PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Griffin Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is OTC- why can't i. Glass has chosen run to the hills- iron maiden as his entrance music. Griffin Glass has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hamilton
vs
Glass

183 cm
20
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
152 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Hamilton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Griffin Glass!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton throws a right hand that Glass ducks under and follows up with a left that Glass also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Hamilton.

Hamilton drives through and clinches with Glass against the cage.
Hamilton scores with a shoulder strike.
Glass prevents the takedown attempt.
Hamilton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A bit of stalling here from Hamilton.
Glass is trying to stall.

Hamilton has Glass pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hamilton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Glass tumbling to the mat - Hamilton dives into Glass's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hamilton stands up and waves to Glass to follow him.

Hamilton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hamilton wants to get up but he can't break Glass's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Glass is looking for a triangle but Hamilton pushes his legs off easily.

Hamilton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Glass working for a triangle but Hamilton defends it easily.
Hamilton preventing the sweep.

Glass has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hamilton is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Glass.
Hamilton moves into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton controlling his opponent.
Glass is trying to escape the mount.
Hamilton controlling the pace for now.
Hamilton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Glass is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton prevents Glass from getting the reversal.
Hamilton unloads with some shots from mount but Glass bucks and avoids them well.
Hamilton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hamilton throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Glass is squirming around, avoiding Hamilton's attempts to control the action.
Hamilton controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Glass sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Glass tries to roll over but Hamilton keeps him under control.
Hamilton wants to stand up but Glass is controlling the position.
Hamilton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Glass manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Hamilton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No joy there for Hamilton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Hamilton moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Hamilton.
Hamilton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Glass.
Hamilton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stalling in the clinch from Hamilton.
Glass has a couple of punches blocked by Hamilton.
Hamilton lands with a right to the head.
Glass is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hamilton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hamilton gets the takedown into side control.
Glass is looking to reverse the position.
Glass looks to move to half guard but instead Hamilton has passed into mount! Damn!
Glass can't escape the position.
Glass is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass gets back to half guard.
Hamilton tries to stand and escape but Glass is controlling the position.

Hamilton escapes and gets back to his feet.
Glass takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hamilton throws a nice inside leg kick.

Hamilton gets a clinch.
Glass wants a takedown but no success here.
Rob Hamilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Griffin Glass.
Hamilton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Glass avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hamilton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glasss head.
A right hand to the body from Hamilton.
Hamilton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hamilton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hamilton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Glass pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hamilton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Glass or not.

Hamilton is trying to trip Glass. He has hold of a leg but Glass is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hamilton persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hamilton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Glass is proving hard to escape from.

Glass has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hamilton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Glass has his takedown stuffed

and Hamilton counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Hamilton has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Glass is trying to keep an underhook but Hamilton manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Glass wants to get back to full guard.
Hamilton stalling.
Hamilton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Glass is looking for a sweep. Hamilton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hamilton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Glass trying to get back to full guard but Hamilton takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass working to try and regain half guard.
Hamilton lands with some strikes.
Hamilton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Glass's face.
Hamilton controlling from mount.
Glass is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Hamilton dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hamilton gets the takedown into side control.

Hamilton decides to stand back up.
Hamilton doesn't manage to clinch there - Glass circles away.
Hamilton lunges at Glass with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Glass's hand.

Hamilton gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hamilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hamilton moves into range and clinches up with Glass.
Glass goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hamilton prevents it.
Hamilton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Glass pulls his leg out and moves away.

Hamilton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hamilton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Glass is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Glass is desperately trying to improve his position but Hamilton has a good base and remains in mount.

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.
Hamilton controlling from the full mount.
Hamilton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hamilton controlling from the full mount.
Hamilton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Glass is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hamilton controlling the position easily from mount.
Hamilton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Glass?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Glass taking shots to the head.
Hamilton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Glass gets back to half guard.
Glass moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Glass utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Hamilton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rob Hamilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glass avoids the head kick by Hamilton.
Hamilton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Hamilton clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hamilton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Glass's head.
Glass misses with a takedown attempt

and Hamilton counters by clinching up.
Hamilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glass.
Glass is pressed up against the cage. Hamilton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Glass down to the mat. Glass avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Glass has his takedown stuffed

and Hamilton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hamilton passes into half guard.
Hamilton moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Glass.
A lull in the action here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
You can see the frustration on Glass's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton taking a breather here.
Glass is not content to let Hamilton control the position.
Hamilton gets to mount! Glass was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's two 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.
Glass is trying desperately to improve position.

Hamilton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hamilton landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass is working to get back to half guard.
Hamilton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Glass is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hamilton controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hamilton wants to control the pace but Glass is squirming around nicely.
Hamilton controlling his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Rob Hamilton just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Glass shoots and misses
letting Hamilton counter with a right hand.
Rob Hamilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Griffin Glass.

Hamilton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hamilton is leaning against Glass and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hamilton pressing his opponent against the cage.

Hamilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Hamilton had his way with Griffin Glass in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hamilton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hamilton connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hamilton.
Hamilton with a knee to the head.
Hamilton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hamilton pushes Glass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Hamilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hamilton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Glass is trying to improve his position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Glass regains half guard.
Glass is refusing to be controlled, as Hamilton sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass is trying to get back to full guard.
Glass is trying to stand.
Hamilton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Glass tries to roll over but Hamilton keeps him under control.
Hamilton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hamilton tries to stand but can't do so whilst Glass controls his leg.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hamilton is looking to clinch but Glass is avoiding it.
Glass has a takedown stuffed.
Hamilton feints and then cracks Glass's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Glass down.

Hamilton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Glass is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hamilton controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hamilton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hamilton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hamilton.
Griffin Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamilton circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hamilton forces Glass back against the cage and clinches.
Hamilton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hamilton lands with a left to the head.

Glass jumps guard and drags Hamilton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Glass is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Glass's guard.
Glass is trying to keep Hamilton in close.
Griffin Glass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamilton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hamilton trying to control the position but Glass is working away.
Rob Hamilton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Glass is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hamilton off and has taken his back!

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Hamilton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hamilton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Hamilton!
Rob Hamilton retains his featherweight title!