PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blokada Leningrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Collin Glorious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leningrada comes to the cage accompanied by Farewell of Slavyanka. The crowd seem to be enjoying Glorious's choice of entrance music: Pimp C - Knockin Doors Down. Collin Glorious told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Leningrada
vs
Glorious

175 cm
28
156 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

180 cm
27
154 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Firebird Designs
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blokada Leningrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Collin Glorious!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glorious looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Glorious scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leningrada in his tracks.
Leningrada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glorious was well out of range. Poor timing from Leningrada.
Glorious pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leningrada misses with a wild body shot.
Glorious is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leningrada.
Leningrada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glorious moves away.
The fighters circling - Leningrada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glorious throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leningrada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leningrada blocks the body kick.
Glorious throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leningrada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leningrada misses with a jab to the body
and Glorious counters with an outside leg kick.
Leningrada lands with a nice combination. Glorious backs away looking to recover.
Glorious throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leningrada misses with an uppercut.
Leningrada misses with a body shot.
Glorious misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glorious keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leningrada.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leningrada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glorious uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leningrada.
Glorious takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Glorious showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leningrada.
Leningrada lands a right hook to the body.
Glorious is looking to score with low kicks.
Leningrada throws a hook but Glorious blocks it.
Blokada Leningrada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leningrada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leningrada moves out of range of the strikes.
Leningrada blocks the body kick.
A shot to the body from Leningrada misses
and Glorious counters with a nice uppercut.
Glorious's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leningrada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Glorious scrambles back to his feet.
Leningrada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Leningrada looks to land a combination but Glorious avoids it well.
Leningrada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leningrada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Glorious counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glorious cracks Leningrada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Glorious turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leningrada tries to bum rush Glorious with a series of wild strikes but Glorious uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leningrada looks to score with a jab to the body but Glorious is just out of range.
Leningrada throws a body punch but Glorious moves out of range.
Leningrada misses with a shot to the body
and Glorious counters with a solid body kick.
Glorious misses with a body shot
and Leningrada counters with a stiff right hand.
Glorious lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leningrada with a hook.
Glorious scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glorious just misses with a punch to the body.
Leningrada misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Glorious counters with a nice kick to the body.
Glorious lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Glorious uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leningrada.
Glorious throws a leg kick which misses Leningrada's front leg but catches the back leg as Leningrada tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada avoids the body shot from Glorious.
Leningrada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leningrada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leningrada misses with a series of wild punches.
Leningrada misses with a straight left.
Leningrada looks to land a right hand but Glorious moved out of range.
Glorious throws a head kick but Leningrada moves out of range.
Glorious cracks Leningrada with a right hand to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Glorious.
Glorious keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Glorious cracks the inside of Leningrada's front leg.
Glorious throws a right and a left that Leningrada avoids nicely.
Glorious throws a sloppy head kick and Leningrada moves out of range easily.
Leningrada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glorious scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glorious throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glorious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leningrada manages to avoid it.
Leningrada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glorious takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leningrada misses with a shot to the body
and Glorious counters with a slapping leg kick.
Glorious cracks Leningrada with a right hand to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Leningrada blocks the low kick.
Glorious looks to land a body kick but Leningrada moved away.
Leningrada thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Leningrada. Glorious does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leningrada throws a right and a left that Glorious avoids nicely.
Leningrada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glorious swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leningrada throws a predictable looking body shot
and Glorious makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Glorious scores with a head kick. Leningrada tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Glorious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leningrada manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Collin Glorious dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Glorious throws a hook but Leningrada blocks it.
Leningrada throws out a loose jab but Glorious uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glorious throws a head kick that misses.
Leningrada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glorious misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Glorious misses.
Leningrada walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leningrada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Glorious's head.
Leningrada steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Glorious. That one must have hurt.
Glorious throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Glorious.
Leningrada throws a sloppy body shot
and Glorious counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Glorious slips under a jab.
Leningrada misses with a combination
and Leningrada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leningrada is looking to wear down Glorious with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Glorious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collin Glorious seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glorious throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Glorious throws out a loose jab but Leningrada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glorious with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Glorious throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leningrada punishes Glorious's body with a nice straight punch.
Glorious scores with a jab to the body.
Glorious feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leningrada's calf.
Leningrada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glorious fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leningrada has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leningrada takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Glorious misses the shot to the body.
Leningrada lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leningrada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glorious.
