PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Glatt (ranked 2191 p4p, 323 weight class) and John Tarley (ranked 3844 p4p, 509 weight class). Glatt comes to the cage accompanied by Killed by death. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Glatt
vs
Tarley

194 cm
23
223 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

185 cm
22
210 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Doug Glatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Tarley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glatt lands a lovely overhand right.
Tarley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glatt.
Glatt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tarley is able to avoid easily.
Glatt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tarley moves to clinch but Glatt breaks away
and Glatt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tarley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Glatt lands a head kick. Tarley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Glatt throws a shot to the body.
Tarley is looking to clinch but Glatt is avoiding it.
Tarley moves in looking to clinch but Glatt pushes him off.
Glatt tried to counter with a leg kick but Tarley avoided it.
Tarley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glatt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Glatt counters with a stiff right hand.
Tarley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tarley takes the fight into the clinch.

Glatt breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glatt was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarley.
Tarley tries to clinch there but Glatt circles away.
Glatt throws a head kick but Tarley moves out of range.
Tarley looks to clinch
and Glatt counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Tarley misses.
Tarley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tarley moves to clinch but Glatt breaks away
and Glatt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tarley throws a right hand that misses
and Glatt counters with a nice uppercut.
Glatt throws a looping overhand right but Tarley ducks down to avoid it.
Glatt jabs at Tarley's body.
The crowd cheers as Glatt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tarley doesn't seem phased though.
Glatt misses with a hook.
Glatt scores with a leg kick.
Tarley slips a straight right by Glatt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarley lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Glatt.
Glatt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tarley staying out of range there.
Tarley misses the shot to the body.
Glatt is looking to counter punch.
Tarley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tarley catches Glatt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tarley checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tarley.

Tarley clinches up with Glatt and pushes him back against the cage.
Tarley lands a left hand.
Tarley working aggressively here.

Glatt breaks from the clinch.
Glatt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tarley tries to clinch there but Glatt circles away.
Glatt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tarley lands a jab to the head.
Glatt pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarley tries to clinch up.

Tarley gets a clinch.
Glatt can't break the clinch.

Glatt breaks from the clinch.
Tarley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glatt moves away.
Tarley throws a series of punches but Glatt moves out of range.
Glatt takes a swing at Tarley's ribcage but misses.
Tarley tries to close the distance and clinch but Glatt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Tarley.
Tarley wants to clinch up but Glatt keeps it at a distance.
Tarley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Glatt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glatt swats away the attempt to clinch by Tarley.
Glatt is looking to counter with head kicks.
Glatt throws a nice looking combination but Tarley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tarley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glatt. Glatt obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glatt keeps the fight on the outside.
Tarley is looking to clinch.
Tarley wants to clinch up but Glatt keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Tarley misses the target.
Glatt takes one to the chin there.
Glatt jabs Tarley right on the nose. Tarley blinks but takes it well.
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!
Tarley tries to clinch but Glatt moves away
and Glatt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Glatt gets tackled into the cage by Tarley. Tarley maintains the clinch.

Glatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Glatt tries a low kick but Tarley avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Tarley as he checks the leg kick.
Glatt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tarley throws an off balance right hand
and Glatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glatt throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tarley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Tarley. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tarley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tarley throws a series of punches but Glatt moves out of range.
Tarley misses with a double jab
and Tarley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glatt connects with the punch.
Glatt throws a right and a left that Tarley avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Glatt.
Tarley walks into a straight right hand from Glatt.
Glatt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Tarley wants to clinch up but Glatt keeps it at a distance.
Glatt looks to land a left hand but Tarley moved out of range nicely.

Tarley closes the distance and clinches.
Glatt tries to circle away but Tarley has him pinned against the cage.
Tarley throws a punch but it's blocked by Glatt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Glatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tarley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glatt.
Tarley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Glatt.
Tarley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tarley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tarley doesn't manage to clinch there - Glatt circles away.
Glatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarley can do to turn this around?
Tarley wants to clinch.

Tarley instigates a clinch.

Glatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarley avoids the head kick by Glatt.
Tarley wants to counter with a clinch but Glatt pushes him away.
Glatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glatt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glatt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A shot to the body from Tarley misses
enabling Glatt to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarley is just out of range.
Glatt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tarley punishes Glatt's body with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Glatt as he connects with a hook.
Glatt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Tarley clinches up against the cage.
Tarley can't find room to land a body shot as Glatt controls the action.
Tarley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Glatt.
Tarley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glatt's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Tarley fails to land.
Tarley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarley tries to work over Glatt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarley tries a body shot but Glatt blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tarley throws a head punch that misses.
Glatt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tarley misses with some punches.
Glatt can't break the clinch.
Glatt is trying to force a seperation but Tarley has the dominant position.
Glatt tries to break the clinch but Tarley is controlling the position.

Glatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarley throws a combination that misses
and Glatt counters with an outside leg kick.
Glatt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Glatt throws a head kick that misses.
Glatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tarley tries to clinch up.
Tarley throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Glatt to counter with a crisp jab.
Glatt misses with a head kick.
Tarley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glatt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarley misses with a straight right.
Glatt misses with a head kick.
Doug Glatt is winning the standup battle so far.

Tarley moves into the clinch successfully.

Glatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarley.
The fighters circling - Glatt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glatt walks into a left hand.
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!
Tarley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glatt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Glatt throws a leg kick but Tarley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tarley avoids the head kick by Glatt.
Glatt thumps Tarley with a low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Glatt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tarley has him pressed against the cage.
Glatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Glatt dominated that second round.
That's time! Glatt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Glatt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tarley's head.
Tarley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Glatt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tarley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Glatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarley.
Glatt lands with a good body shot.
Tarley misses with a wild combination.
Tarley doesn't manage to clinch there - Glatt circles away.
Glatt throws a head kick that misses.
Tarley throws a body punch but Glatt moves out of range.
Tarley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarley misses with a hook.
Glatt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tarley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glatt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Glatt throwing a counter right hand but Tarley manages to avoid it.
Glatt staying out of range there.
Glatt throws a head kick but Tarley moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glatt moves away from the strike by Tarley.
Glatt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tarley.
Tarley tries to clinch up.
Tarley takes a kick to the side of the head.

Glatt gets tackled into the cage by Tarley. Tarley maintains the clinch.
Glatt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tarley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Glatt backwards.
Glatt blocks an uppercut.

Glatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glatt tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Glatt misses.
Glatt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Glatt wants to slow Tarley down by chopping away at his legs.
Tarley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tarley tries to clinch up.
John Tarley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Tarley.
Tarley jabs at Glatt's body.
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!
Tarley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glatt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Glatt is looking to counter with head kicks.
Glatt lands an overhand right.
Tarley just misses with a punch to the body.
Glatt looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Glatt throws a shot from downtown. Tarley moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tarley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Glatt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tarley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tarley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glatt keeps the fight on the outside.
Glatt scores with a nice head shot.
Tarley tries to clinch but Glatt is having none of it.
Glatt scores with a jab. Tarley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Glatt throws a head kick but Tarley moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glatt dodges the punch combination from Tarley.

Tarley moves into the clinch successfully.
Tarley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Tarley breaks from the clinch.
Tarley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Glatt. That's going to slow Tarley down.
An inside leg kick lands from Glatt.
Glatt feints and then cracks Tarley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tarley down.
Glatt lands a jab to the nose.

Tarley takes the fight into the clinch.
Glatt prevents a body shot from Tarley.

Glatt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Tarley closes the distance and pushes Glatt back into the cage.

Glatt breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glatt slips under a jab from Tarley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tarley.
Glatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarley.
Tarley digs a good body shot into Glatt's ribs.

Tarley gets a clinch.
Tarley keeps control of Glatt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Glatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tarley is looking to clinch but Glatt is avoiding it.
Tarley misses with a wild body shot.
John Tarley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glatt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Glatt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Glatt throws a big shot that misses.
Tarley walks into a left hand.
Glatt throws a hook but Tarley blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Glatt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Glatt, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Glatt!
In his post fight interview, Doug Glatt gave a big smile as he said 'I'm the RHINO I come every fight to please the JUST BLEED GODS!!! Win lose or draw my fights are action non stop.Who wants to BANG WITH THE RHINO?'.