PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herman De Gieter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Gieter
vs
Glover

195 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Determined

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Herman De Gieter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gary Glover!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Gieter blocks a low kick nicely.
De Gieter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Glover manages to circle out of the way.
De Gieter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

De Gieter closes the distance and pushes Glover back into the cage.
De Gieter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Gieter looking to throw knees to the head but Glover is blocking nicely.
De Gieter misses with a knee to the head.
De Gieter misses with a knee strike.
Glover lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Glover fails to land.
Glover lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Gieter backwards.
De Gieter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Gieter tries to land a knee to the head but Glover blocks with his arms.
Glover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Gieter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Gieter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glover.
Glover unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Gieter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Gieter missing with knees to the body.
De Gieter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gieter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Glover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Gieter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Gieter.
De Gieter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glover.
Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but De Gieter avoids the damage to the body.
Glover working aggressively here.
Come on Glover - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Glover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Gieter tries a knee to the head but Glover blocks it.
Glover lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Gieter backwards.
De Gieter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Glover - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Gieter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gieter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glover is defending well for now.
Glover landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Gieter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glover is defending well for now.
Glover misses with a knee to the head.
Glover effectively controlling the action here.
De Gieter tries to land a knee to the head but Glover blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Gieter misses with a body punch.
De Gieter tries a knee to the head but Glover blocks it.
Glover holding his opponent close, against the cage.
De Gieter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glover is defending well for now.
Glover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Glover breaks the clinch.

De Gieter gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Gieter.
De Gieter misses with a knee strike.
De Gieter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Glover with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Gieter is defending well for now.
De Gieter scores with a knee to the head.
De Gieter looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
De Gieter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Glover is keeping busy.
De Gieter tries to land a knee to the head but Glover blocks with his arms.
Glover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Glover as De Gieter tries to tie him up.
De Gieter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Gieter as Glover tries to tie him up.
De Gieter tries to land a knee to the head but Glover blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Gieter tries to land a knee to the head but Glover blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Glover.
De Gieter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Glover's face.
De Gieter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Gieter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
De Gieter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glover.
Glover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Glover lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Gieter with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Gieter.
Glover misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Gieter taking a breather.
Glover lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Glover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Herman De Gieter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice straight punches there by Glover. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Glover.

De Gieter instigates a clinch.
Glover taking a breather.
De Gieter just leaning against Glover, taking a breather.
De Gieter trying to land knees to the body.
Glover connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Gieter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Glover throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Gieter blocks it with crossed arms.
Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Gieter.
Glover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Gieter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Gieter lands a nice knee to the body.
Glover managing to block the knees to the body from De Gieter.
De Gieter lands a good knee to the midsection. Glover won't want to take too many of those.
De Gieter has Glover pressed against the cage.
De Gieter misses with a knee strike.
Herman De Gieter has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gieter tries to land knees in the clinch but Glover avoids the damage to the body.
De Gieter tries a knee to the head but Glover blocks it.
De Gieter trying to land knees to the body.
De Gieter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Gieter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Glover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Gieter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glover.
De Gieter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glover avoids it.
De Gieter effectively controlling the action here.
De Gieter tries to stall but Glover uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Glover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Gieter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Gieter misses with a knee to the head.
De Gieter scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glover.
Glover landing knees to the head.
De Gieter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glover managing to block the knees to the body from De Gieter.
Glover lands a nice uppercut.
Glover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Gieter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glover misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Glover.
De Gieter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glover has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Glover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glover crunches a lovely knee into De Gieter's ribcage.
De Gieter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Glover lands a nice knee to the body.
Glover working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Glover misses with the head strike.
Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Gieter avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gieter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Glover managing to block the knees to the body from De Gieter.
De Gieter misses with a knee strike.
Glover throws a punch but it's blocked by De Gieter.
Glover looking to throw knees to the head but De Gieter is blocking nicely.
Glover lands a nice shot to the body.
De Gieter misses with a knee to the head.
Glover lands a hook that snaps the head of De Gieter backwards.
Glover tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Gieter takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Glover.
De Gieter tries to land a knee to the head but Glover blocks with his arms.
Glover throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glover misses with a body shot.

De Gieter drives through and clinches with Glover against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Gieter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glover.
De Gieter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glover avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Gieter blocks an uppercut.
Glover landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Glover pushes De Gieter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glover landing knees to the body.
De Gieter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Glover lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Gieter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glover has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Gieter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glover blocks it with crossed arms.
De Gieter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Glover throws a head punch that misses.
Glover landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Glover scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Gieter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Glover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Glover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Glover.
De Gieter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Glover.
Glover lands with a hook. De Gieter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Glover drops De Gieter with a big left hand and mounts him. De Gieter is in big trouble!

De Gieter is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover controlling his opponent.
Oh De Gieter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glover tries to control but De Gieter wriggling away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Glover controlling from the full mount.
Glover prevents De Gieter from getting the reversal.
De Gieter seems to have got his legs back now.
Glover trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Glover looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover looking to control but De Gieter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Gieter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Glover can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Gieter is looking to escape.

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.
Glover might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control De Gieter haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
De Gieter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Glover looking to control and managing it successfully.
Glover trying to control but De Gieter is having none of it.
Glover content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Glover looking to control but De Gieter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Gieter wants to hold on but Glover pushes him away.
Glover looking to control but De Gieter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Gieter is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Glover comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Glover 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Glover!
In his post fight interview, Gary Glover started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.