PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Glenn (ranked 8992 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Zooralangui (ranked 7653 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jeremy Glenn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Glenn
vs
Zooralangui

195 cm
18
151 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

163 cm
25
151 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremy Glenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeke Zooralangui!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glenn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zooralangui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glenn was well out of range. Poor timing from Zooralangui.
Glenn avoids the body shot from Zooralangui.

Zooralangui shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zooralangui postures up.
Zooralangui missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zooralangui slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zooralangui content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Glenn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zooralangui stands up over Glenn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Glenn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zooralangui is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glenn controls Zooralangui momentarily but Zooralangui frees himself.
Zooralangui postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zooralangui trying to control the position from guard on top but Glenn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zooralangui lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zooralangui trying to control the position from guard on top but Glenn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Glenn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zooralangui defends well.
Zooralangui cracks Glenn with a solid left hand.
Zooralangui controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zooralangui postures up and lands a big shot to Glenn's brow.
Zooralangui is working Glenn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zooralangui with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zooralangui connects with a couple of short punches.
Zooralangui won't allow Glenn to get back to his feet.
Zooralangui with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zooralangui postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zooralangui trying to control but Glenn is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Glenn's head.
Zooralangui keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Glenn's head.
Zooralangui postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zooralangui must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zooralangui sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Glenn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zooralangui postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zooralangui advances to half guard.
Zooralangui seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Zooralangui there.
Glenn is looking to control Zooralangui's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Glenn avoid being mounted?
Glenn is trying to stand.
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. Zooralangui connects with a nice short shot to Glenn's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Glenn tries to kick Zooralangui off but Zooralangui keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zooralangui landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zooralangui working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zooralangui is nestled in close to Glenn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Glenn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Glenn looking for submissions off his back.
Glenn is breathing heavily.
Zooralangui working Glenn over with strikes.
Zooralangui working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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. Zooralangui connects with a nice short shot to Glenn's temple.
Ground and pound from Zooralangui.
Zooralangui working Glenn over with strikes.
Glenn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zooralangui is thwarting Glenn's attempts to control the position.
Zooralangui should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Zooralangui working Glenn over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Glenn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zooralangui landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zooralangui working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zooralangui stalling.
Zooralangui working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zooralangui seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Glenn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zooralangui looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Glenn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zooralangui working over Glenn with some ground and pound. Glenn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Glenn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zooralangui looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Glenn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zooralangui looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zooralangui winds up and cracks Glenn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Zooralangui dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zooralangui scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zooralangui landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Glenn is looking to regain half guard here but Zooralangui keeps moving and retains side control.
Zeke Zooralangui has got the better of the ground game so far.
Glenn wants to control but Zooralangui postures up.
Zooralangui lands a decent elbow from side control.
Glenn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Glenn is working hard here to advance position.
Glenn struggling a bit here.
Zooralangui scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zooralangui is putting a hurting on Glenn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Zooralangui works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zooralangui working the ground and pound.
Zooralangui trying to control the action but Glenn is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zooralangui is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glenn wants to get back to his feet but Zooralangui drags him back down.
Zooralangui lands a nice forearm strike.
Zooralangui looks up at the clock and then as Glenn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Zooralangui smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Zooralangui cracks Glenn with a big right hand but Glenn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Glenn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Zooralangui connects with a decent elbow.
Glenn tries to escape but Zooralangui is in control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zooralangui working the head and body with strikes.
Zooralangui in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Glenn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Zooralangui scoring with punches and elbows.
Glenn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Zooralangui lands an elbow.
Zooralangui scoring with punches and elbows.
Zooralangui working away.
Glenn is trying to get back to his feet.
Zooralangui trying to control the action but Glenn is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui working the head and body with strikes.
Glenn taking a bit of punishment here - Zooralangui scoring with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Glenn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zooralangui landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zooralangui working the head with strikes.
Zooralangui trying to control the action but Glenn is working from the bottom.
Zooralangui working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zooralangui scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Glenn to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui avoids the strikes from the bottom by Glenn.
Zooralangui slows the pace down.
Glenn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Zooralangui scores with a couple of short elbows.
Zooralangui is working Glenn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Zooralangui cracks Glenn with a big elbow.
Zooralangui cracks Glenn with a big elbow.
Zooralangui landing strikes.
Zooralangui is looking to take a break and control but Glenn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zooralangui scoring with punches from side control.
Zooralangui works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Glenn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Glenn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Zooralangui's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zooralangui lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zooralangui is looking to take a break and control but Glenn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zooralangui working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zooralangui lands a nice forearm strike.
Glenn is trying to get back to his feet.
Zooralangui working the ground and pound.
Zooralangui working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Glenn taking punishment in the form of punches.
Zooralangui scoring with punches and elbows.
Zooralangui lands a nice forearm strike.
Zooralangui working the head with strikes.

Glenn is rocked!
Zooralangui lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oh Glenn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Check out the look on Zooralangui's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Zooralangui lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Zooralangui's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Zooralangui working the ground and pound from side control.
Glenn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Zooralangui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Zooralangui misses with a body shot.
Zooralangui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Glenn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Zooralangui shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Glenn has hold of Zooralangui's hands but Zooralangui slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zooralangui is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zooralangui wants to lay and pray for a moment but Glenn keeps working.
Zooralangui is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zooralangui scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zooralangui slows the pace down in half guard.
Glenn seems to have got his legs back now.
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. Zooralangui connects with a nice short shot to Glenn's temple.
Zooralangui has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glenn is staying active underneath Zooralangui, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zooralangui takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zooralangui winds up and cracks Glenn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zooralangui is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Glenn is trying to stand back up but Zooralangui is controlling him
Zooralangui is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zooralangui prevents Glenn from improving his position.
Glenn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Glenn taking some punishment here, with Zooralangui in his half guard.
Glenn wants to get back to his feet.
Zooralangui scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zeke Zooralangui is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Zooralangui passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zooralangui controlling from mount.
Glenn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zooralangui controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn is trying to stand up.
Zooralangui prevents Glenn from getting the reversal.
Zooralangui controlling the pace for now.
Zooralangui is continuing to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Zooralangui controlling from the full mount.
The adventures of Zooralangui the control monster continue. Boring.
Glenn swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zooralangui controlling his opponent.
Jeremy Glenn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Zeke Zooralangui comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zooralangui has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 25:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Zooralangui!