PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Glover (ranked 2340 p4p, 260 weight class) and Hades Hug (ranked 5441 p4p, 544 weight class). Hug has chosen Animal I Have Become as his entrance music. Hades Hug has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Glover
vs
Hug

198 cm
30
259 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

207 cm
49
285 lbs
39 - 38 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hades Hug!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Glover has Hug up against the cage in a clinch.
Glover lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hug backwards.
Glover lands a right hand.
Glover working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hug is trying to force a seperation but Glover has the dominant position.
Glover has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Glover stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hug lands a left hand.
Glover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glover has Hug pressed against the cage, preventing Hug from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Glover just leaning against Hug, taking a breather.
Glover lands a body punch.
Glover lands an uppercut.
Glover lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hug backwards.
Glover lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hug slowing the pace effectively.
Glover working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Glover - that landed with a thud.
Hug looks winded!
Hug wants to get back to striking at distance but Glover won't allow it.
Glover lands with a short shot to the head.
Hug wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Glover has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover scores with a nice hook to the head.

Glover jumps into guard, dragging Hug to the mat.

Glover has his foot on Hug's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hug works his way back into a safe position though.

Glover had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hug defends it easily.
Glover looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hug is one step ahead there.

Hug avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hug wanted to stand there but Glover had control of the position.

Glover is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Glover working for a triangle but Hug defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug looking to pass the guard.

Hug avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Glover looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hug pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glover is keeping the position for now.

Glover is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Glover is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug trying to control but Glover is working from the bottom.
Hug really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Glover. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Glover has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hug can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hug wants to stand but Glover is controlling his posture from full guard.
Glover looking for a sweep. Not yet Glover, not yet.

Glover looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Glover is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Glover drops back looking for a leg! Hug is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hug manages to kick Glover off! Glover jumps back into Hug's guard.

Glover drops back looking for a leg! Hug is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hug manages to kick Glover off! Glover jumps back into Hug's guard.
Glover stops Hug from standing up.

Glover drops back looking for a leg! Hug is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hug manages to kick Glover off! Glover jumps back into Hug's guard.

Glover is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Glover dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Glover darts in and clinches Hug up against the cage.

Hug pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hug throws a head kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hug.
Glover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hug can do to turn this around?

Hug gets tackled into the cage by Glover. Glover maintains the clinch.
Hug wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Glover lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hug backwards.
Hug wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hug can't break the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Glover here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Glover lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover avoiding damage.
Hug tries to circle away but Glover has him pinned against the cage.
Glover lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Glover lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hug.
A right hand to the body from Glover.
Hug is breathing heavily.
Hug wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover has Hug pressed against the cage, preventing Hug from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Hug breaks the clinch.
Hug throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Glover to counter with a crisp jab.

Glover rushes Hug and presses him up against the cage.
Glover prevents Hug from breaking the clinch.

Glover turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Glover goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hug rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Glover's guard! Nice work there by Hug!
Hug is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Glover is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hug defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Glover is on top in guard.

Glover stands and throws Hug's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Glover looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Glover is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hug has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hug wants to control but Glover postures up.

Glover tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Glover has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Glover working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Glover tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Glover has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Glover looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Glover is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hug knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Glover thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Glover goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hug rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Glover's guard! Nice work there by Hug!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug looking to pass the guard.

Glover is looking for a triangle here but Hug uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Glover is looking to regain half guard here but Hug keeps moving and retains side control.
Glover is working hard here to advance position.
Glover manages to get back to half guard.
Glover is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Glover moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Glover dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Glover has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hug wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hug wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Glover.

Hug breaks from the clinch.
Hug fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Glover closes the distance and pushes Hug back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glover.
Glover lands a shot to the body.
Glover lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hug backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hug backwards.

Glover has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hug is trying to keep an underhook but Glover manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Glover is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hug is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charlie Glover!
Charlie Glover gave a mention to Vikai Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).