PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josiah Scurlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Scurlock
vs
Glover

173 cm
25
144 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

170 cm
28
143 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josiah Scurlock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Glover!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Glover throws a nice outside leg kick.
Glover throws a low kick but Scurlock avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Glover scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from Scurlock finds it's way through Glover's defenses.
Glover throws a leg kick but Scurlock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A combination from Scurlock does no damage.
Scurlock looks to score with a jab to the body but Glover is just out of range.
Glover lands with a thumping leg kick.
Glover does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Glover throws a leg kick but Scurlock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scurlock throws a nice looking combination but Glover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scurlock takes a swing at Glover's ribcage but misses.
Scurlock looks to land a combination but Glover avoids it well.
Glover shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scurlock checks a low kick from Glover.
Glover throws a leg kick that misses.
Glover cracks the inside of Scurlock's front leg.
Scurlock fails to land with a series of punches.
Scurlock tries to land a front kick but Glover steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Glover throws a chopping leg kick but Scurlock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glover tried to score with a low kick but Scurlock checks it.
Scurlock lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Glover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Glover scores with the left hand. Scurlock knows he should have avoided that one.
Glover uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scurlock.
Glover fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scurlock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glover throws a body kick that misses.
Scurlock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Glover circles away quickly and effectively.
Glover throws a leg kick but Scurlock moved away.
Scurlock throws a head kick that misses.

Scurlock decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Glover slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Glover lands an upkick as Scurlock stands over him.
Glover striking off his back but it's not causing Scurlock any problems.
Glover is trying to hold Scurlock in close to prevent damage but Scurlock has managed to pass into half guard.
Glover has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Scurlock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover wants to improve his position but Scurlock is controlling well.
Scurlock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Glover knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Glover wants to control but Scurlock is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Scurlock is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Glover is just riding it out for now. Scurlock eventually gives up the hold.
Scurlock is thwarting Glover's attempts to control the position.

Scurlock is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Glover is just riding it out for now. Scurlock eventually gives up the hold.
Glover is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock lands strikes from half guard.
Glover misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Glover punching from the bottom.
Glover is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Glover wants to get back to full guard.
Scurlock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Glover defending well though.
Glover misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Scurlock working the head and body with strikes.
Glover flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Glover tries to get to full guard but Scurlock has control of the leg.
Glover regains full guard. Nicely done.
Scurlock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glover is keeping the position for now.
Glover trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock is pushing down on Glover's leg trying to pass to half guard. Glover is fighting to maintain full guard but Scurlock has managed to sneak the leg through.

