PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Collin Glorious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glorious has chosen Pimp C - Knockin Doors Down as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Collin Glorious was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cain
vs
Glorious

179 cm
29
148 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

180 cm
29
154 lbs
20 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Next Level Nutrition--159q (video proof)$60

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Collin Glorious!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain throws a body kick the misses
and Glorious counters with a thumping low kick.
Cain shoots for a takedown but Glorious saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cain misses with a takedown
and Glorious makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cain moves out of range of the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Glorious.
Glorious moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glorious throws a lazy head kick

and Cain counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cain is keen to just control but Glorious is a slippery customer.
Cain prevents Glorious from improving his position.
Glorious is refusing to be controlled, as Cain sits in half guard.
Cain works his way into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Cain there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cain has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cain wants to control the pace but Glorious is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glorious is trying desperately to improve position.
Cain tries to control but Glorious wriggling away.
Cain works his way to his opponent's back.
Cain has the hooks in. Glorious is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cain looking for the RNC.

Cain is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Glorious defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Glorious has hold of Cain's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Glorious is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Glorious really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Glorious is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.

Cain looking for the choke from the back.
Cain keeps control of the position as Glorious tries to break free.
A lull in the action here.
Glorious trying to control the position but Cain manages to sink in the hooks.
Will Cain go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cain looking to break Glorious's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Glorious remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cain will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Cain patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cain doesn't have the hooks in and Glorious manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glorious trying to control the position from guard on top but Cain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glorious has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cain is proving hard to escape from.
Glorious wants to control from the top but Cain keeps moving.
Cain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Cain wants to work for an arm triangle but Glorious is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Cain dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Glorious swinging wildly here.
Cain throws a leg kick but Glorious checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glorious.
Cain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Glorious counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain swings widly with a right hand
and Glorious counters with a stiff right hand.
Cain lands a glancing blow to the side of Glorious's head.
Scott Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glorious walks into a jab.
That kick from Cain tenderised Glorious's leg. Glorious is trying to keep his angry face on.
Glorious throws a leg kick but Cain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Glorious on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glorious moves away from the strike by Cain.
Glorious is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cain looks for a takedown but Glorious sprawls well.
Cain misses with a takedown
and Glorious counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cain shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Glorious defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Cain. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cain shoots in for a takedown but Glorious shows good takedown defense.
Some bone on bone action there as Glorious checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cain has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Glorious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glorious takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cain misses with a left hand
and Glorious counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Collin Glorious showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cain throws a head kick that misses
and Glorious counters with an outside leg kick.
Glorious throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cain counters with a nice body shot.
A low kick from Cain is predictable there
and Glorious counters with a nice uppercut.
Glorious takes a swing at Cain's ribcage but misses.
Cain fails with the takedown.
Cain misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain misses with a left hand
and Glorious counters with an outside leg kick.
Cain misses with a hook. Glorious ducked under it nicely.
Cain shoots in and drives through. Glorious sprawls well.
Cain blocks a head kick by Glorious.
No joy there for Cain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Glorious checks it well.
Glorious lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice takedown defense from Glorious. No joy for Cain on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Cain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glorious throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Glorious but Glorious pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Glorious stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Glorious wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Glorious.
Glorious throws an off balance right hand
and Glorious takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glorious sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain throws a sloppy body shot
and Glorious counters with a big head kick but Cain shrugs it off.

Cain shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Glorious trying to control from the bottom.
Glorious is refusing to be controlled, as Cain sits in half guard.
Glorious wants to improve his position but Cain is controlling well.
Cain tries to pass to full mount but Glorious defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Collin Glorious really dominated that round.
That's time! Cain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A swing and a miss from Cain.
Cain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Glorious takes a swing at Cain's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Glorious's head.
A head kick misses from Glorious.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Glorious misses
and Cain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cain dives in and grabs Glorious's left leg, looking for a takedown. Glorious pushes down on Cain's head and hops out.
Cain moves out of range as Glorious throws a body kick.
Glorious throws a nice outside leg kick.
Glorious feints and then cracks Cain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cain down.
A low kick from Glorious misses
and Cain counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain fails with a takedown attempt.
Collin Glorious is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glorious chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cain misses with a looping left.
Cain throws the left hand but Glorious avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Glorious.
Glorious keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Cain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cain throws a sloppy body shot
and Glorious counters with a left and a right that stings Cain.
Glorious chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cain can pounce on him.
Cain looks to score with a jab to the body but Glorious is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glorious uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cain.
Glorious scores with a nice body kick.
Collin Glorious is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cain throws an off balance right hand
and Cain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Collin Glorious seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glorious tries to work over Cain's front leg with a kick but Cain checks it.
Cain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Collin Glorious dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cain throws out a powerful jab.
Cain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Glorious misses with an uppercut.
Cain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Cain is predictable there
and Glorious counters with an inside leg kick.
Cain pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cain throws a lazy uppercut
and Glorious counters with a thumping low kick.
Cain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No luck for Cain with that takedown attempt.
Cain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glorious.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Glorious is fending him off so far but Cain persists. Nope, Glorious circles away and we're back to standing.
Glorious is looking to score with low kicks.
Glorious throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cain.
Glorious misses with a body punch

and Cain counters with a single leg into guard. Glorious didn't expect that.
Cain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glorious is keeping the position for now.
Scott Cain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Glorious keeping moving, preventing Cain from controlling successfully.
Cain stopping the sweep attempt from Glorious.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain postures up in Glorious's guard and throws a big left but Glorious blocks it.
Glorious is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cain pushing down on Glorious's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cain passes to side control.
Cain trying to control the position but Glorious is working away.

Cain looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cain trying to control the position but Glorious is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Glorious, who protects the arm well.
Glorious is looking to reverse the position.
Cain tries to advance position but instead Glorious slips a leg back in to half guard.
Cain is stalling here. Glorious is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cain seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Glorious has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Cain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Glorious has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Scott Cain!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Collin Glorious!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!