PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Glover (ranked 8443 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tricky The Kid (ranked 4909 p4p, 0 weight class). The Kid is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All about the Benjamins. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Glover
vs
The Kid

207 cm
21
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tricky The Kid!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover throws a sloppy head kick

and The Kid counters by clinching up.
Glover landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Glover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glover is stalling here.
The Kid avoiding damage as Glover throws knees to the body.

The Kid breaks the clinch.

Glover tries to sprawl but The Kid drives through with a takedown into half guard.

The Kid is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Kid not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid trying to control from half guard but Glover is working away.

The Kid is working for a kimura but Glover is defending it quite comfortably.

Glover looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Kid moves into full mount! Glover won't be happy about that!
The Kid trying to control but Glover is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover is trying to reverse the position but instead The Kid has taken his back - oops!
I really don't envy Glover right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Kid controls the action.
Glover is really stuck here.
The Kid lands a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover staying busy and making it hard for The Kid to control.
The Kid controlling well, preventing Glover from escaping the position.

The Kid has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Glover has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The Kid just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
I really don't envy Glover right now.
The Kid lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by The Kid.
The Kid tries to keep control of the position but Glover is staying busy.
Glover is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Kid is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

The Kid has his arm under Glover's chin here. Game over son! The Kid squeezes tightly and Glover is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tricky The Kid!
Tricky The Kid was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.