PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joselito Glorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gullane Sattar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Glorenzo
vs
Sattar

183 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joselito Glorenzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gullane Sattar!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Glorenzo misses
and Sattar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glorenzo circles away from the clinch attempt.

Glorenzo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sattar did well to prevent Glorenzo getting side control.
Glorenzo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Glorenzo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sattar has hold of Glorenzo's hands but Glorenzo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glorenzo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Glorenzo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sattar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Glorenzo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sattar defending well though.
Glorenzo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sattar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Glorenzo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Glorenzo is keen to just control but Sattar is a slippery customer.
Glorenzo is looking to advance position but Sattar won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Glorenzo connects with a nice short shot to Sattar's temple.
Sattar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Glorenzo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glorenzo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Glorenzo working the head and body with strikes.
Glorenzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Glorenzo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Glorenzo wants to free his trapped foot but Sattar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Glorenzo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Glorenzo lands strikes from half guard.
Glorenzo is nestled in close to Sattar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Glorenzo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Glorenzo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Glorenzo drops an elbow to the side of Sattar's head.
Glorenzo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Glorenzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Glorenzo is nestled in close to Sattar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glorenzo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Glorenzo dominating with strikes here.
Glorenzo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Glorenzo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glorenzo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Glorenzo landing strikes from the mount.
Glorenzo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Glorenzo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sattar is bucking up trying to escape but Glorenzo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Glorenzo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Glorenzo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Glorenzo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
BOOM! Glorenzo connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Glorenzo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Glorenzo working Sattar over with strikes here.
Glorenzo lands a big shot there that rocks Sattar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sattar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Glorenzo landing punches.
Glorenzo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Glorenzo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sattar looks gassed!
Sattar wants to get back to his feet.
Glorenzo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sattar's face.
Glorenzo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Glorenzo landing punches.
Glorenzo dominating with strikes here.
Glorenzo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glorenzo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sattar's face.
Glorenzo is landing with some decent strikes but Sattar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
Sattar is bucking up trying to escape but Glorenzo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Glorenzo 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.
Glorenzo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Glorenzo trying to control but Sattar is having none of it.
Glorenzo with good strikes from the mount here!
Glorenzo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sattar's face.
Glorenzo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glorenzo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Glorenzo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sattar is surviving well by controlling Glorenzo's body position as best he can.
Glorenzo lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joselito Glorenzo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Glorenzo scores with a takedown into Sattar's guard.
Glorenzo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Glorenzo connects with a couple of short punches.
Glorenzo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Glorenzo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Glorenzo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Glorenzo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Glorenzo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sattar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Glorenzo working the head and body with strikes.
Glorenzo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sattar is breathing heavily.
Glorenzo looking to finish Sattar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sattar!
Glorenzo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sattar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Joselito Glorenzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glorenzo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sattar is desperately trying to improve his position but Glorenzo has a good base and remains in mount.
Sattar is trying to stand up.
Glorenzo working Sattar over with strikes here.
Glorenzo with a couple of short strikes.
Glorenzo landing punches.
Glorenzo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Glorenzo lands with some strikes.
Glorenzo lands a nice shot to the head.
Glorenzo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Glorenzo swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joselito Glorenzo!