PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Glisky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Vogel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Glisky
vs
Vogel

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zeke Glisky !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Vogel!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Vogel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vogel throws a right hand that misses
and Vogel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glisky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vogel on the side of the head.
Vogel misses with an uppercut. Glisky saw that one coming.
Vogel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vogel tries a low kick but Glisky avoids it.
Vogel stuffs the takedown attempt from Glisky . Glisky gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurt Vogel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vogel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vogel lands a body shot.
Vogel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vogel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glisky moves away.
Glisky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glisky cracks Vogel with an open hand slap.
Glisky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vogel, right into the meat.
Vogel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vogel misses with a head kick.
Glisky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vogel on the side of the head.
Glisky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vogel sprawls well. Vogel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Glisky gets slowly back to his feet.
Vogel throws a right and a left that Glisky avoids nicely.
Glisky throws a leg kick but Vogel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kurt Vogel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glisky moves out of range as Vogel throws a body kick.
Vogel misses with a body kick.
No luck for Glisky with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeke Glisky . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vogel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vogel fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Glisky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Glisky goes for a takedown attempt but Vogel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Glisky throws an off balance right hand
and Vogel counters with a nice leg kick.
Vogel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Vogel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Glisky as he checks the leg kick.
Vogel scores with a leg kick.
Glisky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vogel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Glisky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good work by Glisky as he checks the leg kick.
Glisky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vogel missing with a left hand there. Glisky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Glisky looks for a takedown but Vogel sprawls well.
Glisky tries to land a leg kick but Vogel saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glisky scores with a three punch combo!
Vogel misses with a looping left.
Vogel looks to score with a jab to the body but Glisky is just out of range.
Vogel cracks the inside of Glisky 's front leg.

Glisky closes the distance and pushes Vogel back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vogel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Glisky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vogel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vogel is looking to break free of the clinch but Glisky has double underhooks.
Glisky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vogel's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Vogel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Vogel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vogel misses with a head kick.
Glisky throws a jab when Vogel was well out of range.
Vogel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vogel wants to land a leg kick but Glisky is out of range.
Glisky misses with a few strikes there.
Glisky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vogel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vogel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vogel misses with a head kick.
Glisky tries to land a leg kick but Vogel saw it coming and moves away.
Glisky avoids the body shot from Vogel.
Kurt Vogel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vogel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vogel stuffs the takedown.
Glisky lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Glisky rushes Vogel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vogel tries to circle away but Glisky has him pinned against the cage.
Vogel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Glisky is stalling here.

Vogel manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Glisky . Those never looked like landing.
Vogel throws a hook but Glisky blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glisky fails to land the takedown.
Vogel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vogel fails to land with a series of punches.
Vogel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Glisky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vogel misses with a low kick.
Glisky shoots in for a takedown but Vogel shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeke Glisky . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Glisky drives through and clinches with Vogel against the cage.
Vogel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Glisky 's efforts to push away.
Glisky slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogel tries to break the clinch but Glisky is controlling the position.
Vogel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Glisky 's efforts to push away.
Glisky tries to pull guard but Vogel won't allow it.
Glisky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vogel walks away with a smile on his face. Glisky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vogel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vogel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vogel misses with a body shot

and Glisky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Glisky .
A frustrated look appears on Vogel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Glisky tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vogel just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogel working hard to break the clinch.
Glisky keeps control of Vogel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vogel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Glisky manages to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vogel trying to control but Glisky is working from the bottom.
Vogel wanted to stand there but Glisky had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Vogel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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 Zeke Glisky will probably get the nod.
That's time! Glisky 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Vogel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glisky manages to avoid it.
Vogel checks the leg kick.
Vogel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vogel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Glisky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Glisky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vogel. Vogel obviously looking to wear him down.
Vogel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zeke Glisky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glisky avoids the head kick by Vogel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vogel. Glisky does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Glisky .
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Glisky !

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vogel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vogel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Glisky rather than just go for the knockout.

Glisky has closed the distance and engaged Vogel in a clinch.
Vogel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Glisky has him pressed against the cage.

Glisky decides to pull guard.
Vogel trying to control but Glisky is working from the bottom.
Glisky has a closed guard, preventing Vogel from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogel preventing the sweep.
Vogel is fighting to break Glisky 's control of his arms but Glisky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Zeke Glisky just wasn't active enough.
Vogel throws a front kick aimed at Glisky 's knee but Glisky avoids it well.
Vogel fakes the leg kick and cracks Glisky in the body.
Vogel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glisky .
Vogel misses with a head kick.
Glisky bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vogel's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Glisky has managed to clinch.
Vogel tries to break the clinch but Glisky is controlling the position.
Vogel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Glisky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vogel has had enough of the clinch but Glisky keeps him there for the moment.
Glisky prevents Vogel from breaking the clinch.
Glisky prevents Vogel from breaking the clinch.

Glisky jumps into guard, dragging Vogel to the mat.
Glisky is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Glisky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vogel is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Glisky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kurt Vogel.
I think Vogel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Vogel!