PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Como (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Gleeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Como has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Como
vs
Gleeson

172 cm
27
143 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

179 cm
26
154 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Como!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross Gleeson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gleeson looks to land a body kick but Como moved away.
Gleeson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Como.
Como misses with a few strikes there.
Gleeson blocks a leg kick.
Gleeson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Como momentarily.
Como lands a jab to Gleeson's midsection.
Bill Como seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gleeson avoids a kick to the body.
Gleeson throws out a counter right but Como avoids it with no problem.
Gleeson looks for the body kick but Como saw that one coming.
Como blocks a head kick by Gleeson.
Gleeson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gleeson wants to land a leg kick but Como is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Gleeson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gleeson.
Gleeson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gleeson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Como looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Como connects with a nice looking jab.
Gleeson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gleeson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Como.
Como scores with a shot to the body.
Gleeson takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleeson misses with a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gleeson - that will leave a mark!
Como misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gleeson.
Gleeson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Como has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Como lands with a nice combination. Gleeson backs away looking to recover.
Como moves out of range of the body kick.
Gleeson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Como.
Como avoids a punch combination nicely.
Como fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gleeson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Como connects with a solid leg kick.
Gleeson throws a hook to the side of Como's head but Como sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Como ducks under a wild hook from Gleeson.
A good leg kick by Gleeson.
Gleeson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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!
Como looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Como works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Como throws a leg kick that misses.
Gleeson looks to score with a jab to the body but Como is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gleeson misses the target.
Gleeson throws a sloppy head kick

and Como counters by clinching up.
Gleeson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Como keeps control of Gleeson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gleeson is looking to break free of the clinch but Como has double underhooks.
Gleeson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Como lands with a right to the head.
Gleeson working hard to break the clinch.
Como goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Como is leaning against Gleeson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Como lands a body punch in the clinch.
Como gets through Gleeson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Como.
Como keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gleeson's efforts to push away.
Gleeson can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gleeson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Como has him pressed against the cage.

Como breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Como feints and then cracks Gleeson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gleeson down.
Gleeson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Como lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gleeson circles away quickly and effectively.
Como's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Como duly obliges.

It looks like Ross Gleeson has been cut.
Como throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gleeson counters with a head kick.
Gleeson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gleeson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Como scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Gleeson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gleeson misses with a few strikes there.
Gleeson scores with a head kick.
Como moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gleeson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Como lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gleeson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gleeson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Como throws a shot to the body.
Como misses with a low kick.
Como lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Como throws a wild body kick that Gleeson sees coming a mile off.
Gleeson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gleeson throws a leg kick but Como moved away.
Como shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Como thumps Gleeson with a low kick.
Como pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Gleeson lands but Como takes it in his stride.

