PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riley Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Yastrzemski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Yastrzemski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Glover
vs
Yastrzemski

186 cm
20
177 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 6 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Yastrzemski!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yastrzemski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yastrzemski has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Glover wants to control but Yastrzemski is having none of it.
Glover is squirming around, avoiding Yastrzemski's attempts to control the action.
Glover wants to hold on but Yastrzemski pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yastrzemski is working for a guillotine from mount but Glover frees his head quite easily.
Glover wants to hold on but Yastrzemski pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yastrzemski tries to control but Glover wriggling away.
Glover wants to hold on but Yastrzemski pushes him away.
Yastrzemski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Glover holds on to Yastrzemski as tight as he can, avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Glover throwing hammer fists to the chest of Yastrzemski. What's that going to do exactly?
Glover keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Glover sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Yastrzemski tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Yastrzemski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Glover keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Glover makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Glover.
Yastrzemski looks winded!
Glover trying to control the position here.
Glover continues to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Glover has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yastrzemski tries a head kick but it misses.

Yastrzemski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Glover is doing well to control the position and prevent Yastrzemski from advancing to side control.
Yastrzemski is thwarting Glover's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Glover is positioning himself well to prevent Yastrzemski advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Yastrzemski dominated that 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.

Yastrzemski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yastrzemski throws an elbow but Glover slips to the side and avoids it well.
Glover is trying to control Yastrzemski's posture but Yastrzemski avoids it.
Yastrzemski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yastrzemski working the head with strikes.

Yastrzemski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Glover is trying to control Yastrzemski's posture but Yastrzemski avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yastrzemski is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Glover is trying to improve his position.
Yastrzemski misses with the ground and pound.
Glover is trying to control Yastrzemski's posture but Yastrzemski avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Glover is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Carl Yastrzemski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Glover is holding Yastrzemski down, trying to stall.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Glover gets caught napping as Yastrzemski dives in and scores a takedown. Glover manages to retain guard.
Glover keeping moving, preventing Yastrzemski from controlling successfully.

Glover looking for a guillotine here but Yastrzemski defends easily.
Yastrzemski trying to control but Glover is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Glover.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Glover clinches up against the cage.
Glover is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Glover stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Yastrzemski successfully pulls guard.
Yastrzemski wants to improve his position but instead Glover has moved into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yastrzemski has hold of Glover's hands but Glover slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Yastrzemski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Glover instigates a clinch.

Yastrzemski turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Glover's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yastrzemski trying to control the position but Glover is working away.
You can see the frustration on Glover's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Yastrzemski easily slips into full mount!
Yastrzemski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Glover manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Glover is trying to control but can't.
Glover keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Glover trying to control here.
Glover is controlling Yastrzemski's trapped leg to prevent Yastrzemski from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yastrzemski trying to mount his opponent but Glover defends it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Glover preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Glover wants to clinch up but Yastrzemski keeps it at a distance.

Glover closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Glover has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Yastrzemski clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yastrzemski is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Yastrzemski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yastrzemski is trapped and Glover is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Glover lands punches and elbows.
Yastrzemski rolls, trying to escape but Glover keeps control of the position.
Yastrzemski breaks Glover's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Glover is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Glover is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yastrzemski defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Glover has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yastrzemski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Glover pulls Yastrzemski in close to his closed guard and prevents Yastrzemski from doing any damage or advancing position.
More hug and hope from Glover.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yastrzemski wants to control from the top but Glover keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Riley Glover.
I think Yastrzemski 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Yastrzemski!