PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Glebov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall has chosen They dont know as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Glebov
vs
Hall

199 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
21
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Glebov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derek Hall!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Glebov clinches up with Hall and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Glebov.

Glebov drags the fight down to the ground.
Glebov working a defensive guard here.
Hall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hall throwing strikes from guard but Glebov blocks nicely.
Hall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Hall has gone for a leg lock! Glebov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hall's guard.
Hall is striking off his back. Glebov thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Glebov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Glebov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hall is trying to get back to full guard.
Hall missing with punches from the bottom.
Glebov is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glebov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Glebov passes the guard and advances to mount!
Glebov controlling the pace for now.
Hall is trying desperately to improve position.
Glebov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hall looks a forlorn figure.
Hall is looking to improve his position but Glebov isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Glebov.
Glebov scoring with strikes but Hall is staying in there.
Glebov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall taking shots to the head.
Hall swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Glebov landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall can't escape the position.
Glebov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hall looks gassed!
Glebov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Glebov is landing with some decent strikes but Hall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Glebov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Glebov lands with some strikes.
Hall flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Glebov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hall is looking to escape.
Hall throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glebov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Glebov lands a big elbow.
Glebov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Glebov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glebov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Glebov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Glebov looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Glebov.
Hall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Glebov controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glebov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hall can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Glebov lands with some strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Glebov lands a heavy elbow.
Glebov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hall's face.
Hall is looking to improve his position but Glebov isn't that keen on the idea.
Hall throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

Glebov working for a submission but Hall is keeping him at bay.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glebov controlling from mount.
Glebov raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Glebov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Glebov keeps him there for the moment.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Glebov keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Glebov tries to score a body lock takedown but Hall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall gets underhooks to prevent Glebov's takedown attempt.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Glebov backwards.
Glebov tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Glebov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glebov blocking some punches.
Glebov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Glebov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hall walks away with a smile on his face. Glebov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hall closes the distance and clinches up with Glebov, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes Glebov against the cage but Glebov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hall is defended easily by Glebov.

Glebov scores with a takedown into Hall's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Glebov sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Glebov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Glebov pushing down on Hall's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hall won't allow Glebov to pass to mount.
Glebov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Glebov in particular looking to stall.
Hall tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hall punching from the bottom.
Glebov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hall punching from the bottom.

Hall is defending against the submission attempts here by Glebov.
Glebov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Glebov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.

Hall gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Glebov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hall throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hall striking off his back but it's not causing Glebov any problems.
Glebov forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glebov lands with a punch from half guard.
Glebov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Glebov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hall is just riding it out for now. Glebov eventually gives up the hold.
Glebov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Hall tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Glebov is controlling the pace.
Glebov blocks the strikes from Hall.
Glebov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hall tries to get to full guard but Glebov has control of the leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hall misses with a wild combination.

Glebov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Glebov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Glebov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Glebov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! Glebov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Glebov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boris Glebov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Glebov cracks Hall with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Glebov controlling the pace for now.
Glebov landing strikes from the mount and Hall is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Glebov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Glebov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Glebov grinds an elbow into Hall's temple.
Hall misses with a strike from the bottom.
Hall throws up a few punches.
Hall sneaks back into half guard.
Glebov is controlling the pace.
Hall moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Glebov trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Glebov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Glebov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Glebov wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Glebov stands and throws Hall's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hall manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hall looks to land a strike but Glebov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Glebov pulls Hall in to control the position.
Glebov wants to sweep but no luck.
Hall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Glebov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Glebov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hall looking for submissions off his back.
Hall taking some punishment here, with Glebov in his half guard.
Hall tries to roll over but Glebov keeps him under control.
Glebov is controlling the pace.
Hall punching from the bottom.
Glebov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glebov prevents Hall from improving his position.
Glebov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hall punching from the bottom.
Hall throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Glebov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Glebov blocks Hall's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Glebov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Glebov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hall working to try and regain half guard.
Glebov with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Glebov has a good base and remains in mount.
Glebov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hall hang on?
Glebov lands a big shot there that rocks Hall but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Glebov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hall is trying desperately to improve position.
Hall throwing hammer fists to the chest of Glebov. What's that going to do exactly?
Glebov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Glebov landing punches.
Hall gets back to half guard.
Glebov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Derek Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boris Glebov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Glebov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Glebov, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Glebov!