Kurki Potku took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
The defeated Moldy Jello had this to say: 'I like big butts!'. |
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