PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gracij Nezmah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Glazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracij Nezmah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gracij Nezmah
vs
Glazer

217 cm
31
275 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

197 cm
28
270 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gracij Nezmah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Glazer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glazer misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Nezmah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nezmah dips to his left and cracks Glazer with an uppercut!
Nezmah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Nezmah - just one landing.
Glazer staying out of range there.
Nezmah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nezmah lands a body shot.
Glazer throws a big shot that misses.
Glazer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nezmah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nezmah works the jab nicely.
Glazer misses with a wild body shot.

Glazer gets tackled into the cage by Nezmah. Nezmah maintains the clinch.
Glazer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Nezmah breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Glazer misses.
Nezmah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Glazer misses with the combination.
Glazer misses with a wild body shot.

Glazer drives through with a takedown into Nezmah's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Glazer throws a strike but Nezmah rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Nezmah tries to stand but Glazer is controlling from the bottom.

Nezmah decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Glazer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nezmah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Glazer scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Chad Glazer has been cut.
Nezmah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Glazer slips a jab from Nezmah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nezmah goes for a double leg but Glazer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Glazer continues to drive forward.
Glazer misses with a combination
and Nezmah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nezmah is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glazer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nezmah counters with a left and a right that stings Glazer.
Glazer misses with a hook
and Nezmah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glazer just misses with a punch to the body.
Nezmah feinted with a counter takedown.
Glazer defending well as Nezmah loads up on a big left hand.

Nezmah darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nezmah content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nezmah wants to pass to mount but Glazer is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glazer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Glazer.
Glazer keeping moving, preventing Nezmah from controlling successfully.

Glazer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nezmah can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nezmah wants to get up but he can't break Glazer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Glazer looking to control.
Glazer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nezmah dives in and grabs Glazer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Glazer pushes down on Nezmah's head and hops out.
Nezmah lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nezmah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Glazer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nezmah slips under a jab.
Glazer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nezmah throws out the jab.
Nezmah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Glazer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glazer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nezmah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Glazer misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gracij Nezmah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Glazer's cut.
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.

Glazer tries to bum rush Nezmah with a series of wild strikes but Nezmah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nezmah cracks Glazer with an open hand slap.
Nezmah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glazer throws a right hand that Nezmah ducks under and follows up with a left that Nezmah also avoids with ease.
Glazer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Glazer misses with an uppercut
and Nezmah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracij Nezmah is winning the standup battle so far.
Glazer throws an off balance right hand
and Nezmah counters with a straight right hand.
Glazer misses with a jab to the body
and Nezmah counters with a straight right hand.
Glazer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nezmah.
Nezmah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nezmah shoots for a takedown but Glazer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Glazer throws a nice looking combination but Nezmah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Glazer misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glazer takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glazer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Glazer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nezmah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glazer can do to turn this around?
Glazer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Glazer throws a jab when Nezmah was well out of range.
Glazer swings widly with a right hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Nezmah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chad Glazer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glazer throws a shot from downtown. Nezmah moves away and avoids it.
Nezmah tries to counter with a takedown but Glazer is quick to defend against it.
Nezmah is looking to clinch but Glazer is avoiding it.
Glazer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nezmah to score with a decent uppercut.
Nezmah is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nezmah misses with a right hand
and Glazer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nezmah stuns Glazer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good shot there by Nezmah.
Glazer looks to land a right hand but Nezmah moved out of range.
Nezmah drops down looking for a counter takedown but Glazer sprawls and moves away.
Nezmah lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glazer staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nezmah scores with a jab to the jaw.

Glazer tries to keep at a distance but Nezmah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nezmah manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Glazer has Nezmah pressed against the cage, preventing Nezmah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Glazer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glazer throws a punch but it's blocked by Nezmah.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glazer.
Glazer misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glazer wants to stall.
Nezmah wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Glazer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Nezmah pulls guard effortlessly.
Glazer is working Nezmah over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Glazer controlling from the top position.

Nezmah uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A jab from Nezmah misses.
Glazer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nezmah tries to close the distance and clinch but Glazer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Glazer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Nezmah lands an impressive looking overhand right. Glazer doesn't seem phased though.
Nezmah tests Glazer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nezmah thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left and a right from Glazer both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glazer swats away the attempt to clinch by Nezmah.
Glazer misses with a body shot.
Nezmah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nezmah cracks Glazer with an open hand slap.
Glazer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glazer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Glazer looks to land a left hand but Nezmah moved out of range nicely.
Glazer is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nezmah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Glazer sprawls well. Glazer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nezmah gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gracij Nezmah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chad Glazer'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!

Nezmah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Glazer slips under a jab from Nezmah.
Glazer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nezmah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nezmah leaves Glazer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Glazer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nezmah throws a jab when Glazer was well out of range.
Glazer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Nezmah.
Glazer throws a hook but Nezmah avoids it easily.
Glazer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Glazer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nezmah finds it's way round the side to connect with Glazer's head.
Nezmah is looking to clinch but Glazer is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glazer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Glazer just misses with a punch to the body.
Glazer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nezmah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nezmah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Glazer misses with a series of wild punches.
Nezmah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Glazer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nezmah.
Nezmah connects with a crisp jab.
Glazer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nezmah slips under a jab from Glazer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glazer tries for a takedown but Nezmah circles away easily
enabling Nezmah to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracij Nezmah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Glazer.
Glazer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nezmah connects with a jab.

That has opened up Chad Glazer's cut even more.
Nezmah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glazer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nezmah moves away.
Nezmah misses with an uppercut. Glazer saw that one coming.
Nezmah looks to score with a jab to the body but Glazer is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Glazer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Glazer takes one to the side of the head.
Glazer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nezmah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Glazer circles away quickly and effectively.
Glazer throws a body shot but no joy.
Nezmah changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Glazer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Glazer throws a looping overhand right but Nezmah ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nezmah moves out of range as Glazer strikes.
Nezmah half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Glazer misses with a series of wild punches.
Glazer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nezmah.
Nezmah half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Glazer slips a jab from Nezmah.
Nezmah lands a jab to the head.
Glazer throws an overhand right that lands on Nezmah's shoulder, as Nezmah tries to avoid the shot.
Nezmah looks to land a combination but Glazer avoids it well.
Glazer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Glazer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nezmah moves away.
Glazer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Nezmah to counter with a crisp jab.
Nezmah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Glazer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Glazer tries to counter it with a takedown but Nezmah pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nezmah swings for the body but Glazer moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Glazer misses.
Glazer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nezmah finds it's way round the side to connect with Glazer's head.
Glazer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Glazer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Glazer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glazer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glazer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Nezmah.
Nezmah misses with a two punch combination.
Nezmah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Glazer walks into a jab.
Nezmah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Glazer.
Chad Glazer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracij Nezmah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nezmah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Glazer on the side of the head.
Glazer tries to land a leg kick but Nezmah saw it coming and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gracij Nezmah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nezmah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gracij Nezmah!