PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Glover (ranked 1733 p4p, 1516 weight class) and Kevin Mamar (ranked 232 p4p, 208 weight class). Mamar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slipkibieber - Psychosocial Babe. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Glover
vs
Mamar

183 cm
22
265
8 - 4 - 0

187 cm
22
238
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Mamar!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover misses with a left hand
and Mamar counters with a stiff right hand.
Glover with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mamar to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Dick Glover has been cut.
Glover tries to move into range but Mamar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mamar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mamar lands with an overhand left.
Mamar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mamar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mamar wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mamar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mamar working the ground and pound but Glover is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamar throws a strike aimed at the side of Glover's head but Glover avoids it well.
Mamar working the ground and pound but Glover is defending the strikes.
Mamar trying to control the action but Glover is working from the bottom.
Glover takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mamar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Glover tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mamar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Glover is working hard here to advance position.
Glover isn't going anywhere.
Mamar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Glover is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Glover is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mamar off and has taken his back!
Mamar wants to escape the position.
Glover throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Mamar manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Mamar.
Mamar wants to sweep here but Glover controlling him for the moment.
Glover throws a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mamar holds on and takes a little breather.
Mamar looking for a sweep. Not yet Mamar, not yet.
Glover is fighting to break Mamar's control of his arms but Mamar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Glover working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover stopping the sweep attempt from Mamar.
Glover tries to free his leg and advance position but Mamar is retaining full guard.
Glover 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.
Glover wants to control from the top but Mamar keeps moving.
Glover postures up and lands a big shot to Mamar's brow.
Glover wants to control from the top but Mamar keeps moving.
Glover throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Glover postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Glover controls from within his opponent's guard.
Glover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mamar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Glover landing with the ground and pound.
Glover throwing strikes from guard but Mamar blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glover wants to control from the top but Mamar keeps moving.
Glover throwing strikes from guard but Mamar blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Mamar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Glover's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Glover connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mamar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Glover's corner calls for a 1-2. Glover obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Glover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Glover lands with a shot to the body.
Glover takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mamar scores with a jab. Glover acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover throws a jab when Mamar was well out of range.
Mamar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Glover jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mamar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamar swinging wildly here.
Mamar throws a body shot but no joy.
Glover drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Glover walks into a left hand.
Mamar jabs Glover right on the nose. Glover blinks but takes it well.
Kevin Mamar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mamar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mamar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Dick Glover's cut is getting worse.
Glover throws the left hand but Mamar avoids the punch easily.
Mamar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mamar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Glover blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mamar momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamar lands with a hook. Glover tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mamar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Glover defends well and Mamar ends up having to push Glover into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mamar throws a right and a left that Glover avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Glover misses the target.
Mamar misses with a series of wild punches.

Mamar moves into the clinch successfully.
Glover misses with a body punch.
Mamar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mamar.

Glover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glover misses with a straight left.
Kevin Mamar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover fails with a takedown attempt.
Mamar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Glover looks to land a left hand but Mamar moved out of range nicely.
Mamar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mamar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mamar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mamar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mamar shoots and misses
and Glover counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glover looks to throw the jab but Mamar is out of range.

Glover drives through with a takedown into Mamar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Glover throws a big elbow that misses.
Glover tries to free his leg and advance position but Mamar is retaining full guard.
Glover wants to control from the top but Mamar keeps moving.
Glover lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Mamar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Mamar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dick 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mamar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Glover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mamar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Glover backwards.

Mamar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mamar throws a jab when Glover was well out of range.
Mamar dives in and grabs Glover's left leg, looking for a takedown. Glover pushes down on Mamar's head and hops out.
Glover looks to land a right hand but Mamar moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamar lands the left hand.
Mamar looks to land a right hand but Glover moved out of range.
Mamar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Glover drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover controls from within his opponent's guard.
Glover throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Glover stops Mamar from standing up.
Dick Glover overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mamar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glover trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glover stays in close to Mamar's body and controls the position.
Glover with a nice head shot there.
Glover throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mamar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mamar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Glover trying to control but Mamar is working from the bottom.
Mamar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mamar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Glover throws a big elbow that misses.
Glover throws a big elbow that misses.
Mamar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Glover throwing strikes but missing.
Mamar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Glover with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Glover is looking to work some ground and pound but Mamar has wrist control.
Mamar keeping moving, preventing Glover from controlling successfully.
Glover trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Glover is fending him off so far but Mamar persists. Nope, Glover circles away and we're back to standing.

Mamar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dick Glover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mamar tries to advance to mount but can't.
Glover takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mamar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mamar in side control, throwing shots but Glover defends.
Mamar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Glover can't do much from the bottom here.
Glover is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamar working the strikes but Glover uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Well, if Mamar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mamar throws a strike but Glover avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Glover is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mamar lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mamar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kevin Mamar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mamar throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Mamar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mamar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Mamar!