PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Gleiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doherty has chosen Evil Boy as his entrance music. Michael Gleiser has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gleiser
vs
Doherty

190 cm
37
230 lbs
12 - 16 - 1

187 cm
26
245 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Michael Gleiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luther Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doherty scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gleiser doesn't seem bothered though.
Doherty misses with a looping left.
Doherty tries to clinch
and Gleiser counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Doherty wants to clinch but Gleiser slips to the side
enabling Gleiser to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Luther Doherty has been cut.
Gleiser has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Doherty drives through and clinches with Gleiser against the cage.
Doherty landing knees to the body.
Doherty is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Doherty works on Gleiser's body with a couple of short punches.
Doherty putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gleiser in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gleiser avoiding damage as Doherty throws knees to the body.
Gleiser managing to block the knees to the body from Doherty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleiser managing to block the knees to the body from Doherty.
Doherty blocks an elbow strike.
Doherty misses with a knee strike.
Doherty struggles to land a body shot inside as Gleiser controls his hands.
Doherty prevents the takedown attempt.
Gleiser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doherty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gleiser tries for a takedown but Doherty manages to get underhooks.
Doherty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doherty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gleiser backwards.
Doherty is pushing Gleiser up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Doherty lands with a short head shot on the inside.

It looks like Michael Gleiser has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty tries a body shot but Gleiser blocks it.
Doherty has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Doherty using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doherty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gleiser backwards.
Doherty unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gleiser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gleiser is breathing heavily.
Doherty slowing the pace effectively.
Doherty trying to land knees to the body.
Gleiser blocks a body shot from Doherty.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doherty.
Doherty missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gleiser avoiding damage as Doherty throws knees to the body.
Doherty working Gleiser over with knees to the body.
Doherty lands a nice shot to the body.
Doherty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doherty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doherty's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Doherty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gleiser.
Gleiser is trying to break free.
Doherty slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Doherty.
Doherty tries to work over Gleiser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doherty lands a left hand.
Doherty avoids the elbow strike from Gleiser, against the cage.
Doherty missing with knees to the body.
Doherty misses with a body punch.
Doherty gets underhooks to prevent Gleiser's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Gleiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doherty misses with a knee to the head.
Doherty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doherty avoiding damage.
Doherty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gleiser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luther Doherty dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Doherty gets a clinch.
Doherty misses with a knee to the head.
Doherty misses with a knee strike.
Doherty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gleiser takes a shot to the head.
Doherty manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gleiser has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Doherty.
Gleiser looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hand to the body from Doherty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty is trying to stall.
Gleiser drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doherty is pushing Gleiser up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gleiser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doherty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doherty looking to throw knees to the head but Gleiser is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gleiser.
Gleiser managing to block the knees to the body from Doherty.
Gleiser blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doherty.
Doherty tries to land a knee to the head but Gleiser blocks with his arms.
Gleiser managing to block the knees to the body from Doherty.
Doherty tries to throw a body punch but Gleiser avoids it by throwing Doherty back against the cage.
Doherty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doherty displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gleiser up against the cage.
Doherty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gleiser's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gleiser.
Doherty controlling the action here for a moment.
Doherty misses with a punch on the inside.
Doherty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gleiser is defending well for now.
Doherty gets underhooks to prevent Gleiser's takedown attempt.
Doherty is pressed up against the cage. Gleiser has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Doherty down to the mat. Doherty avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Gleiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doherty tries to clinch up.
Gleiser takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doherty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michael Gleiser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doherty tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gleiser cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doherty fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for Doherty.
Doherty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Doherty.
Doherty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gleiser circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doherty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gleiser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doherty connects with a single shot there.

Michael Gleiser's cut is getting worse.
Doherty misses with a hook
and Gleiser counters with a left and a right that stings Doherty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luther Doherty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Doherty scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Doherty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gleiser walks into a left hand.
Doherty wants to clinch.

Doherty gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Luther Doherty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doherty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gleiser.
Doherty using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gleiser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Gleiser breaks from the clinch.
Doherty throws out a loose jab but Gleiser uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gleiser counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luther Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doherty tries to clinch up but Gleiser circles away and keeps his distance.
Doherty tries to clinch up but Gleiser circles away and keeps his distance.
Gleiser circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Gleiser counter with a right hand.
Gleiser moves forwards but Doherty connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doherty tries to close the distance and clinch but Gleiser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doherty digs a good body shot into Gleiser's ribs.
Doherty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gleiser ducks under a wild hook from Doherty.

Doherty drops Gleiser with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gleiser looks back up at him and smiles so Doherty waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Gleiser is rocked!
Doherty throws a shot to the body.

Doherty closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gleiser managing to block the knees to the body from Doherty.
Doherty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gleiser blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Doherty - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Doherty can't find room to land a body shot as Gleiser controls the action.
Gleiser looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gleiser blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doherty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doherty crunches a lovely knee into Gleiser's ribcage.
Doherty is stalling here.
Michael Gleiser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doherty lands with a light punch inside.

Michael Gleiser's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Doherty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good body shot from Doherty.
Doherty using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gleiser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doherty stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gleiser blocks a body shot from Doherty.
Doherty tries to land a knee to the head but Gleiser blocks with his arms.
Gleiser throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Luther Doherty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short body shot lands from Doherty as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Doherty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doherty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doherty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doherty tries to land knees in the clinch but Gleiser avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Doherty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doherty 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Luther Doherty!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Luther Doherty!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Luther Doherty!

Luther Doherty wins by unanimous decision!
Luther Doherty tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.