PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sabahudin Gluhovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Mellon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gluhovic
vs
Mellon

193 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sabahudin Gluhovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Mellon!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mellon doesn't manage to clinch there - Gluhovic circles away.
Mellon wants to clinch up but Gluhovic keeps it at a distance.
Mellon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gluhovic swivels and escapes.
Mellon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gluhovic lands with a nice body kick.
Mellon fails to land the takedown.

Mellon clinches up with Gluhovic and pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Mellon.

Mellon breaks from the clinch.

Gluhovic closes the distance and clinches.
Gluhovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Mellon avoids the damage to the body.
Gluhovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mellon's efforts to push away.
Gluhovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mellon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gluhovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sabahudin Gluhovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Mellon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gluhovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mellon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mellon tries to pull guard but Gluhovic won't allow it.
Gluhovic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mellon smiles and moves away.

Mellon gets the takedown into side control.
Gluhovic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gluhovic is trying to control. Mellon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gluhovic wants to free his trapped foot but Mellon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gluhovic thows a huge punch but Mellon dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gluhovic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gluhovic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mellon wants to improve his position but Gluhovic is controlling well.
Gluhovic frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mellon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gluhovic pulls Mellon in close to prevent any damage.
Gluhovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mellon manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellon can't keep his opponent in guard - Gluhovic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gluhovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mellon's head.
Gluhovic stops Mellon from getting back to his feet.

Gluhovic decides to stand and escape the position.
Gluhovic shoots in for a takedown but Mellon shows good takedown defense.

Mellon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gluhovic did well to prevent Mellon getting side control.
Gluhovic wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gluhovic wants to control but Mellon is keeping busy.

Mellon stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Gluhovic is breathing heavily.
Gluhovic misses with a takedown attempt - Mellon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gluhovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mellon counters with a low kick, right behind Gluhovic 's knee.
Mellon throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mellon throws a head kick but Gluhovic moves out of range.
Mellon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gluhovic but Gluhovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Mellon shoots in and gets a takedown into Gluhovic's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thomas Mellon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mellon dives in for a single leg takedown but Gluhovic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Mellon manages to break the clinch.

Mellon gets a clinch.
Gluhovic fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Mellon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gluhovic lands a nice shot that snaps Mellon's head back.
Gluhovic shoots in for a takedown but Mellon shows good takedown defense.
Gluhovic misses with a takedown attempt - Mellon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sabahudin Gluhovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gluhovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mellon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Mellon has closed the distance and engaged Gluhovic in a clinch.
Mellon jumps guard but Gluhovic turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mellon fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mellon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gluhovic shoots and misses

and Mellon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gluhovic!
Gluhovic prevents Mellon from improving position.
Mellon taking a breather here.

Mellon goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gluhovic rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mellon's guard! Nice work there by Gluhovic!
Mellon wants to hit a switch here but Gluhovic passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mellon there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gluhovic trying to control but Mellon is having none of it.
Thomas Mellon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mellon is desperately trying to improve his position but Gluhovic has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mellon tries to lock up and control but Gluhovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mellon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gluhovic content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellon is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gluhovic looking to ground and pound but Mellon is blocking nicely.
Mellon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gluhovic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mellon throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gluhovic. What's that going to do exactly?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellon can't escape the position.
Gluhovic trying to control but Mellon is having none of it.
Mellon is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mellon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mellon has given up his back. Will we see Gluhovic going for some submissions?
I really don't envy Mellon right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Mellon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gluhovic throws a right hand that Mellon ducks under and follows up with a left that Mellon also avoids with ease.
Mellon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mellon wants it to stay on the feet.
Gluhovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gluhovic is looking to clinch but Mellon is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mellon.
Gluhovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Mellon. Mellon gets slowly back to his feet.
Gluhovic misses with an attempted mid kick.

Mellon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gluhovic did well to prevent Mellon getting side control.
Mellon is stalling here. Gluhovic is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mellon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gluhovic has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mellon is looking for a sweep.
Mellon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gluhovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mellon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gluhovic throws an elbow but Mellon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gluhovic wants to control but Mellon is keeping him busy.
Gluhovic remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mellon wants to control but Gluhovic postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellon looks to move to half guard but instead Gluhovic has passed into mount! Damn!
Mellon wants to hold on but Gluhovic pushes him away.
Mellon is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Gluhovic has taken his back!
Gluhovic is hanging on to Mellon's back as he tries to escape.
Mellon looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gluhovic.
Gluhovic has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mellon's body.
Gluhovic punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellon is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gluhovic has good solid back control here.
Gluhovic controlling well, preventing Mellon from escaping the position.
Gluhovic trying to control.
Gluhovic has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mellon's body.
Mellon can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gluhovic throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Mellon trying to control the hands but Gluhovic won't let him.
Gluhovic keeps control of the position as Mellon tries to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gluhovic has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gluhovic controlling well, preventing Mellon from escaping the position.

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 Sabahudin Gluhovic.
I think Mellon 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Thomas Mellon!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Thomas Mellon!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Thomas Mellon!

Thomas Mellon wins by unanimous decision!