Como is rocked!
Gleeson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Como's calf.
Como throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gleeson on the side of the head.
Como is looking to wear down Gleeson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gleeson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Como.
A clash of legs there as Gleeson blocks the low kick.
Gleeson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Como.
Como tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gleeson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Como throws a body shot but no joy.
Gleeson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gleeson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Como on the side of the head.
Como throws out a leg kick but Gleeson moves out of range and Como only half commits.
Despite the aggression on Gleeson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Como dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Gleeson's cut.
That's time! Como's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Como tries to land a front kick but Gleeson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gleeson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gleeson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Como.
Como misses with a body shot.
Gleeson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gleeson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Como moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gleeson is still on wobbly legs! Can Como finish him?
Como takes a swing at Gleeson's ribcage but misses.
Como is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gleeson can do to turn this around?
Como throws a leg kick but Gleeson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gleeson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Como checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Como misses the shot to the body.
Gleeson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gleeson seems to have recovered his senses.
Como tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Como will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Como thumps Gleeson with a low kick.
Gleeson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gleeson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Como checks it well.
Como connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gleeson throws a leg kick which misses Como's front leg but catches the back leg as Como tries to avoid it.
Gleeson lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Como throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Como throws a head kick but Gleeson moves out of range.
Como throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Como backing away here, and Gleeson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Como misses with the combination.
And Gleeson responds with a good body kick, but Como manages to step out the way in time.
Como throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Como throws out a leg kick but Gleeson moves out of range and Como only half commits.
Gleeson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Gleeson misses.
Gleeson throws a head kick but Como moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gleeson, right into the meat.
Gleeson lands a nice looking body shot.
Gleeson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Como manages to avoid it.
Como checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Como lands a two punch combo.
Como swings for the body but Gleeson moves out of range.
Gleeson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gleeson lands with a kick to the temple. Como shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gleeson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Como.
Gleeson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gleeson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Como. That did some damage!
Gleeson misses with the combination.
Como misses with a low kick as Gleeson jumps back.
Como throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gleeson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Como throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gleeson.
Como swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Como dodges the punch combination from Gleeson.
Como walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gleeson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gleeson is looking for the big counter here.
Como throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gleeson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Como wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Como throws a leg kick but Gleeson moved away.
Como is looking to land body kicks.
Como goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Como backs off Gleeson throws a huge counter combo but Como manages to avoid it all.
Gleeson misses with an uppercut. Como saw that one coming.
Gleeson scores with a push kick.
Gleeson throws a head kick but Como moves out of range.
Como throws a body kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Gleeson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Como scores with a nice head shot.
Como fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gleeson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Como wants to slow Gleeson down by chopping away at his legs.
Gleeson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Como.
Gleeson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gleeson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Como checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Como avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gleeson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Como misses with a head kick.
Gleeson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gleeson flicks out a counter leg kick but Como steps away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Gleeson as he checks the leg kick.
Como does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gleeson.
Bill Como is winning the standup battle so far.
Gleeson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Como was well out of range. Poor timing from Gleeson.
Gleeson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Como looks to land a combination but Gleeson avoids it well.
Gleeson throws a head kick that misses.
Como misses with a low kick as Gleeson jumps back.
Gleeson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Como throws a low kick but Gleeson avoids it.
Gleeson throws a looping overhand right but Como ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Como dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ross Gleeson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Como just misses with a punch to the body.
Como throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gleeson counters with a nice body kick.
Como fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gleeson is out of range.
Gleeson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Como feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gleeson's calf.
Gleeson misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Gleeson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Como scores with a nice strike.
Gleeson takes one to the chin there.
Como avoids the head kick by Gleeson.
Como moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Como looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Como slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gleeson checks a low kick from Como.
Como throws a leg kick
and Gleeson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oh Como is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bill Como is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gleeson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Como seems to have got his legs back now.
Gleeson takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleeson misses with a head kick.
Gleeson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gleeson throws a sloppy head kick and Como moves out of range easily.
Como throws a leg kick but Gleeson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gleeson throws a big counter head kick but Como avoids it with no problem.
Como is looking to land body kicks.
Gleeson unleashes a big counter combination but Como bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gleeson is looking to slow Como down with leg kicks.
Como fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gleeson checks it well.
Gleeson scores with a nice right hand.
Gleeson throws a sloppy head kick and Como moves out of range easily.
Gleeson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Como moves out of range of the body kick from Gleeson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Como.
Como keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Como throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gleeson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gleeson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Como tests Gleeson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Como throws a leg kick but Gleeson sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Como dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gleeson. That did some damage!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Como crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gleeson - the referee stops the clock and Como gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gleeson. Como manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Como connects with a body shot.
A jab from Como finds it's way through Gleeson's defenses.
Como will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Como goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gleeson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gleeson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Como smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gleeson throws a nice looking combination but Como bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gleeson walks into a jab.
A shot to the liver by Como. Beautiful body shot.
Como connects with a solid leg kick.
Gleeson throws a body kick that misses.
Gleeson moves out of range of the body kick.
Gleeson checks the leg kick.
Gleeson is looking for the big counter here.
Gleeson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Como stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Gleeson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick lands from Gleeson.
Como scores with a hook to the body. Gleeson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gleeson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gleeson tries a head kick but it misses.
Como tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gleeson is able to avoid easily.
Gleeson tries a head kick but it misses.
Como throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Como scores with a head kick.
Como throws a body punch but Gleeson moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gleeson.
Gleeson throws a head kick that misses.
Como bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Como fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gleeson tries to land a front kick but Como steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Como lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gleeson takes a step back to recover.
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!
Gleeson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gleeson checks a leg kick nicely.
Good exchange - Como coming out on top.
Como scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gleeson throws a leg kick which misses Como's front leg but catches the back leg as Como tries to avoid it.
Como is looking to score with low kicks.
Gleeson moves out of range of the leg kick from Como.
A head kick misses from Gleeson.
Como lands a really nice looking cross but Gleeson seems unphased.
Ross Gleeson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bill Como is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gleeson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gleeson scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gleeson throws the kick towards the body but Como avoids it.
Gleeson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Como connects with a leg kick. Gleeson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Como showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Como 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Como!