PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mounir Ayari (ranked 65 p4p, 247 weight class) and Roger Glover (ranked 10 p4p, 33 weight class). Ayari comes to the cage accompanied by Sara Al Zakaria - Ekht Rjal. Mounir Ayari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ayari
vs
Glover

185 cm
30
170
21 - 8 - 0

176 cm
29
174
16 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mounir Ayari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Glover!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayari lands with a right hand.
Ayari has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ayari cracks Glover with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Glover looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ayari looks to land a left hand but Glover moved out of range nicely.
Glover tries for a takedown but Ayari circles away easily
and Glover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glover misses with a head kick.

Glover drives through and clinches with Ayari against the cage.
Ayari lands a right hand.
Ayari misses with a body punch.
Glover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ayari misses with a punch to the body.
Ayari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ayari has a couple of punches blocked by Glover.
Ayari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glover drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ayari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ayari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ayari walks away with a smile on his face. Glover gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mounir Ayari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Glover.
Glover throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ayari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Ayari.
Glover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glover throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ayari's waist but Ayari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Glover off to one side.
Ayari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ayari lands a right hook to the body.
Ayari cracks Glover with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ayari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ayari.
Ayari throws a body punch but Glover moves out of range.
Ayari lands a jab.

Glover is rocked!
Glover slips a straight right by Ayari.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ayari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Glovers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Glover is still on wobbly legs! Can Ayari finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ayari misses with a body shot.
Glover seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Ayari.
Mounir Ayari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ayari circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ayari counters with a right hand to the body.
Ayari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glover was well out of range. Poor timing from Ayari.
Ayari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ayari throws the left hand but Glover avoids the punch easily.
Ayari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ayari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glover jabs at Ayari's body.
Mounir Ayari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ayari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glover takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ayari is looking to chop away at Glover's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayari's corner calls for a 1-2. Ayari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ayari throws a hook but Glover blocks it.
Ayari tries to land a body kick
and Ayari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glover misses with a low kick as Ayari jumps back.
Ayari is looking to counter punch.
Glover slips under a jab.
Glover gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ayari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glover looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Glover looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ayari is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ayari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ayari cracks Glover with a good jab.
Glover avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glover tries to counter with a clinch but Ayari shakes him off and moves away.
Glover tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ayari drops Glover with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Glover looks back up at him and smiles so Ayari waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ayari but Ayari pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ayari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glover moves away.
A clash of legs there as Ayari blocks the low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ayari.
Ayari steps in with a hook that catches Glover right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Ayari follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Glover looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mounir Ayari!
Mounir Ayari retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Mounir Ayari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.