PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scatman Crothers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glass has chosen Birdman ft. Drake& Lil wayne-Money To Blow as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Crothers
vs
Glass

178 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
178 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 Las Vegas, Scatman Crothers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Glass!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glass shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crothers but Crothers pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Crothers clinches with his opponent.
Crothers lands an elbow that stopped Glass in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Mark Glass has been cut.
Crothers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Glass pulls Crothers into guard.
Glass keeping moving, preventing Crothers from controlling successfully.
Crothers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Glass wants to sweep here but Crothers controlling him for the moment.

Glass looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Glass has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crothers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crothers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crothers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Glass on the ground.

Glass is looking for a triangle here but Crothers uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crothers stands up.
Crothers connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Glass to the floor! Crothers dives in looking for the finish!

Glass is rocked!
Crothers wants to pass to mount but Glass is defending the position.
Crothers passes the guard and advances to mount!
Crothers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Glass is looking to escape.
Glass tries to reverse the position but Crothers maintains control.
Crothers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crothers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Glass is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crothers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Glass is looking to get to half guard.
Glass wants to control but Crothers is having none of it.
Crothers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Glass is looking to escape.
Crothers is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Glass is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Glass tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crothers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Crothers content just to control the position here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Scatman Crothers just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Crothers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No luck for Glass with that takedown attempt.
Glass looks gassed!

Glass drives through with a takedown into guard.
Crothers wants to stand up but Glass is controlling him.

Glass is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Crothers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Glass has gone for a leg lock! Crothers slips out almost immediately though and dives into Glass's guard.

Crothers gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Glass fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Scatman Crothers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Glass.
Crothers wants to clinch up but Glass keeps it at a distance.
Glass fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Glass looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crothers is fending him off so far but Glass persists. Nope, Crothers circles away and we're back to standing.
Good leg kick by Crothers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crothers throws a sloppy head kick and Glass moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Glass shoots for a takedown but Crothers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Glass fails with a takedown attempt.
Glass shoots in and drives through. Crothers sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scatman Crothers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Glass's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crothers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crothers lands a nice knee to the body.
Crothers scores with a knee to the head.
Crothers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Crothers has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Glass goes down! Crothers dives on top of him - Glass manages to get guard.
Glass is still in real trouble! Can Crothers finish him?

That has opened up Mark Glass's cut even more.
Crothers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Glass is proving hard to escape from.
Glass trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Glass seems to have recovered his senses.
Crothers stopping the sweep attempt from Glass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glass is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Glass is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Glass trying to pass the guard but Crothers defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crothers looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crothers trying to control here.
Glass stops Crothers from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crothers trying to control but Glass postures up.
Glass is keen to just control but Crothers is a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Glass slips a nice elbow through Crothers's hands, connecting with Crothers's forehead.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Glass fails with the takedown.

Glass drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Crothers looking for a sweep. Not yet Crothers, not yet.
Glass prevents Crothers from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crothers keeping full guard, as Glass tries to pass.
Crothers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crothers tries to get out of the position.
Crothers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Glass manages to get himself to full guard.
Crothers controlling from the top position.
Glass keeping moving, preventing Crothers from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Glass utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Glass is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Crothers gets to his feet - Glass follows without any prompting.
Crothers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Crothers lands but Glass takes it in his stride.
Glass shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crothers but Crothers pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Glass gets a takedown into half guard.
Glass works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Crothers hang on?
Glass connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Crothers working to try and regain half guard.
Crothers wants to control but Glass is having none of it.
Glass putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Glass tries to control but Crothers wriggling away.
Glass avoids the attempt from Crothers to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scatman Crothers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Glass's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Glass shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crothers as he jumps to the side.
Crothers lands a head kick!
Glass closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crothers circles away.
Glass shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crothers pinned against the cage. Crothers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Scatman Crothers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Glass.
Crothers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Crothers clinches with his opponent.
Crothers looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Glass has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Crothers is trying to keep an underhook but Glass manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Glass missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Glass is working for a submission of some sort.
Mark Glass has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crothers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Glass is looking for a kimura but Crothers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Glass to get the leverage.
Glass tries to pass to full mount but Crothers defends it.

Glass seems to be looking for submissions.
Glass sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crothers defending well though.
Crothers works his way to full guard. Good work.
Crothers is looking to stand up but Glass isn't so interested in that idea.
Glass tries to free his leg and advance position but Crothers is retaining full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Glass takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crothers misses with a low kick.
Glass fails with the takedown.
Crothers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

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.
Crothers throws a nice head kick!
Glass shoots in looking for a takedown. Crothers tries to sprawl out of it but Glass keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crothers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some bone on bone action there as Glass checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scatman Crothers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crothers is looking to clinch.
No luck for Glass with that takedown attempt.
Glass blocks a head kick by Crothers.
Glass misses with a takedown attempt - Crothers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Crothers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crothers connects with a knee to the head.

The cut above Mark Glass's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Glass is working for takedown but Crothers is calmly controlling the position for now.
Crothers lands a damaging elbow.
Crothers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glass looking for a takedown.
Glass tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crothers smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crothers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crothers stuffs the takedown.
Crothers tries to close the distance and clinch but Glass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crunch! Crothers slams his shin into Glass's torso.
Crothers lands a head kick!

Glass drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Glass is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crothers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Crothers defending against the ground and pound.
Glass trying to control the action but Crothers is working from the bottom.
Glass looks up at the clock and then as Crothers takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Glass smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mark Glass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Crothers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Glass working the head and body with strikes.
Glass trying to control the position but Crothers is working away.

Glass is working to tighten is grip on Crothers's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Crothers has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Glass is really squeezing tight and eventually Crothers passes out! Glass breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mark Glass!