PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Manres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manres kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Aqualung - Jethro Tull. Glass comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lamb of God- Walk With Me In Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Manres
vs
Glass

182 cm
29
187 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

186 cm
26
187 lbs
11 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludwig Manres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Glass!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manres fails with a takedown attempt.
Manres takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manres shoots in looking for a takedown but Glass manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Manres's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Glass misses with a leg kick.
Glass throws a hook to the side of Manres's head but Manres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glass moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Glass keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Manres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Glass. No joy for Manres on that attempt.
Glass keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Manres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Manres takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass tries to bum rush Manres with a series of wild strikes but Manres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Glass leaves Manres with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Glass throws out a powerful jab.
Manres shoots in and drives through. Glass sprawls well.
Glass cracks Manres with a good jab.
Glass throws a lazy right hand but Manres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Glass misses with a low kick.
Manres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glass swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Manres.
That kick from Glass tenderised Manres's leg. Manres is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Glass forces Manres back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass digs a right hand into Manres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manres's gas tank.

Manres jumps into guard, dragging Glass to the mat.
Glass wants to control from the top but Manres keeps moving.
Glass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Glass sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Manres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Glass works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Glass is working for a kimura but Manres is defending it quite comfortably.

Glass wants to work for an arm triangle but Manres is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manres keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manres works his way to full guard. Good work.
Glass controlling from the top position.
Glass trying to control but Manres is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass wants to pass the guard but Manres is keeping the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bobby Glass.
Manres moves out of range as Glass strikes.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manres was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manres fails with the takedown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manres was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Glass dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Glass stuffs the takedown.
Manres drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Glass throws a leg kick but Manres checks it.
Glass has a takedown stuffed.
Manres fails with a takedown attempt.
Bobby Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glass lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Glass gets tackled into the cage by Manres. Manres maintains the clinch.

Manres gets control of Glass's arms and successfully pulls guard. Manres will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Glass tries to free his leg and advance position but Manres is retaining full guard.
Manres looking to hit a scissor sweep but Glass is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Manres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Manres is controlling Glass's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Glass wants to stand up but Manres has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Manres is not content to let Glass control the position.
Manres trying to hold on to Glass's head to control him but Glass postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass is trying to control the action in half guard but Manres is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Bobby Glass has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No joy there for Glass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Glass closes the distance and clinches.
Manres blocks a body shot from Glass.
Glass drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manres gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Manres breaks the clinch.
Manres has his takedown stuffed
and Glass counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Manres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manres is defended easily by Glass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Glass shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Glass is pressing down on Manres's thigh, looking to free his foot. Manres is holding on for now.
Glass is thwarting Manres's attempts to control the position.
Glass thows a huge punch but Manres dodges it nicely.
Glass performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Glass wants to work for an arm triangle but Manres is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Manres trying to control here.
Manres is looking for a sweep. Glass is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Manres manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass wants to control from the top but Manres keeps moving.
Glass showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Glass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Glass throws out a loose jab but Manres uses good head movement to avoid it.

Glass drives through and clinches with Manres against the cage.
Manres jumps guard but Glass turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Glass lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Glass scores with a nice short uppercut.
Glass lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manres or not.
Manres tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Glass smiles and moves away.
Glass digs a good body shot into Manres's ribs.
Glass doesn't manage to clinch there - Manres circles away.
Manres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass tries a head kick but it misses.
Glass misses with a series of wild punches.
Manres shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Glass defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Manres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manres dives in and grabs Glass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Glass pushes down on Manres's head and hops out.
Glass jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manres walks into a straight right hand from Glass.
Manres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Glass counters with a good, hard body kick but Manres shrugs it off.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Manres is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass throws a series of punches but Manres avoids them all with ease.
Glass throws a body kick that misses

and Manres counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glass is trying to improve his position.
Manres postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Manres laying and praying for a moment but Glass takes advantage and regains half guard.
Manres is looking to stall here but Glass recovers full guard.
Manres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glass is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass wants to stand but Manres is controlling the position.
Glass keeping moving, preventing Manres from controlling successfully.
Manres looking to sit in guard and control but Glass gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Manres looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Manres is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manres keeping full guard, as Glass tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manres is on top in guard.
Manres preventing the sweep.
Glass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manres passes easily into side control. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glass is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Manres asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ludwig Manres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manres tries to advance to mount but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ludwig Manres.
Well Glass 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Glass!
After the fight, Bobby Glass was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.