PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Chad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glover has chosen The Cool Kids - Pennies as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Chad
vs
Glover

195 cm
18
268 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
21
248 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Todd Chad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Russell Glover!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover swinging wilding here.
Chad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Glover swivels and escapes.
Chad wants to clinch.
Russell Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glover swats away the attempt to clinch by Chad.
Glover drops Chad with a beautiful combination! Chad stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Glover is looking for the KO!

Chad is rocked!

It looks like Todd Chad has been cut.
Glover misses with a wild combination.
Oh Chad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glover fails to land the takedown.
Chad seems to have got his legs back now.
Glover throws a sloppy head kick and Chad moves out of range easily.
Glover wants to clinch.
Chad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Chad clinches up with Glover and pushes him back against the cage.

Chad breaks from the clinch.
Chad misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Glover.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chad gets a clinch.
Glover tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chad landing knees to the body.
Chad tries to land knees in the clinch but Glover avoids the damage to the body.
Chad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chad tries to land knees in the clinch but Glover avoids the damage to the body.

Glover breaks the clinch.
Chad tries a head kick but it misses.
Chad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glover looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chad is fending him off so far but Glover persists. Nope, Chad circles away and we're back to standing.
Todd Chad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Glover.
Glover looks gassed!
Glover throws a nice head kick!
Chad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Chad instigates a clinch.
Chad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Glover tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chad smiles and moves away.
Glover is looking to clinch.
Chad throws a sloppy head kick
and Glover counters with a three punch combo that has Chad backing up. Chad nods at Glover to acknowledge the strikes.
Glover chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chad can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chad lands a high kick!
Glover throws a leg kick
and Chad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Glover's knee momentarily.
Chad tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Chad misses
and Glover counters with a low kick, right behind Chad 's knee.
Glover wants to clinch.
Glover fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A low kick from Glover is predictable there

and Chad counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Chad breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Glover is predictable there
and Chad counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Chad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Glover or perhaps it was just good defense by Chad which made him look bad.
Glover lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Glover shoots in and bounces Chad off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Glover with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chad knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Glover on the ground.
Chad throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Glover stopping the sweep attempt from Chad.
Chad keeping full guard, as Glover tries to pass.
Chad trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Chad manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Glover shoots in but no luck this time.
Glover missing with a left hand there. Chad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Glover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Chad clinches up against the cage.
Chad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chad tries to land knees in the clinch but Glover avoids the damage to the body.
Chad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Glover wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Chad manages to break the clinch.

Chad clinches up with Glover and pushes him back against the cage.
Glover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chad has him pressed against the cage.
Glover wants to break free but Chad has control.
Chad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Chad lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chad could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ground and pound from Chad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Glover gets full guard.
Chad preventing the sweep.

Glover looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Chad has picked Glover up and slammed him! Glover can't keep hold of the triangle and Chad manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Russell Glover will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Todd Chad's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chad moves into the clinch successfully.
Chad misses with an elbow strike.
Glover leaning against his opponent.
Glover has had enough of the clinch but Chad keeps him there for the moment.
Glover is trying to break free.
Glover blocking some punches.
Chad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glover.
Glover has had enough of the clinch but Chad keeps him there for the moment.
Glover stops a takedown attempt from Chad.
Chad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glover.
Glover wants to break the clinch but can't.
Glover wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Glover works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Glover wants to get back to striking at distance but Chad won't allow it.
Chad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glover has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chad looking to throw knees to the head but Glover is blocking nicely.
Chad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Glover.

Chad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Glover stuffs the takedown.

Chad clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Glover is trying to break free.
Glover can't get the takedown.

Glover manages to break the clinch.
Chad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chad tries a head kick but it misses.
Glover just misses with a punch to the body.
Chad explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Glover tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Chad is predictable there

and Glover counters with a series of strikes that sends Chad to the canvas! Glover follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Chad keeping moving, preventing Glover from controlling successfully.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Glover. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Glover is breathing heavily.
Chad keeping full guard, as Glover tries to pass.
Chad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chad trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover trying to control the position from guard on top but Chad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chad tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chad scores with a leg kick.
Glover lands a jab-cross combination.
Todd Chad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glover chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chad can pounce on him.
Glover avoids the head kick by Chad.
Chad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chad throws a head kick but Glover moves out of range.
Chad looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Chad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Glover misses
and Chad counters with a good low kick that Glover was not able to check.
Glover shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chad pinned against the cage. Chad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chad thuds his shin into the meat of Glover's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Glover darts in and clinches Chad up against the cage.

Glover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glover throws a series of punches but Chad avoids them all with ease.
Glover misses with a double jab.

Glover gets a takedown into half guard.
Glover frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Glover throwing strikes here but Chad is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chad taking shots to the head.
Glover trying to control but Chad is having none of it.
Glover punching from mount but Chad doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chad is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chad throwing hammer fists to the chest of Glover. What's that going to do exactly?
Chad is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chad is working to get back to half guard.
Glover connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Todd Chad's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chad throwing hammer fists to the chest of Glover. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Glover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Todd Chad's cut.
That's time! Chad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Glover will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Chad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chad lands an elbow just above Glover 's eye.
Chad misses with a knee strike.
Chad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glover.

Chad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glover takes a swing at Chad's ribcage but misses.
Chad blocks a head kick by Glover.
A head kick by Chad misses
and Glover counters with a nice leg kick.
Glover throws a looping overhand right but Chad ducks down to avoid it.

Glover fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chad, pushing him back against the cage.
Chad pushes off an throws an elbow but Glover leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Glover's brow.
Chad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chad lands a knee to the head.
Chad gets underhooks to prevent Glover's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chad drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Glover gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chad missing with knees to the body.
Chad keeps control of Glover as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Glover manages to pull guard.
Chad trying to control the position from guard on top but Glover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover looking for a sweep. Not yet Glover, not yet.
Glover lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chad!
Glover has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Glover landing strikes from the mount and Chad is in trouble!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Todd Chad's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Russell Glover!