PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Larry Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josiah Scurlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josiah Scurlock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Glover
vs
Scurlock

170 cm
28
143 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

173 cm
26
144 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Glover!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josiah Scurlock!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Scurlock.
Larry Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glover misses with a takedown
and Scurlock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Glover dives in and grabs Scurlock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Scurlock pushes down on Glover's head and hops out.
Glover misses with a takedown
enabling Scurlock to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Glover. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Glover shoots in and bounces Scurlock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Scurlock can't keep his opponent in guard - Glover advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Scurlock is trying to get back to full guard.
Glover missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Scurlock actively working from the bottom here.
Scurlock is pressing down on Glover's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scurlock is pulling down on Glover's head. It's preventing any offense from Glover, at least for the moment.
Glover missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Glover is looking to work some ground and pound but Scurlock has wrist control.
Glover has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Glover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scurlock is keeping the position for now.
Scurlock controls Glover momentarily but Glover frees himself.

Josiah Scurlock has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Glover shoots for a double leg takedown but Scurlock sprawls well. He's pushed Glover's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Glover with a poor takedown
and Scurlock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scurlock.
Glover tries for a takedown but Scurlock circles away easily
letting Scurlock counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover misses with a takedown attempt
and Scurlock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glover tries for a takedown but Scurlock circles away easily
and Scurlock counters with a left to the body.
Glover shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Scurlock counters with a three punch combo that has Glover backing up. Glover nods at Scurlock to acknowledge the strikes.

Glover is rocked!
Glover shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Scurlock counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Glover is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glover is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scurlock steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Glover is out on his feet! Scurlock sets himself and nearly takes Glover's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Josiah Scurlock!
Josiah Scurlock is the new bantamweight champion!
Josiah Scurlock decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.