PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Earnshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atueds Glhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Earnshaw
vs
Glhin

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Earnshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Atueds Glhin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glhin lands a jab to Earnshaw's midsection.
Glhin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Glhin throws a nice looking combination but Earnshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Glhin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Earnshaw moves away.
Earnshaw tries to clinch up
and Glhin counters with a one-two to the body.
Glhin tests Earnshaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Glhin misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Glhin.
Glhin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Glhin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Glhin throws a nice looking combination but Earnshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Earnshaw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Glhin as he avoids it easily.
Earnshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glhin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glhin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Earnshaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Glhin.
Glhin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Earnshaw throws a sloppy body shot
and Glhin counters with a straight right hand.
Earnshaw throws a head kick but Glhin moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glhin just misses with a punch to the body.
Earnshaw tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Glhin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Glhin throws a one two combo.
Earnshaw tries for a takedown but Glhin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Earnshaw throws a hook but Glhin avoids it easily.
Glhin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glhin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Earnshaw throws a right hand that misses
and Glhin counters with a one-two to the body.
Glhin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Glhin.
Glhin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Earnshaw rather than just go for the knockout.
Glhin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Earnshaw doesn't seem bothered though.
Glhin stuns Earnshaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Glhin scores with a four punch combination!
Robert Earnshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Earnshaw looks to clinch
and Glhin counters with a nice uppercut.
Atueds Glhin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Earnshaw throws a right hand that misses
and Glhin counters with a left and a right that stings Earnshaw.
Earnshaw just misses with a punch to the body.

Earnshaw gets a clinch.
Earnshaw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glhin avoids it.
Earnshaw can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Earnshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glhin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Earnshaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glhin misses with a series of wild punches.
Glhin throws a series of strikes that have Earnshaw backpedaling.
Glhin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Earnshaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Earnshaw scores with a leg kick.
Earnshaw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Earnshaw is breathing heavily.
Glhin misses with a wild combination.

Earnshaw shoots in and bounces Glhin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Glhin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Earnshaw stops Glhin from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glhin keeping moving, preventing Earnshaw from controlling successfully.
Earnshaw prevents Glhin from getting back to his feet.
Earnshaw throws a big right hand that misses.
Earnshaw wants to control from the top but Glhin keeps moving.
Glhin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Earnshaw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Glhin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Glhin wants to get back to his feet but Earnshaw is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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.

Earnshaw stands up from Glhin's guard - Earnshaw perhaps looking for a knockout.
Glhin feints a jab promting Earnshaw to slip. Glhin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Earnshaw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Glhin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Earnshaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Glhin lands with a good body shot.
Earnshaw throws a wild body kick that Glhin sees coming a mile off.

Earnshaw pushes Glhin up against the cage in a clinch.

Earnshaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Earnshaw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Glhin.
A telegraphed right hand from Earnshaw misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Atueds Glhin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

An inside leg kick from Earnshaw misses.
Earnshaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Earnshaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Glhin lands a really nice looking cross but Earnshaw seems unphased.
Glhin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Earnshaw or perhaps it was just good defense by Glhin which made him look bad.
Glhin throws a series of punches but Earnshaw avoids them all with ease.

Earnshaw feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Earnshaw 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.
Earnshaw won't allow Glhin to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Earnshaw trying to control but Glhin is working from the bottom.
Glhin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Earnshaw is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Glhin keeping moving, preventing Earnshaw from controlling successfully.

Robert Earnshaw has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
No joy there for Glhin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glhin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Glhin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Earnshaw is looking to clinch.
Glhin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Glhin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Earnshaw throws a left and a right that both miss
and Glhin counters with a two punch combo.
Glhin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Earnshaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Earnshaw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Glhin avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Earnshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Glhin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glhin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Glhin misses with a double jab
and Earnshaw counters with a two punch combo.
Earnshaw throws a combination that misses
and Glhin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glhin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Earnshaw on the side of the head.
Glhin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Earnshaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Earnshaw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Glhin defends it nicely.
Glhin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Glhin throws a series of strikes that have Earnshaw backpedaling.
Glhin lands a two punch combo.
Earnshaw throws a left and a right that both miss
and Glhin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Glhin throws a combination. Earnshaw tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Glhin throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Earnshaw tries to clinch up but Glhin circles away and keeps his distance.
Glhin slaps away a takedown attempt from Earnshaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Earnshaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Glhin!
Glhin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Danga de danga de dang - Glhin scores with a four punch combination!
Earnshaw throws a combination that misses
and Glhin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Earnshaw.
Earnshaw throws a combination that misses
and Glhin counters with a left to the body.
Glhin lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glhin lands with a nice combination. Earnshaw backs away looking to recover.
Earnshaw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Glhin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Atueds Glhin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Glhin looks to land a combination. Earnshaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Glhin digs a good hook to Earnshaw's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Earnshaw.
Earnshaw misses with an uppercut
and Glhin counters with a one-two to the body.
Glhin cracks Earnshaw with a good jab.
Earnshaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glhin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Earnshaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glhin.
Glhin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Earnshaw.
Earnshaw throws a sloppy head kick and Glhin moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glhin lands a nice hook to Earnshaw's body. Earnshaw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Glhin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Glhin duly obliges.
Glhin throws a nice looking combination but Earnshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Glhin throws a combination. Earnshaw tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Glhin scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glhin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Earnshaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glhin.
Earnshaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glhin lands a jab-cross combination.
Glhin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Earnshaw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Glhin as he avoids it easily.
Earnshaw turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Earnshaw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Earnshaw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Glhin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Glhin throws a poor cross that misses

and Earnshaw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Earnshaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Glhin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glhin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Earnshaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Glhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Glhin tries to bum rush Earnshaw with a series of wild strikes but Earnshaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Glhin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Earnshaw eats them both and turns towards Glhin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Glhin throws a nice looking combination but Earnshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Earnshaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Glhin tries to avoid it but Earnshaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Glhin to the ground. Glhin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Earnshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glhin misses with a wild combination.
Glhin stuffs the takedown.
Glhin feints a jab promting Earnshaw to slip. Glhin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Earnshaw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Earnshaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Glhin misses with a wild combination.
Glhin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Earnshaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Glhin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earnshaw tries to clinch there but Glhin circles away.
Glhin jabs Earnshaw right on the nose. Earnshaw blinks but takes it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Glhin.
Glhin avoids the head kick by Earnshaw.
Glhin tries to bum rush Earnshaw with a series of wild strikes but Earnshaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Earnshaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Glhin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Earnshaw back to the cage. Glhin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Robert Earnshaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Earnshaw shoots in but no luck this time.
Earnshaw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Earnshaw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Glhin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Earnshaw throws an off balance right hand
and Glhin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glhin throws a series of punches but Earnshaw moves out of range.
Glhin looks to land a combination but Earnshaw avoids it well.
Glhin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Earnshaw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atueds Glhin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glhin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Earnshaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Atueds Glhin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Glhin lands with a good body shot.
Glhin avoids the head kick by Earnshaw.
Glhin throws a nice looking combination but Earnshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Earnshaw throws a leg kick but Glhin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Glhin digs a good body shot into Earnshaw's ribs.
Glhin lands a jab-cross combination.
Glhin cracks Earnshaw with an open hand slap.
Glhin falls off balance throwing a combination

so Earnshaw counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Earnshaw thows a big elbow that misses.

Earnshaw gets to his feet - Glhin follows without any prompting.
Robert Earnshaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Earnshaw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Glhin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Glhin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Earnshaw showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Glhin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atueds Glhin!