PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Kuoppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenn comes into the arena with Say It Aint So by Weezer blaring out of the sound system. Kuoppala is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Children of Bodom - Warheart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Glenn
vs
Kuoppala

182 cm
22
184 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

181 cm
22
183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Glenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Kuoppala!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kuoppala closes the distance and clinches.
Glenn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kuoppala pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kuoppala tries to clinch up but Glenn circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexander Kuoppala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuoppala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuoppala slips under a jab.
Kuoppala uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Glenn has time to react.
Kuoppala looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kuoppala slips under a jab from Glenn.
Kuoppala tries to clinch up.
Kuoppala slips a jab from Glenn.
Kuoppala displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Glenn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuoppala misses with a series of wild punches.
Glenn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuoppala takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Glenn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Glenn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuoppala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glenn.
Kuoppala misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Glenn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kuoppala won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Glenn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kuoppala knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kuoppala tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kuoppala is trying to maintain the position but Glenn is very close to passing his half guard.

Glenn is working for a submission of some sort.
Kuoppala is holding on to half guard well.
Kuoppala is looking to control Glenn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuoppala avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kuoppala preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kuoppala tries to roll over but Glenn keeps him under control.
Glenn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuoppala defending well though.
Glenn is thwarting Kuoppala's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glenn trying to control the action but Kuoppala is working from the bottom.
Glenn tries to pass to full mount but Kuoppala defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Glenn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Glenn looking to secure an arm triangle but Kuoppala defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kuoppala is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glenn sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kuoppala is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Robert Glenn will probably get the nod.
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.

Kuoppala misses with a double jab.
Kuoppala lands a nice shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Kuoppala.
Glenn fails with the takedown
and Kuoppala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Glenn's knee momentarily.
Kuoppala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuoppala moves out of range as Glenn strikes.
Kuoppala throws out a powerful jab.
Glenn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kuoppala swivels and escapes.
Kuoppala throws a series of strikes that have Glenn backpedaling.

It looks like Robert Glenn has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kuoppala gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kuoppala stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kuoppala wants to stall.
Glenn is trying to stall.
Kuoppala is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Glenn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuoppala putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Glenn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kuoppala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Glenn breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kuoppala clinches.
Glenn letting Kuoppala take a breather here.
Glenn is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuoppala has double underhooks.
Glenn lands a right hand.
Glenn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Glenn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexander Kuoppala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuoppala lands a slapping body shot.
Glenn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuoppala just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuoppala takes a swing at Glenn's ribcage but misses.
Glenn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Glenn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kuoppala connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Glenn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuoppala.
Kuoppala slaps away a takedown attempt from Glenn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Glenn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kuoppala sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Glenn somewhat.
Kuoppala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuoppala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Kuoppala. Beautiful body shot.
Glenn takes one on the button.
Glenn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good shot there by Kuoppala.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glenn misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glenn misses with a double jab
and Kuoppala counters with a nice body shot.
Glenn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Kuoppala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Glenn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kuoppala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuoppala misses with a body shot.
Kuoppala uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Glenn has time to react.
Kuoppala scores with a hook to the body. Glenn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuoppala lands a two punch combo.

Glenn is rocked!
Kuoppala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Glenn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Glenn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuoppala scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Glenn doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glenn swings for the body but Kuoppala moves out of range.
Kuoppala explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Kuoppala closes the distance and clinches.
Glenn seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuoppala scores with a knee to the head.
Kuoppala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glenn.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuoppala tries a knee to the head but Glenn blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kuoppala as Glenn tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Kuoppala.
Glenn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kuoppala walks away with a smile on his face. Glenn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Glenn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kuoppala finds it's way round the side to connect with Glenn's head.
Nice takedown defense from Kuoppala. No joy for Glenn on that attempt.
Glenn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuoppala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kuoppala takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuoppala is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Glenn rather than just go for the knockout.
Kuoppala lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Glenn falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kuoppala dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Kuoppala!
An out of breath Alexander Kuoppala thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.