PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riley Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nonoki Bumu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bumu has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm25U637vgc as his entrance music. Riley Glover has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Glover
vs
Bumu

186 cm
20
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riley Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nonoki Bumu!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bumu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Glover digs a right hand into Bumu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bumu's gas tank.

Glover gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Glover is standing up over Bumu. Bumu looks to escape but Glover dives into side control.
Glover working the head with strikes.
Glover scoring with punches from side control.

Glover tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Glover has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bumu tries to escape but Glover is in control.
Bumu bucks up and tries to throw Glover off but instead Glover has got his back!
Bumu is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Glover looking for the choke but no joy.
Bumu is trying to get back to his feet but Glover has full control of the position and if anything, Bumu has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Bumu avoids the strikes from Glover.
Glover scores with punches from the back.
Bumu manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Bumu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bumu wants to stand up but Glover is controlling him.
Glover keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bumu's head.
Glover lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bumu wants to get back to his feet but Glover passes into half guard.
Glover thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Glover has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bumu tries to roll over but Glover keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumu trying to control here.
Bumu wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bumu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Glover pushes Bumu up against the cage in a clinch.

Glover jumps guard.
Glover is pulling down on Bumu's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bumu wants to stand but Glover is controlling his posture from full guard.

Glover working for a triangle but Bumu defends it easily.
Bumu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glover is trying to control the position but Bumu postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Glover 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.

Bumu throws a series of punches but Glover avoids them all with ease.
Bumu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nonoki Bumu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bumu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Glover fails with the takedown.
Bumu throws a right and a left that Glover avoids nicely.
Bumu throws a combination that misses
and Glover counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bumu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bumu throws a right and a left that Glover avoids nicely.

Glover rushes Bumu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bumu can't break the clinch.

Glover turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Glover manages to end up in side control.
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!

Glover is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bumu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Glover tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover trying to control the action but Bumu is working from the bottom.
Glover scoring with punches from side control.
Bumu wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bumu tries to improve position but can't.
Glover working away.

That's two 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.

Glover is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bumu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Glover prevents Bumu from escaping the position.

Bumu throws Glover to one side and escapes!

Glover rushes Bumu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bumu prevents a takedown attempt there.

Glover gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumu looking for a sweep. Not yet Bumu, not yet.

Glover decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sloppy strikes from Bumu. Those never looked like landing.
Glover throws a leg kick but Bumu checks it.

Bumu gets caught flat footed, as Glover shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Glover is working Bumu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bumu wants to stand up but Glover is controlling him.
Bumu looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glover loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bumu is trying to keep Glover in close.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bumu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
An inside leg kick from Glover misses.

Glover shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bumu is trying to defend but Glover finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bumu wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Glover dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Glover avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick from Bumu lands but Glover takes it in his stride.

Bumu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Glover has Bumu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bumu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Glover lands a takedown into guard.
Riley Glover overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bumu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Glover trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Glover preventing the sweep.
Glover postures up in Bumu's guard and throws a big left but Bumu blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bumu working a defensive guard here.
Glover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Glover postures up in Bumu's guard and throws a big left but Bumu blocks it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bumu scores with a one two! Glover had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Glover throws out a loose jab but Bumu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glover fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bumu misses with a lunging right hand
and Glover counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bumu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bumu tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bumu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bumu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glover takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bumu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glover.
Bumu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glover, right into the meat.
Glover takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bumu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bumu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bumu misses with a double jab.
Nonoki Bumu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glover blocks a head kick by Bumu.

Glover clinches.
Glover jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bumu walks away with a smile on his face. Glover gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riley Glover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bumu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bumu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bumu.
Bumu throws a series of punches but Glover avoids them all with ease.
Bumu throws a head kick that misses.

Glover feints and as Bumu raises his hands in defense, Glover changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Glover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bumu can do to turn this around?

Glover drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Glover jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Glover scoring with some ground and pound.
Nonoki Bumu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bumu is working an open guard so Glover takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bumu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Glover is out of range.

Glover fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bumu, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Glover pulls guard successfully.
Bumu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Glover looking for a guillotine here but Bumu defends easily.
Glover has control of Bumu's left arm, preventing Bumu from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nonoki Bumu.
I think Glover has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riley Glover!
Nonoki Bumu spoke after the fight, saying 'Asuuuuu Cok!!!'.