PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Glorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Esposito
vs
Glorian

178 cm
21
182 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dave Glorian!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Glorian coming out on top.
A jab from Glorian misses.
Esposito cracks the inside of Glorian's front leg.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Glorian sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Glorian misses.
Glorian misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito lands with a kick to the ribs.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glorian moves away.
A jab from Esposito misses.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Glorian checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Esposito misses.
Good work by Glorian as he checks the leg kick.
Esposito scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glorian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a head kick.
Esposito defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Glorian.
Esposito throws out a powerful jab.
Glorian checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Esposito.
Glorian avoids a kick to the body.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Glorian slips the punch.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Glorian throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito wants to land a leg kick but Glorian is out of range.
Glorian moves out of range of the body kick.
Esposito staying out of range there.
Esposito wants to slow Glorian down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Glorian checks a leg kick.
Glorian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
Glorian misses with a straight right.
Esposito looks to land a left hand but Glorian moved out of range nicely.
Glorian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Esposito tries to land a leg kick but Glorian saw it coming and moves away.
Esposito throws a solid leg kick but Glorian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Esposito.
Glorian throws a hook to the side of Esposito's head but Esposito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Esposito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Esposito throws a body kick that misses.
Esposito tries to clinch there but Glorian circles away.
Glorian moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito.
Glorian checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glorian slips under a jab from Esposito.
Glorian misses with a low kick.
Esposito tries to land a front kick but Glorian steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Glorian scores with a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Glorian blocks the leg kick.
Esposito misses with a body shot
and Glorian counters with a nice uppercut.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Glorian sees it coming and moves out of range.
Esposito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Esposito shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Esposito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Glorian circles away quickly and effectively.
Glorian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glorian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito.
Glorian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glorian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Esposito's waist but Esposito gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Glorian off to one side.
Esposito is looking to score with low kicks.
Esposito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Esposito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Glorian. That did some damage!
Glorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Esposito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Glorian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Glorian controlling the position easily from mount.
Esposito is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Glorian jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Esposito manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Esposito dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Esposito tries to clinch there but Glorian circles away.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
Esposito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Glorian moves out of range as Esposito throws a body kick.
Glorian works the jab nicely.
Esposito walks into a jab.
Esposito throws a low kick but Glorian avoids it.
Esposito throws an overhand right that lands on Glorian's shoulder, as Glorian tries to avoid the shot.
Glorian tries a low kick but Esposito avoids it.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Glorian blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Glorian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Esposito.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Glorian.
Glorian thows a leg kick but Esposito checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Glorian shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Esposito pinned against the cage. Esposito gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Frank Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
Esposito motions for Glorian to come forward. Esposito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Glorian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Glorian connects with a good right hand that stumbles Esposito. Esposito circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Esposito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Glorian.
Glorian swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Glorian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Esposito checks a leg kick.
Esposito is looking to chop away at Glorian's legs.
Glorian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Glorian lands with a nice body punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Glorian checks a leg kick.
Glorian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Esposito takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Esposito tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Glorian there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glorian checks a leg kick nicely.

Esposito clinches up against the cage.
Esposito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glorian.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
Esposito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glorian is defending well for now.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glorian avoids it.
A short left from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito stalling the fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glorian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glorian's elbow.
Esposito misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glorian wants to get back to striking at distance but Esposito won't allow it.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but Glorian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Glorian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Esposito pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Esposito throws an elbow but it misses.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esposito throws an elbow but it misses.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
Glorian has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Esposito avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Frank Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Glorian.
Esposito landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Glorian can't break the clinch.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
Esposito misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Esposito will probably get the nod.
That's time! Esposito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Glorian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito.
Glorian misses with a body shot
and Esposito counters with a body kick.
Esposito tries to clinch but Glorian moves out of range.
Glorian shoots in for a takedown but Esposito shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Glorian looks for a takedown but Esposito sprawls well.
Esposito is looking to clinch but Glorian is avoiding it.
Esposito looks to throw the jab but Glorian is out of range.
Esposito fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Glorian is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glorian moves away.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick and Glorian moves out of range easily.
Esposito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glorian connects with a right hand. Esposito shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glorian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Esposito.
Glorian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esposito wants to clinch but Glorian slips to the side
and Glorian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glorian has a takedown stuffed.
Frank Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Glorian.
Esposito pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Esposito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Esposito slaps away a takedown attempt from Glorian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Glorian misses with a takedown attempt - Esposito sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Esposito closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glorian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Glorian trying to control the position but instead, Esposito has worked for underhooks and has pushed Glorian into the cage.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Glorian tries to break the clinch but Esposito is controlling the position.
Glorian blocking some punches.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Glorian.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Glorian backwards.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
Esposito lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glorian blocks the elbow strike.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Glorian has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Esposito is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Esposito tries to land knees in the clinch but Glorian avoids the damage to the body.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Glorian avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Glorian managing to block the knees to the body from Esposito.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glorian's elbow.
Nice body punch from Glorian - that landed with a thud.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Glorian backwards.
Glorian tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Esposito smiles and moves away.
Glorian misses with a looping left.
Frank Esposito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Esposito tries to move into range but Glorian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Esposito scores with a spinning back kick!
Esposito keeps Glorian at a distance using the push kick.

Glorian shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Glorian showed some decent athleticism there.
Esposito is trying is best to control the position here.
Glorian wants to take a breather but Esposito is having none of it.

Glorian is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Glorian wants to control but Esposito is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Esposito.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Esposito, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Esposito!