PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Glyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gevorg Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrosyan has chosen No Turning Back - Stand and Fight as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Glyde
vs
Petrosyan

174 cm
26
212 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
216 lbs
11 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Owen Glyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Gevorg Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan misses with a kick to the body.
Glyde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glyde darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Glyde gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Petrosyan misses with a hook

and Glyde counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Glyde looking to pass the guard.
Glyde trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrosyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrosyan told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Glyde loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Glyde trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Petrosyan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
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!
Glyde looking to control.

Petrosyan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Glyde is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Glyde has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Glyde postures up in Petrosyan's guard and throws a big left but Petrosyan blocks it.
Glyde is looking to work some ground and pound but Petrosyan has wrist control.
Petrosyan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Glyde.
Petrosyan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Glyde.
Petrosyan looking to control.
Petrosyan trying to control the position here.

Glyde is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Petrosyan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Petrosyan has escaped and now he's on top!
Petrosyan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Glyde had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Petrosyan defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Glyde keeping moving, preventing Petrosyan from controlling successfully.

Glyde had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Petrosyan defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrosyan controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan stopping the sweep attempt from Glyde.
Petrosyan trying to control but Glyde is working from the bottom.
Glyde wants to improve his position but instead Petrosyan has moved into half guard.

Petrosyan is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Glyde still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Glyde has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

Glyde tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Glyde has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glyde throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Glyde throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Glyde wants to control but Petrosyan is keeping him busy.

Glyde tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrosyan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Glyde dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Glyde throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Petrosyan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Glyde is in Petrosyan's guard.
Petrosyan wants to stand and escape but Glyde is having none of it.
Petrosyan trying to control the position here.
Glyde working some strikes from top position.
Glyde working some strikes from top position.
Glyde postures up in Petrosyan's guard and throws a big left but Petrosyan blocks it.
Glyde trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrosyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glyde in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Petrosyan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Glyde!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glyde tries to reverse the position but Petrosyan maintains control.
Petrosyan looking to control but Glyde is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Glyde tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Petrosyan wants to control the pace but Glyde is squirming around nicely.
Glyde is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glyde is working hard here to advance position.
Petrosyan wants to control the pace but Glyde is squirming around nicely.

Petrosyan is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Petrosyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Glyde works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Petrosyan looking for a guillotine here but Glyde defends easily.
Glyde wants to pass the guard but Petrosyan is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan keeping moving, preventing Glyde from controlling successfully.
Petrosyan controlling Glyde's posture.
Glyde preventing the sweep.
Glyde wants to control from the top but Petrosyan keeps moving.
Glyde wants to pass the guard but Petrosyan is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Glyde swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Glyde's head.
Petrosyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Glyde is just out of range.
Petrosyan misses with a hook. Glyde ducked under it nicely.
Petrosyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glyde sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrosyan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Glyde slips under a jab from Petrosyan.
Glyde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gevorg Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrosyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glyde manages to avoid it.
Petrosyan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glyde lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Owen Glyde will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Glyde shoots in but Petrosyan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Petrosyan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Glyde stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Glyde moves away from the strike by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan missing with a left hand there. Glyde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrosyan connects with the punch.

It looks like Owen Glyde has been cut.
Glyde closes the distance and clinches up with Petrosyan, looking for a takedown. Glyde pushes Petrosyan against the cage but Petrosyan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Petrosyan throws a leg kick which misses Glyde's front leg but catches the back leg as Glyde tries to avoid it.
Glyde misses with a wild body shot.
Horrible takedown by Petrosyan or perhaps it was just good defense by Glyde which made him look bad.
Petrosyan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Glyde gets a double leg takedown into Petrosyan's guard.
Glyde lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glyde trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrosyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glyde postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Glyde throws a big right hand that misses.
Glyde throws a big elbow that misses.

Petrosyan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Glyde doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Glyde manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Petrosyan keeping moving, preventing Glyde from controlling successfully.

Glyde got a little sloppy there for a moment and Petrosyan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Glyde has managed to get both his arms back between Petrosyan's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan keeping moving, preventing Glyde from controlling successfully.
Glyde is pushing down on Petrosyan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Petrosyan is fighting to maintain full guard but Glyde has managed to sneak the leg through.

Glyde is looking for a kimura here.
Glyde is pressing down on Petrosyan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Petrosyan is holding on for now.

Glyde is working for a kimura but Petrosyan is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan trying to control but Glyde postures up.

Glyde is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Glyde is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrosyan is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glyde wants to pass the guard but Petrosyan is defending well.
Petrosyan gets back to full guard.
Glyde distracts Petrosyan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gevorg Petrosyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Petrosyan looking for a guillotine here but Glyde defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrosyan keeping moving, preventing Glyde from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Owen Glyde.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Glyde, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gevorg Petrosyan!
A victorious Gevorg Petrosyan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.