Leningrada misses with a looping left.
Glorious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leningrada lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glorious misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Glorious.
Leningrada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glorious.
Glorious uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leningrada.
Leningrada misses with a jab to the body
and Glorious counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leningrada getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Glorious misses.
Leningrada misses with a combination
and Glorious cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Leningrada misses the target.
Leningrada misses with the combination.
A shot to the liver by Leningrada. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Glorious misses with a hook. Leningrada ducked under it nicely.
Glorious scores with a hook to the body. Leningrada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glorious takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leningrada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Glorious looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Glorious misses with a double jab.
Leningrada digs a good body shot into Glorious's ribs.
Leningrada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Glorious scores with a punch to the head.
Leningrada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glorious tries a head kick but it misses.
Collin Glorious is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glorious lands a high kick!
Leningrada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glorious can pounce on him.
Glorious is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leningrada.
Glorious keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leningrada moves out of range of the body kick from Glorious.
Sloppy strikes from Glorious. Those never looked like landing.
Glorious misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Glorious.
Leningrada is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glorious shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leningrada eats them both and turns towards Glorious to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Glorious throws a wild body kick that Leningrada sees coming a mile off.
No joy there for Leningrada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glorious tries to land a front kick but Leningrada steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Leningrada might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Glorious throws a half hearted mid kick.
Glorious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glorious misses with a body kick.
Leningrada misses with a series of wild punches.
Glorious avoids a punch combination nicely.
Glorious drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Glorious throws a sloppy head kick and Leningrada moves out of range easily.
Leningrada misses with a body punch
and Glorious counters with a nice leg kick.
Glorious misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Collin Glorious showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Leningrada walks into a left hand.
Nice shot lands for Leningrada.
Leningrada cracks a nice hook into Glorious's ribs.
Leningrada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Glorious counters with a low kick, right behind Leningrada 's knee.
Leningrada takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Leningrada misses with a wild body shot.
Leningrada swings away with a body shot that misses
and Glorious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glorious tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leningrada misses with a hook to the body
and Glorious counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glorious throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leningrada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Glorious thinking.
Glorious throws a series of punches but Leningrada avoids them all with ease.
Glorious misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leningrada lands a right hook to the body.
Glorious does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Glorious lands with a nice body punch.
Leningrada misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leningrada misses with a hook to the body
and Glorious counters with a nice kick to the body.
Leningrada is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Glorious.
Leningrada will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Glorious lands with a hook. Leningrada tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Glorious misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leningrada counters with a right hand to the body.
Leningrada avoids the body shot from Glorious.
Leningrada misses with the combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Glorious.
Glorious moves out of range of the strikes.
Glorious throws a looping overhand right but Leningrada ducks down to avoid it.
Glorious throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leningrada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leningrada misses with a series of wild punches.
Leningrada misses with a hook to the body
and Glorious counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blokada Leningrada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Glorious.
Leningrada misses with a body punch
and Glorious finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Glorious throws a wild body kick that Leningrada sees coming a mile off.
Leningrada misses with a body punch
and Glorious counters with a nice uppercut.
Glorious tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glorious throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leningrada. Glorious does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Leningrada.
Well,Leningrada is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Left hook, right uppercut from Glorious.
Glorious throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leningrada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Glorious counters with a good, hard body kick but Leningrada shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leningrada blocks a head kick by Glorious.
Leningrada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leningrada misses with a hook to the body
and Glorious counters with a three punch combo that has Leningrada backing up. Leningrada nods at Glorious to acknowledge the strikes.
Leningrada misses with a combination
letting Glorious counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Glorious.
Leningrada misses with a body shot.
Glorious walks into a left hand.
Glorious feints and then cracks Leningrada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leningrada down.
Leningrada scores with a hook to the body. Glorious takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leningrada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Glorious lands a head kick. Leningrada smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Leningrada connects with a body shot.
Glorious misses the shot to the body.
Leningrada moves out of range as Glorious throws a body kick.
Glorious pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leningrada throws a nice looking combination but Glorious bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leningrada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leningrada misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glorious lands with a kick to the ribs.
Glorious throws a push kick but Leningrada slaps the foot to one side.
Glorious misses with an uppercut.
Leningrada misses the body punch
and Glorious counters with a good, hard body kick but Leningrada shrugs it off.
Leningrada misses with an uppercut. Glorious saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Glorious there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Glorious.
Leningrada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Glorious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leningrada takes one on the button.
Glorious takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glorious lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leningrada takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Glorious ducks under a wild hook from Leningrada.

And that's the end of the fight!
Collin Glorious comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Glorious has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Collin Glorious!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Collin Glorious!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Collin Glorious!

Collin Glorious wins by unanimous decision!