PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tino Salles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wayne Glover
vs
Salles

195 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Wayne Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tino Salles!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne Glover shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salles but Salles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salles fails with the takedown
and Wayne Glover counters with an inside leg kick.
Salles tries to clinch up

and Wayne Glover counters with a shoot takedown. Salles fights it but they end up in guard.
Salles trying to keep a closed guard but Wayne Glover is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Salles is on top in guard.
Salles stops Wayne Glover from standing up.
Salles not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salles wants to control from the top but Wayne Glover keeps moving.
Salles postures up.
Salles trying to control but Wayne Glover is working from the bottom.
Wayne Glover is striking from the bottom but Salles uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Salles stalling.
Wayne Glover tries to kick Salles off but Salles keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wayne Glover knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salles on the ground.
Wayne Glover punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Salles works his way into side control.
Salles connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wayne Glover some visible discomfort.
Wayne Glover tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Wayne Glover trying to get back to his feet but Salles is in full control for now.
Wayne Glover is breathing heavily.
Salles lands a shot to the head.
Wayne Glover is really stuck here.
Salles scores with strikes from the back.

Wayne Glover is trying to defend against the choke here but Salles has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Salles Tightens the hold and Wayne Glover taps out furiously! Salles displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tino Salles!