PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Parker Glenn (ranked 8679 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silat Indo (ranked 5724 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Glenn
vs
Indo

157 cm
18
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

169 cm
21
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Parker Glenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silat Indo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Indo throws a wild body kick that Glenn sees coming a mile off.

Indo takes the fight into the clinch.
Glenn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Glenn.
Glenn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Indo stalling in the clinch but Glenn improves position.

Indo jumps into guard, dragging Glenn to the mat.
Glenn preventing the sweep.
Glenn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Glenn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Indo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Indo is trying to control the position but Glenn postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glenn is stalling in the full guard.
Indo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Glenn sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Indo moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Glenn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Indo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Indo is trying to pull guard but Glenn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Indo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Indo closes the distance and pushes Glenn back into the cage.
Glenn working hard to break the clinch.
Indo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Glenn to keep the fight standing.
Indo is working for takedown but Glenn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Parker Glenn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silat Indo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glenn.
Indo blocking some punches.
Glenn throws a punch but it's blocked by Indo.
Glenn could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Glenn letting Indo take a breather here.
Glenn stalling the fight.
Indo stops a takedown attempt from Glenn.
Glenn is leaning against Indo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Glenn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Indo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Glenn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Indo looks winded!
Glenn prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Indo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Glenn walks away with a smile on his face. Indo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Indo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Glenn, pushing him back against the cage.
Glenn working aggressively here.
Indo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Indo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Indo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glenn avoiding damage.
Glenn is trying to push Indo away but Indo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Glenn stalling against the cage.

Glenn gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Glenn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Indo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Glenn is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Glenn lands strikes from half guard.
Glenn not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glenn thows a huge punch but Indo dodges it nicely.
Glenn not doing much here.
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 Parker Glenn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Glenn tries to clinch up.

Indo pushes Glenn up against the cage in a clinch.
Glenn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Indo has him pressed against the cage.
Glenn stalling against the cage.

Indo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glenn scores with a decent looking hook.
Silat Indo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Indo doesn't manage to clinch there - Glenn circles away.

Indo moves into range and clinches up with Glenn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Glenn on the inside.

Indo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Indo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Glenn sprawls well. Glenn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Indo gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Glenn darts in and clinches Indo up against the cage.
Glenn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Indo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Glenn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Indo looking for a takedown.
Glenn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Indo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Glenn's efforts to push away.
Glenn is trying to push Indo away but Indo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Indo breaks the clinch.
Glenn tries to clinch up.

Indo darts in and clinches Glenn up against the cage.

Indo breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Indo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Glenn sprawls well. Glenn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Indo gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker Glenn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silat Indo.
Nice shot by Indo.
Indo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glenn moves away.
Indo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Indo lands a leg kick that knocks Glenn off balance momentarily.
Glenn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Indo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Glenn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Indo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Glenn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Indo is keeping busy.

Glenn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Indo regains guard.
Glenn trying to control the position from guard on top but Indo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glenn is stalling in the full guard.
Glenn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Glenn trying to control the position from guard on top but Indo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glenn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Glenn controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Indo is looking to clinch.

Glenn moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Parker Glenn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Indo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

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

Indo breaks from the clinch.
Glenn is looking to clinch.
Indo doesn't manage to clinch there - Glenn circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Glenn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Indo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Glenn fails with an attempt to clinch.

Indo pushes Glenn up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glenn lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Glenn can't find room to land a body shot as Indo controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Glenn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Indo's brow.
Indo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Indo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glenn avoids it.
Glenn tries to pull guard but Indo won't allow it.
Indo tries to pull guard but Glenn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Parker Glenn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silat Indo.
Indo prevents a body shot from Glenn.

Indo manages to break the clinch.
Glenn wants to clinch up but Indo keeps it at a distance.
Glenn sets himself, and Indo steps forward looking for the clinch! Glenn avoids it this time.
Indo moves in looking to clinch but Glenn pushes him off.
As Indo looks to move away, Glenn throws a big counter combo but Indo just gets out of the way.
Glenn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Indo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Indo has Glenn up against the cage in a clinch.
Glenn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Glenn has Indo pushed against the cage.

Glenn pulls Indo into guard.
Indo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Glenn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Indo controls the pace.

Glenn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Indo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Indo trying to control but Glenn is working from the bottom.
Indo looking to sit in guard and control but Glenn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Glenn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Indo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Glenn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Glenn landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Glenn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Glenn landing with the ground and pound.
Glenn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Parker Glenn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Glenn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Parker Glenn!