PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Gleiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gleiser
vs
Hari

190 cm
26
231 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

197 cm
25
231 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Gleiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Hari!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gleiser.
Gleiser closes the distance but Hari moves to the side
and Hari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gleiser shoots in for a takedown but Hari shows good takedown defense.
Gleiser blocks the body kick.
Hari feints a jab promting Gleiser to slip. Hari then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gleiser slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gleiser will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Gleiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hari slaps away a takedown attempt from Gleiser, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michael Gleiser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hari throws a series of punches but Gleiser moves out of range.
Hari throws a leg kick that misses.
Hari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gleiser with a poor takedown
and Hari counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Gleiser closes the distance and pushes Hari back into the cage.
Gleiser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gleiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hari.
Gleiser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hari is defending well for now.
Gleiser is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleiser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gleiser lands an elbow that stopped Hari in his tracks for a moment.
Hari takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hari looks gassed!
Hari lands a shot to the body.

Gleiser has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hari uses from the top position.
Hari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gleiser has a closed guard, preventing Hari from standing up.
Gleiser is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gleiser bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hari's guard.
Gleiser is looking to work some ground and pound but Hari has wrist control.
Gleiser postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Gleiser is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gleiser advances position into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hari can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari is letting Gleiser control him for a moment.
Hari struggling a bit here.
Gleiser throws a strike aimed at the side of Hari's head but Hari avoids it well.
Gleiser throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Gleiser tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gleiser has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gleiser wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hari keeps working.

Gleiser tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gleiser has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Gleiser politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gleiser prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gleiser throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hari is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Gleiser tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gleiser has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hari dodges the ground and pound from Gleiser.
Gleiser wants to control but Hari is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gleiser in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gleiser is looking to take a break and control but Hari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gleiser sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hari is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Gleiser stands up and beckons Hari to his feet.
Gleiser is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gleiser shoots in looking for a takedown but Hari manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gleiser's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hari stuffs the takedown.
Hari tries a head kick but it misses.
Gleiser fails with the takedown.
Hari throws a head kick that misses.
Gleiser blocks a head kick by Hari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Gleiser dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gleiser is defended easily by Hari.
Michael Gleiser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gleiser fails with a takedown attempt.
Hari scores with a nice right hand.
Gleiser tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hari counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Hari's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Gleiser breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Gleiser misses
and Hari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gleiser throws a combination that misses
and Hari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gleiser fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Gleiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gleiser misses with a combination
and Hari counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Hari scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hari looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hari wants to pass the guard but Gleiser is defending well.
Gleiser is trying to control but can't.
Gleiser works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hari would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hari stops Gleiser from standing up.
Gleiser is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Gleiser escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hari gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hari missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gleiser has a closed guard, preventing Hari from standing up.
Gleiser looking to control.
Hari must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gleiser wants to sweep but no luck.
Hari wants to stand and escape but instead Gleiser has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gleiser passes Hari's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gleiser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gleiser is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gleiser is looking to take a break and control but Hari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gleiser passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hari!
Hari is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hari is squirming around, avoiding Gleiser's attempts to control the action.

Gleiser get's back to his feet.
Gleiser fails with a takedown attempt.
Gleiser fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gleiser shoots in for a double leg but Hari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gleiser misses with a takedown
and Hari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Gleiser gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hari to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gleiser is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gleiser works his way into side control.
Gleiser postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Badr Hari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gleiser shoots in looking for a takedown. Hari tries to sprawl out of it but Gleiser keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hari throws out a loose jab but Gleiser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gleiser blocks a head kick by Hari.
Hari throws a head kick that misses

and Gleiser counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gleiser tries to land a knee to the head but Hari blocks with his arms.
Hari can't break the clinch.
Gleiser missing with knees to the body.
Gleiser fails to pull guard.
Gleiser is leaning against Hari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hari tries to throw a body punch but Gleiser avoids it by throwing Hari back against the cage.
Gleiser tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Gleiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gleiser with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Hari has clasped his hands together around Gleiser's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Gleiser gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gleiser is pressing down on Hari's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gleiser 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.
Gleiser is controlling Hari's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleiser is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Gleiser seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hari is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Michael Gleiser!