PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Glover (ranked 318 p4p, 777 weight class) and Lorenz Blackwater (ranked 47 p4p, 108 weight class). Blackwater has chosen A$AP Rocky - Everyday as his entrance music. Lorenz Blackwater has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Glover
vs
Blackwater

176 cm
27
174
14 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
180
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorenz Blackwater!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwater misses with a takedown
and Glover counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blackwater throws a series of punches but Glover avoids them all with ease.
Blackwater slips under a jab.
Blackwater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackwater moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackwater throws a series of punches but Glover moves out of range.
Glover rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackwater moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blackwater feints the counter takedown.
Glover has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Monkey Magic in the buildup to the fight.
Glover lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blackwater at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover throws a big shot that misses.
Glover tries to bum rush Blackwater with a series of wild strikes but Blackwater uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackwater. Glover does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glover throwing a counter right hand but Blackwater manages to avoid it.
Glover scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Roger Glover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackwater bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blackwater is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Blackwater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glover.
Blackwater throws a right hand that Glover ducks under and follows up with a left that Glover also avoids with ease.
Glover lands a nice hook to Blackwater's body. Blackwater takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glover throws a hook but Blackwater blocks it.
Blackwater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackwater looks to land a combination but Glover avoids it well.
Blackwater tries to bum rush Glover with a series of wild strikes but Glover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Glover misses the target.
Blackwater goes for a double leg but Glover avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Glover continues to drive forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Blackwater.
Blackwater lands with a hook. Glover tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover cracks Blackwater with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blackwater swings widly with a right hand
and Glover counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blackwater digs a good body shot into Glover's ribs.
Glover misses with a body shot
and Blackwater counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glover closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Glover is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blackwater throws a body shot but no joy.
Glover displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blackwater.
Roger Glover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenz Blackwater.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Glover misses with a left hand
enabling Blackwater to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackwater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Glover misses the target.
Nice cross by Blackwater.
Blackwater uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glover.
Blackwater has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Glover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roger Glover will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Glover misses with a hook. Blackwater ducked under it nicely.
Blackwater with a hook.
Blackwater misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Glover connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glover cracks Blackwater with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blackwater lands with a nice body punch.
Glover fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blackwater looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackwater lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Glover swings for the body but Blackwater moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Blackwater.
Blackwater throws a right hand that misses
enabling Glover to counter with a crisp jab.
Blackwater slips a jab and a cross from Glover.
Blackwater feints the counter takedown.
Blackwater dips to his left and cracks Glover with an uppercut!
Roger Glover is winning the standup battle so far.
Blackwater takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Glover misses with a hook
and Blackwater counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blackwater connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Glover's hands.
Glover jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blackwater swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover dodges the punch combination from Blackwater.
A quick step to the side and Glover tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackwater takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glover misses with a body shot.
Blackwater scores with a decent looking hook.
Glover thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blackwater scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blackwater with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Glover to score with a decent uppercut.
Blackwater tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Glover defends well and Blackwater ends up having to push Glover into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blackwater shoots in for a takedown but Glover shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blackwater has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blackwater misses with a right hand
and Glover counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lorenz Blackwater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glover jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blackwater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blackwater lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover misses with a body shot.
Blackwater with a poor takedown
and Glover counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roger Glover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenz Blackwater.
Blackwater needs to keep his hands up - Glover had a free shot at his head there.
Glover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackwater moves away.
Glover moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackwater blocks a jab.
Blackwater swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Glover slips a jab and a cross from Blackwater.
Blackwater lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Glover dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Blackwater fails with a takedown attempt.
Glover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackwater ducks under a wild hook from Glover.
The fighters circling - Glover throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blackwater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Glover.
Glover connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Glover misses its intended target.
Blackwater let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Glover slips a jab from Blackwater.
Blackwater swings widly with a right hand
enabling Glover to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Blackwater.
Blackwater defending well as Glover loads up on a big left hand.
Glover looks to land a combination but Blackwater avoids it well.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Blackwater might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Glover has got the better of the exchanges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater shoots and misses
and Glover counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blackwater is defended easily by Glover.
Roger Glover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenz Blackwater.
Glover throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackwater.
Blackwater looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Glover dodges the punch combination from Blackwater.
A little feinted left hand from Glover on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackwater's jab looks to have found its range, popping Glover under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater throws a series of strikes that have Glover backpedaling.
Blackwater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glover.
Blackwater throws a left and a right that both miss
and Glover counters with a right hand to the body.
Blackwater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Glover coming out on top.
Glover throws the left hand but Blackwater avoids the punch easily.
Blackwater changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover throws a looping overhand right but Blackwater ducks down to avoid it.
Glover throws a body shot but no joy.
Blackwater drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Glover defends it well.
Sloppy strikes from Blackwater. Those never looked like landing.
Glover swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Glover throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown attempt by Blackwater or perhaps it was just good defense by Glover, which made it look bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blackwater.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Glover showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Glover has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Glover!
Our winner, Roger Glover, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.