PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Glossy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Anthem by Onra. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Glossy
vs
Long

196 cm
32
205 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

191 cm
33
206 lbs
24 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Glossy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long lands with a good body shot.
Glossy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Long on the side of the head.
Glossy swings widly with a right hand

and Long counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Glossy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long lands a nice leg kick that just misses Glossy's sensitive parts.
Glossy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Glossy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Long lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've been informed that Long has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Long tries to clinch but Glossy moves out of range.
Glossy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Long.
Glossy slips a jab from Long.
Glossy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Long dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glossy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Long. Glossy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Long misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glossy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Long, right into the meat.
Glossy looks to throw a body kick

and Long counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Long is fighting to break Glossy's control of his arms but Glossy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Long trying to control but Glossy is working from the bottom.

Glossy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Glossy pulls Long in to control the position.
Long working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Glossy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Glossy keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glossy wants to get back to his feet but Long is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Glossy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Long doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Long manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Glossy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Long gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Long trying to control but Glossy is working from the bottom.
Long controls from within his opponent's guard.
Glossy wants to sweep but no luck.

Glossy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Long defends it easily.
Long must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Glossy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long scoring with punches to the head and body.
Glossy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Long throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Glossy pulls Long in to control the position.
Long working some strikes from top position.
Long engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Glossy wants to sweep here but Long controlling him for the moment.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Glossy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Long gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Glossy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Long pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glossy is keeping the position for now.
Long postures up and lands a big shot to Glossy's brow.
Long with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Glossy working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Glossy holds on and takes a little breather.
Long throwing strikes from guard but Glossy blocks nicely.
Glossy keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
Long trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Long wants to control from the top but Glossy keeps moving.
Long chips away with some ground and pound.
Long wants to control from the top but Glossy keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

How Long dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Long swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Glossy checks a leg kick.
Glossy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glossy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dick Glossy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Glossy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glossy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Long looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Long misses with a left hand
and Glossy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Long misses with a right hand
and Glossy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glossy misses with a double jab.
Long drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Glossy defends it well.
Dick Glossy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Glossy does no damage.
Long avoids a punch combination nicely.
Long with the counter takedown but Glossy avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glossy throws a head kick that misses

and Long moves into the clinch.
Glossy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Long - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Long takes a shot to the head.
Long cracks Glossy with a nice body shot.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glossy tries to break the clinch but Long is controlling the position.
Glossy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Long's elbow.
Long makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Glossy just leaning against Long, taking a breather.
Long can't find room to land a body shot as Glossy controls the action.
Glossy swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long lands a right hand.
Glossy takes a shot to the head.
Glossy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glossy gets through Long's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long trying to control the position but instead, Glossy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Long into the cage.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
Long pushes Glossy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glossy blocks a body shot from Long.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glossy.
Glossy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Glossy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Long tries a body shot but Glossy blocks it.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glossy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Long up against the cage.
Glossy tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Glossy breaks from the clinch.
Glossy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glossy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sloppy strikes from Long. Those never looked like landing.
Glossy scores with a shot to the body.
Dick Glossy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glossy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Long.
Long on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glossy. Glossy obviously looking to wear him down.
Glossy scores with a nice head shot.
Glossy thumps Long with a low kick.
Dick Glossy is winning the standup battle so far.
Long slips a straight right by Glossy.
Long drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Glossy defends it well.
Long misses with a low kick.
Long scores with a jab to the jaw.
Long throws the left hand but Glossy avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glossy fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glossy throws a big shot that misses.
Jab by Glossy.
Glossy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Long.
Glossy just misses with a punch to the body.
Glossy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glossy throws a big shot that misses.
Long feints the counter takedown.
Glossy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Glossy moves forwards but Long connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Glossy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Long's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Glossy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Glossy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Glossy looks for the body kick but Long saw that one coming.
Long throws a big shot that misses.
Long turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Long cracks a nice hook into Glossy's ribs.
Glossy connects with a leg kick. Long looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters circling a little - Glossy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Long scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long walks into a straight right hand from Glossy.
Long tries to clinch but Glossy moves away
and Glossy counters with a nice uppercut.
Glossy misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glossy blocks the body kick.
Glossy scores with a hook to the body. Long takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Long throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glossy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Glossy blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Long. Glossy does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Long looks to move away, Glossy throws a big counter combo bu Long just gets out of the way.
Glossy swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
And Long tries to counter it with a takedown but Glossy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A nice inside leg kick there by Glossy. That's going to slow Long down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Long.
Glossy misses with a hook

and Long counters with a nice double leg into side control. Glossy won't be happy with that.

Glossy sneaks out the side door and pushes Long away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Glossy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glossy throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Glossy.
Glossy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Glossy. Those never looked like landing.
Long steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Glossy.
Glossy walks into a straight right hand from Long.
Glossy misses with a body shot.
Long lands a leg kick that knocks Glossy off balance momentarily.
Glossy scores with a jab to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Long.
Glossy throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
And Long tries to counter it with a takedown but Glossy pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glossy lands with a shot to the body.
Long tries to bum rush Glossy with a series of wild strikes but Glossy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Glossy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Long to score with a decent uppercut.
Long fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glossy misses with a left hand

so Long counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Glossy keeping full guard, as Long tries to pass.
Long controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Glossy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Glossy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Glossy looking for a sweep. Not yet Glossy, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Long missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Glossy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Long wants to control from the top but Glossy keeps moving.
Long preventing the sweep.
Glossy working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Long in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long trying to control but Glossy is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Long defending well as Glossy loads up on a big left hand.
Long with a jab.
Glossy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Glossy lands a high kick!

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 Dick Glossy.
I think Glossy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dick Glossy!
After winning the bout, Dick Glossy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, How Long stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am impressed by your performance!'.