PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Smirilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Glover has chosen Oasis - D'You Know What I Mean? as his entrance music. John Wayne Glover is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Smirilov
vs
Wayne Glover

189 cm
22
209 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
208 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Smirilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Wayne Glover!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne Glover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wayne Glover stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wayne Glover wants it to stay on the feet.
Smirilov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wayne Glover tries to close the distance and clinch but Smirilov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John Wayne Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne Glover fails with an attempt to clinch.

Smirilov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wayne Glover can do anything to dispel that myth.

Smirilov stands up from mount. Strange move.
Smirilov tries for a takedown but Wayne Glover sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wayne Glover tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smirilov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wayne Glover tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smirilov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Smirilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smirilov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Wayne Glover pushes Smirilov up against the cage in a clinch.
Smirilov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wayne Glover prevents it.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wayne Glover landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smirilov is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Wayne Glover.

It looks like Alexander Smirilov has been cut.
Wayne Glover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smirilov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Smirilov avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne Glover misses with a knee strike.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Wayne Glover landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smirilov avoids it.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow that stopped Smirilov in his tracks for a moment.
Smirilov looking for a takedown.
Wayne Glover tries a knee to the head but Smirilov blocks it.
Wayne Glover lands a knee to the head.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Smirilov avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smirilov.
Smirilov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover lands a knee to the head.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside.
Smirilov managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smirilov avoids it.
Wayne Glover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Smirilov is rocked!
Wayne Glover lands a big knee to the head and Smirilov goes down! Wayne Glover pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Wayne Glover!