PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Gleiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Safforn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gleiser
vs
Safforn

190 cm
39
230 lbs
17 - 19 - 1

205 cm
27
279 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic 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 17 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Michael Gleiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Safforn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safforn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Abraham Safforn has been cut.
Safforn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Gleiser closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Safforn.
Safforn throws a punch but it's blocked by Gleiser.
Gleiser trying to control the position but instead, Safforn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gleiser into the cage.
Gleiser pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Safforn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Our sources have told us that Gleiser has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Safforn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Safforn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gleiser is trying to drag Safforn to the mat but Safforn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gleiser stalling in the clinch but Safforn improves position.
Gleiser blocks an uppercut.
Gleiser is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Safforn is keeping busy.
Gleiser tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Safforn.
Safforn working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Michael Gleiser has been cut.
Gleiser misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Safforn.
Gleiser blocking some punches.
Safforn works on Gleiser's body with a couple of short punches.
Safforn struggles to land a body shot inside as Gleiser controls his hands.
Gleiser looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gleiser wants to break free but Safforn has control.
Gleiser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Safforn lands with a left to the head.
Gleiser throws an elbow that misses.
Safforn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Safforn prevents Gleiser from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Safforn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gleiser just misses with a elbow thrown towards Safforn's brow.
Gleiser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gleiser blocks a body shot from Safforn.
Safforn misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gleiser throws an elbow but it misses.
Gleiser tries to break free but Safforn pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Safforn.
Safforn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gleiser backwards.
Gleiser creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Safforn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Safforn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Safforn swings wildly with an uppercut but Gleiser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gleiser blocking some punches.
Safforn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gleiser throws an elbow but it misses.
Gleiser lands a nice knee to the body.
Safforn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gleiser has Safforn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Safforn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Gleiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Safforn is leaning against Gleiser and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Safforn can't find room to land a body shot as Gleiser controls the action.
Gleiser throws an elbow but it misses.
Gleiser drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safforn blocking some punches.
Safforn is leaning against Gleiser and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gleiser is trying to drag Safforn to the mat but Safforn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Safforn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Safforn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gleiser tries to throw a body punch but Safforn avoids it by throwing Gleiser back against the cage.
Safforn swings wildly with an uppercut but Gleiser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gleiser is trying to break the clinch but Safforn is controlling him.
Gleiser struggles to land a body shot inside as Safforn controls his hands.
Safforn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gleiser blocks a body shot from Safforn.
Safforn blocks an elbow strike.
Gleiser goes for a takedown attempt but Safforn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Gleiser takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gleiser lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Safforn takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gleiser throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Safforn lands with a short shot to the head.
Safforn blocks the elbow strike.
Safforn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gleiser throws an elbow but misses.
Gleiser misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Safforn.
Safforn misses with a punch on the inside.
Gleiser lands an elbow that stopped Safforn in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Safforn throws a punch but it's blocked by Gleiser.
Safforn digs a right hand underneath Gleiser's ribcage. Gleiser let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gleiser tries to circle away but Safforn has him pinned against the cage.
Safforn throws a head punch that misses.
Safforn prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Abraham Safforn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gleiser closes the distance and clinches.
Safforn misses with a punch to the body.
Gleiser is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Safforn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gleiser gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gleiser creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Safforn's defenses.

That has opened up Abraham Safforn's cut even more.
Gleiser blocks an uppercut.
Safforn takes an elbow to the temple.
Gleiser is stalling here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gleiser just misses with a elbow thrown towards Safforn's brow.
Abraham Safforn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gleiser lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Abraham Safforn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gleiser throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Safforn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gleiser looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gleiser lands a body punch.
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 misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gleiser breaks the clinch.

Gleiser gets a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gleiser - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Safforn on the inside.

Gleiser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michael Gleiser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gleiser connects with a looping right hand.
Gleiser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Safforn circles away quickly and effectively.
Gleiser with a lazy takedown attempt

and Safforn counters by moving into the clinch.
Safforn lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Safforn.
Safforn avoids a wild elbow strike from Gleiser.
Gleiser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Abraham Safforn's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abraham Safforn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Gleiser!
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