Scurlock seems to be working for a kimura but Glover defends the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glover regains full guard. Nicely done.
Scurlock is looking to stand up but Glover won't let him.
Glover throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Glover throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Scurlock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glover swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scurlock trying to control but Glover is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glover throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Glover working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Larry Glover will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Glover pushes Scurlock away with a front kick.
Glover looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scurlock blocks a low kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Scurlock.
Glover throws a combination. Scurlock tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Josiah Scurlock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glover lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scurlock's sensitive parts.
Glover throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Glover throws a low kick but Scurlock moves out of range easily.
Glover tries to land a leg kick but Scurlock saw it coming and moves away.
Glover misses with a wild combination.
Scurlock tries to bum rush Glover with a series of wild strikes but Glover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Glover throws a sloppy head kick and Scurlock moves out of range easily.
Glover throws a low kick, looking for Scurlock's leg but Scurlock calmly moves out of range.
Glover misses with a body kick.
Glover fails to land with a series of punches.
Larry Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scurlock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Glover circles away quickly and effectively.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Glover lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Scurlock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scurlock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Scurlock throws a shot from downtown. Glover moves away and avoids it.
Scurlock throws a series of punches but Glover moves out of range.
Glover buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scurlock blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Glover.
Scurlock throws a right and a left that Glover avoids nicely.
Scurlock blocks a low kick nicely.
Scurlock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some bone on bone action there as Scurlock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scurlock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Scurlock misses with the combination.
Scurlock tries to bum rush Glover with a series of wild strikes but Glover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Glover tried to score with a low kick but Scurlock checks it.
Scurlock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Glover throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Glover throws out a leg kick but Scurlock moves out of range and Glover only half commits.
Glover feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scurlock's calf.
Glover tries a low kick but Scurlock avoids it.
Glover does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Scurlock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scurlock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Glover throws a series of punches but Scurlock avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Glover throws a leg kick but Scurlock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scurlock misses with a looping left.
Scurlock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Glover connects with a leg kick. Scurlock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Glover swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Larry Glover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scurlock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Scurlock.
Larry Glover seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glover tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scurlock is able to avoid easily.
Glover with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Glover misses with a low kick.
Glover throws a front kick aimed at Scurlock's knee but Scurlock avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Scurlock blocks the low kick.
Scurlock misses with a body kick.
Glover ducks under a wild hook from Scurlock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glover sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scurlock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Glover.
A big right from Scurlock misses.
Scurlock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Glover.
Glover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scurlock.
Glover tries a low kick but Scurlock avoids it.
Glover throws a low kick, looking for Scurlock's leg but Scurlock calmly moves out of range.
Glover dodges the punch combination from Scurlock.
Scurlock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glover lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Glover throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Scurlock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Glover connects with a solid leg kick.
Glover is looking to slow Scurlock down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glover, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Glover. That's going to slow Scurlock down.
Scurlock checks a leg kick.
Scurlock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock misses with an uppercut.
Glover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scurlock.
Glover fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scurlock checks it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scurlock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Glover misses with a low kick.
Scurlock misses with the combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Glover.
Scurlock scores with the left hand. Glover knows he should have avoided that one.
Scurlock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Glover lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Scurlock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scurlock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Glover.
Scurlock looks to land a body kick but Glover moved away.
Glover tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scurlock is able to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glover tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scurlock is able to avoid easily.

Scurlock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Scurlock prevents Glover from getting the reversal.
Josiah Scurlock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Glover wants to hold on but Scurlock pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Glover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Scurlock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glover can pounce on him.
Glover shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Scurlock checks a leg kick.
Glover motions for Scurlock to come forward. Glover throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scurlock blocks the body kick.
Glover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scurlock.
Scurlock misses with the combination.
Glover takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scurlock misses with a few strikes there.
Glover cracks the inside of Scurlock's front leg.
Glover looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scurlock.
Glover avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scurlock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scurlock checks a leg kick.
Glover looks to land a combination but Scurlock avoids it well.
Glover swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Scurlock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Glover bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Glover loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Scurlock keeping full guard, as Glover tries to pass.
Glover is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Glover with a flurry of punches that miss.
Glover is pushing down on Scurlock's leg trying to pass to half guard. Scurlock is fighting to maintain full guard but Glover has managed to sneak the leg through.
Glover slips a nice elbow through Scurlock's hands, connecting with Scurlock's forehead.
Glover trying to mount his opponent but Scurlock defends it.
Scurlock is looking for a sweep. Glover is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock trying to control here.
Glover lands with a punch from half guard.
Glover not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Glover.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scurlock trying to control but Glover postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Glover connects with a nice short shot to Scurlock's temple.
Glover is looking to advance position but Scurlock won't allow it.
Scurlock is controlling Glover's trapped leg to prevent Glover from advancing to side control.
Scurlock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Glover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock tries to roll over but Glover keeps him under control.
Glover passes the guard and advances to mount!
Glover pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glover looking to finish Scurlock with some ground and pound. This is bad for Scurlock!
Glover looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Scurlock is rocked!
Glover misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Oh Scurlock is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glover misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Scurlock seems to have got his legs back now.
Poor strikes thrown by Glover there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Glover looking to finish with strikes here!
Glover fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover working the ground and pound effectively.
Glover with shots to the head and body - Scurlock looks very uncomfortable down there.
Glover lands a big shot to the head and Scurlock winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Larry Glover! Larry Glover retains his bantamweight title!