PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Glyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Riccuito has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Riccuito
vs
Glyde

193 cm
24
220 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

174 cm
27
212 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Riccuito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Owen Glyde!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riccuito misses with a body shot

and Glyde counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Glyde is looking to advance position but Riccuito has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Riccuito looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glyde is in all sorts of trouble here.
Riccuito controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glyde is trying desperately to improve position.
Riccuito controlling his opponent.
Glyde is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Riccuito tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glyde is desperately trying to improve his position but Riccuito has a good base and remains in mount.
Riccuito takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mark Riccuito just wasn't active enough.
Glyde takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Riccuito misses with a shot to the body

and Glyde counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Riccuito's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glyde is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Riccuito is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Riccuito wants to sweep but no luck.
Glyde stands up over Riccuito, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glyde looking to pass the guard.
Glyde is still trying to improve position.
Riccuito will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Glyde throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riccuito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Glyde landing with the ground and pound.
Riccuito keeping moving, preventing Glyde from controlling successfully.
Riccuito looking for a sweep. Not yet Riccuito, not yet.
Riccuito is working hard here to advance position.
Glyde throws a big right hand that misses.
Glyde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riccuito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Glyde stopping the sweep attempt from Riccuito.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glyde tries to free his leg and advance position but Riccuito is retaining full guard.
Glyde is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Riccuito 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Glyde shoots in looking for a takedown. Riccuito tries to sprawl out of it but Glyde keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Riccuito manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mark Riccuito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Glyde scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Glyde looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Riccuito tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Glyde wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Glyde 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.

Riccuito keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Glyde throws a leg kick but Riccuito checks it.
Glyde shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riccuito as he avoids it easily.
Riccuito works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Owen Glyde has been cut.
A big right from Riccuito misses.
Riccuito cracks a nice hook into Glyde's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Riccuito. That snapped Glyde's head back.
Glyde fails to land the takedown.
Mark Riccuito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Owen Glyde.
Glyde dives in and grabs Riccuito's left leg, looking for a takedown. Riccuito pushes down on Glyde's head and hops out.
Riccuito takes a swing at Glyde's ribcage but misses.
Riccuito looks to score with a jab to the body but Glyde is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito throws a low kick but Glyde avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Glyde.
Riccuito throws a right and a left that Glyde avoids nicely.
Riccuito scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riccuito just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Riccuito.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Glyde.
Owen Glyde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glyde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riccuito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Glyde shoots for a takedown but Riccuito saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riccuito misses with a wild body shot.
Riccuito is looking to wear down Glyde with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riccuito lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito misses with a wild body shot.
Riccuito lands with a thumping leg kick.

Riccuito pushes Glyde up against the cage in a clinch.
Glyde changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Riccuito fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Riccuito is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mark Riccuito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riccuito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Glyde shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riccuito as he avoids it easily.
Riccuito keeps Glyde at a distance using the push kick.
Riccuito jabs Glyde right on the nose. Glyde blinks but takes it well.
Glyde shoots in and drives through. Riccuito sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Glyde shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Glyde missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Glyde not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Riccuito tries to roll over but Glyde keeps him under control.
Glyde throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Riccuito to regain full guard.
Riccuito has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Glyde throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riccuito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riccuito looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Glyde with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riccuito is on top in guard.
Riccuito trying to control the position from guard on top but Glyde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Riccuito wanted to stand there but Glyde had control of the position.
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!
Glyde trying to keep a closed guard but Riccuito is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Riccuito.
Riccuito thuds his right hand into Glyde's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Riccuito dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Owen Glyde's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Glyde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riccuito.
It looks like Riccuito has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Riccuito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riccuito lands a high kick!
Glyde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glyde dives in and grabs Riccuito's left leg, looking for a takedown. Riccuito pushes down on Glyde's head and hops out.
Nice sprawl there from Riccuito as Glyde shoots in.
Riccuito is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Riccuito.
Riccuito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Riccuito misses.
Riccuito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Glyde's sensitive parts.
Glyde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glyde takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Glyde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riccuito.
Riccuito lands with a kick to the temple. Glyde shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Riccuito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glyde displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Riccuito misses with a leg kick

and Glyde counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Glyde is trying to control. Riccuito wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Glyde is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Riccuito defends it well.
Glyde thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riccuito's head.
Riccuito is trying to control but can't.
Riccuito wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Glyde is working for a submission of some sort.
Glyde wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riccuito keeps working.
Riccuito gets back to full guard.
Riccuito is pulling down on Glyde's head. It's preventing any offense from Glyde, at least for the moment.
Glyde throws a big right hand that misses.
Riccuito wants to sweep but no luck.
Riccuito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Glyde being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glyde wants to pass the guard but Riccuito is keeping the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Riccuito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riccuito looking to hit a scissor sweep but Glyde is one step ahead there.
Glyde tries to free his leg and advance position but Riccuito is retaining full guard.
Riccuito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Glyde.
Riccuito is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Riccuito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Glyde.
Glyde preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito keeping moving, preventing Glyde from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Riccuito looks to throw a body kick

and Glyde counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riccuito won't be happy with that.
Riccuito is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Glyde is controlling him well.
Riccuito tries to bench press Glyde off him but Glyde keeps the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glyde trying to control the action but Riccuito is working from the bottom.
Riccuito sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Owen Glyde has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riccuito avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Glyde.
Riccuito is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Glyde throws a strike but Riccuito avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riccuito preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Glyde engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Owen Glyde.
I think Glyde has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Owen Glyde!
Owen Glyde decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Mark Riccuito stepped up to the mic, saying '153'.