PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Glyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gevorg Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrosyan has chosen No Turning Back - Stand and Fight as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Glyde
vs
Petrosyan

174 cm
22
212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
216 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Glyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gevorg Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glyde stuns Petrosyan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Glyde swings for the body but Petrosyan moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Glyde.
A big right from Glyde misses.
Glyde lands a jab.
Petrosyan throws a shot to the body.

Petrosyan drives through with a takedown into Glyde's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Glyde keeping moving, preventing Petrosyan from controlling successfully.
Petrosyan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Glyde keeping full guard, as Petrosyan tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glyde keeping moving, preventing Petrosyan from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gevorg Petrosyan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Glyde is having none of it.
Petrosyan misses with a few strikes there.
Glyde connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Glyde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrosyan.
Glyde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrosyan.
Glyde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrosyan.
A jab lands there for Petrosyan.
Petrosyan throws an off balance right hand
letting Glyde counter with a right hand.
Petrosyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Owen Glyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glyde lands with a nice body punch.
Petrosyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glyde.
Petrosyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Glyde.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glyde throws a leg kick
and Petrosyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrosyan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glyde thows a body shot but no joy.
Owen Glyde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glyde.
Petrosyan ducks under a wild hook from Glyde.
Glyde throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Petrosyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Glyde, pushing him back against the cage.
Petrosyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Glyde controls his hands.
Glyde tries to stall but Petrosyan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Petrosyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Glyde tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan working aggressively here.
Petrosyan blocking some punches.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glyde connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petrosyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrosyan blocks the body kick.
Petrosyan throws a hook to the side of Glyde's head but Glyde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glyde swings for the body but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Glyde throws out a loose jab but Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glyde throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrosyan.
Glyde lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Petrosyan backs up against the cage.
Petrosyan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrosyan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrosyan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Glyde throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Petrosyan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glyde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glyde throws a leg kick but Petrosyan checks it.
Petrosyan tests Glyde's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Glyde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glyde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glyde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glyde tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrosyan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the leg kick from Glyde.
Petrosyan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Glyde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Glyde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Glyde on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Petrosyan misses with a looping left.
Petrosyan connects with a jab.
Petrosyan scores with a decent looking hook.
Petrosyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glyde.
Petrosyan misses with a wild body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Glyde.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrosyan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glyde takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Glyde just misses with a punch to the body.
Glyde misses with a hook.
Petrosyan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Glyde had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Glyde takes a swing at Petrosyan's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gevorg Petrosyan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Petrosyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glyde.
Petrosyan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Glyde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrosyan manages to avoid it.
Petrosyan blocks the body kick.
Glyde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glyde throws a quick inside leg kick.
Glyde looks to land a left hand but Petrosyan moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Petrosyan misses.
Petrosyan tries to bum rush Glyde with a series of wild strikes but Glyde uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Glyde lands a slapping body shot.
Glyde swinging wildly here.
Glyde throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Petrosyan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Petrosyan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrosyan misses with a punch to the body.
Petrosyan tries to work over Glyde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrosyan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Glyde is leaning against Petrosyan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!

Petrosyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Owen Glyde is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Glyde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petrosyan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Glyde throws an overhand right that lands on Petrosyan's shoulder, as Petrosyan tries to avoid the shot.
Petrosyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Glyde.
Glyde takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petrosyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Glyde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrosyan moves away.
Petrosyan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Glyde throws a sloppy head kick and Petrosyan moves out of range easily.
Petrosyan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Glyde doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrosyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrosyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glyde manages to avoid it.
Petrosyan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Petrosyan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Glyde. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glyde throws a body punch but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Glyde feints a jab promting Petrosyan to slip. Glyde then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Petrosyan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Glyde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrosyan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glyde throws a low kick but Petrosyan moves out of range easily.
Glyde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Glyde walks into a jab.
Petrosyan connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrosyan.
Glyde lands a head shot.
Petrosyan ducks under a wild hook from Glyde.
Glyde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petrosyan slips a jab and a cross from Glyde.
A nice leg kick lands there from Glyde.
Glyde misses with a low kick.
Glyde's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrosyan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Glyde scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glyde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan throws a low kick, looking for Glyde's leg but Glyde calmly moves out of range.
Glyde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrosyan.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan missing with a left hand there. Glyde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Glyde looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrosyan is just out of range.
Petrosyan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrosyan throws a shot from downtown. Glyde moves away and avoids it.
Petrosyan tries to clinch there but Glyde circles away.
Petrosyan throws a series of punches but Glyde moves out of range.
Petrosyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Petrosyan blocks the low kick.
Glyde catches Petrosyan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A good leg kick by Glyde.
A left and a right from Glyde both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glyde misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Glyde.

Petrosyan is rocked!
Petrosyan backs away from a small jab... but Glyde lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Petrosyan crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Glyde with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Owen Glyde!
In his post fight interview, Owen Glyde started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.