PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glover comes to the cage accompanied by Run to the hills. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Glover
vs
Man

190 cm
23
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

184 cm
24
265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Man!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover fails with a takedown attempt.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Glover.
Glover looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Glover doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Man fails with the takedown

and Glover counters with a takedown into side control.
Man tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Glover wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Glover looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Man manages to work his way to half guard, despite Glover's best efforts.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Man has eaten all the pies!
Glover lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Man looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Glover not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Glover is looking for a kimura but Man is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Glover to get the leverage.

Man looking for submissions off his back.

Man looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Man looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Glover wants to take a breather but Man is having none of it.
Glover slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead.
Glover not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Glover not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Glover is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Glover missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Glover missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Glover throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Glover is working for a kimura but Man is defending it quite comfortably.
Glover is breathing heavily.

Man is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Glover pulls his head out easily.

Man looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Glover lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Glover lands with a punch from half guard.

Man actively working from the bottom here.
Glover lands strikes from half guard.
Glover seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Man is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Glover pulls his head out easily.

Man looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Glover connects with a nice short shot to Man's temple.
Glover seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Glover trying to mount his opponent but Man defends it.
Glover landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Glover thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.

Man is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Glover pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Glover.
It looks like Glover is going to stand back up.
Glover working over Man with some ground and pound. Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Glover is going to stand back up.

Man looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Man looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Glover lands a nice short elbow.

Man looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Glover seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Man is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mike Glover!