PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Glover has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Glover

197 cm
18
277 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Glover!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown instigates a clinch.
Glover jumps guard but Brown stands there with Glover around his waist. Glover gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown stalling.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Glover's takedown attempt.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
Logan Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Glover.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glover throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck for Glover with that takedown attempt.
Glover tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch

and Glover counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Glover stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
Brown trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Glover with the ground and pound but Brown uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Glover drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Glover off! Glover jumps back into Brown's guard.
Glover tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Glover tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Glover is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glover with a nice cross.

Brown clinches.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Glover is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Glover looks gassed!

Glover breaks from the clinch.
Brown tries to clinch

and Glover counters by moving into the clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown blocks the body kick.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Glover's knee but Glover avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to clinch

and Glover counters with a takedown into side control.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Glover stalls from top position.
Glover has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Glover tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brown's legs.

Glover working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Glover is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brown is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Glover has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Brown is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Glover yanks on the arm and Brown is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Glover.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Glover!