PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tracy Glover (ranked 25321 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keshaun Noel (ranked 6729 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Glover
vs
Noel

195 cm
18
177 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

186 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tracy Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keshaun Noel!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Noel rushes Glover and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Noel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Noel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Glover's efforts to push away.

Noel breaks from the clinch.

Glover gets tackled into the cage by Noel. Noel maintains the clinch.
Noel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Noel avoiding damage as Glover throws knees to the body.
Noel keeps control of Glover as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Noel.
Glover is trying to force a seperation but Noel has the dominant position.
Noel lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Tracy Glover has been cut.
Glover working hard to break the clinch.
Noel lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Glover in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Noel manages to break the clinch.
Noel misses with a series of wild punches.
Glover tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Noel manages to circle out of the way.
Noel misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Noel closes the distance and clinches.
Glover really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Noel working Glover over with knees to the body.
Glover is breathing heavily.
Noel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Noel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Glover's defenses.

Noel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Noel gets tackled into the cage by Glover. Glover maintains the clinch.

Noel jumps guard and drags Glover to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Noel looking for a sweep. Not yet Noel, not yet.
Noel keeps trying to improve his position.
Glover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Noel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Glover is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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.
Noel wants to sweep but no luck.

Glover thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Noel is pulling down on Glover's head to control his posture.
Noel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Glover dives into side control.
Noel can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noel is looking to regain half guard here but Glover keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Noel tries to escape but Glover is in control.
Noel tries to bench press Glover off him but Glover keeps the position.

Glover is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Noel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Noel wants to control but Glover postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Noel bucks up and tries to throw Glover off but instead Glover has got his back!

Glover is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Noel is defending well though. Glover let's go of the attempt for now.
Noel tries to break free.

Noel is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keshaun Noel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tracy Glover's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Noel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Glover manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Noel keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Glover slows down the pace here.
Noel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Noel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Noel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Noel.
A short uppercut from Noel.
Glover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Noel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keshaun Noel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Noel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glover throws a big counter combination but Noel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Noel lands the left hand.
Noel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Noel clinches up against the cage.
Noel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Glover's face.
Noel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Glover's defenses.
Noel effectively controlling the action here.

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

Noel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Glover takes a shot to the head.
Noel lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noel lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Noel.
Noel lands a damaging elbow.
A short body shot lands from Noel as the two fighters clinch.
Noel scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Noel.

Noel has hold of one of Glover's legs. Glover is fighting the takedown attempt but Noel gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Noel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Noel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Noel throwing strikes but missing.
Noel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws an elbow that misses. Glover uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Noel's guard. Nice move by Glover!

Glover prevents Noel from getting back to his feet.
Noel will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Glover missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Noel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Glover defends well.
Noel is trying to keep Glover in close.

Glover thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've been informed that Noel has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Noel can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Glover lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Glover missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

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

Noel closes the distance and clinches.
Noel lands an elbow inside that Glover shrugs off.
Noel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Noel lands a left hand.
Noel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Noel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keshaun Noel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tracy Glover's cut.
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 closes the distance and clinches.
Noel landing knees to the head.

Noel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Glover shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Glover showed some decent athleticism there.
Noel is trying to maintain the position but Glover is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Glover stands up out of the half guard.

Glover takes the fight into the clinch.
Noel lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel connects with a knee to the head.
Noel crunches a lovely knee into Glover's ribcage.
Noel controlling the action here for a moment.
Glover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Glover can't break the clinch.
Noel lands an elbow that stopped Glover in his tracks for a moment.

Noel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Noel darts in and clinches Glover up against the cage.
Noel stalls.
Knees in the clinch landing for Noel.
Glover has had enough of the clinch but Noel keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Noel has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Glover uses from the top position.
Noel is looking to sweep but instead, Glover has passed into half guard.
Glover stops Noel from getting back to his feet.
Noel has a hand on Glover's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Glover takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Tracy Glover overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Noel is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Noel has given up his back here.

Noel showing good submission defense here.

Glover sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Noel taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tracy Glover!