PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Fallon (ranked 1741 p4p, 1818 weight class) and Roger Glover (ranked 235 p4p, 247 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fallon
vs
Glover

185 cm
26
180
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
25
174
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Fallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Glover!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover keeps the fight on the outside.
Fallon lands a right hook to the body.
Glover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fallon.
Fallon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fallon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fallon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Glover gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Glover dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fallon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fallon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Glover is trying to maintain a safe position but Fallon gets an underhook and turns Glover into the cage.
A body shot lands from Glover.
Glover lands a right hand.

Fallon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Fallon closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover scores with a shot to the side of Fallon's head.
Fallon lands an elbow inside that Glover shrugs off.
Glover working aggressively here.
Glover misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallon lands an elbow that stopped Glover in his tracks for a moment.
Fallon scores with a knee to the head.
Glover looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A hook to the body from Fallon.
Fallon lands an elbow inside.
Glover looking to stall.
Fallon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Glover blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Glover - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice left hand lands by Glover.
Glover's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Glover tries to work over Fallon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glover takes a knee right on the jaw!

Fallon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glover keeps the fight on the outside.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fallon cracks Glover with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fallon connects with a right hand. Glover shakes it off.

Fallon clinches up with Glover and pushes him back against the cage.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as Fallon controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fallon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Glover's brow.
Fallon trying to land knees to the body.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as Fallon controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glover.
Fallon lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fallon.

Fallon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mike Fallon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fallon moves in looking to clinch but Glover pushes him off.
Fallon tries to clinch there but Glover circles away.
Fallon wants to clinch up but Glover keeps it at a distance.
Glover keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Glover misses.
Fallon swings away with a body shot that misses

and Glover moves into the clinch.
Fallon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fallon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Glover blocks an elbow strike from Fallon.
Fallon prevents a body shot from Glover.
A short body shot lands from Glover as the two fighters clinch.
Glover pushes Fallon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fallon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Glover's brow.
Glover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glover blocks an uppercut.
Glover works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Glover pushes Fallon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fallon lands a nice elbow.
Glover misses with the head strike.
Fallon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Glover's defenses.
Fallon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Glover is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Glover works on Fallon's body with a couple of short punches.
Fallon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glover is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fallon misses with a body punch.
A short left from Glover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fallon just leaning against Glover, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Glover fails to land.
Glover is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Glover blocks the elbow strike.
Fallon landing knees to the head.
Fallon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice elbow from Fallon.
Glover leaning his opponent against the cage.
Glover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fallon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glover.
Glover stalls.

Fallon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Fallon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Glover on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fallon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glover manages to avoid it.
Fallon sets himself, and Glover steps forward looking for the clinch! Fallon avoids it this time.
Fallon ducks under a wild hook from Glover.
Fallon misses with the combination.
Glover swats away the attempt to clinch by Fallon.
Glover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mike Fallon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fallon is looking to clinch but Glover is avoiding it.
Glover avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fallon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fallon avoids the body shot from Glover.
Glover avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Glover misses.

Fallon rushes Glover and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover misses with a punch to the body.
Fallon swings wildly with an uppercut but Glover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glover tries a body shot but Fallon blocks it.
Fallon tries to throw a body punch but Glover avoids it by throwing Fallon back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Glover creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Glover tries to work over Fallon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glover misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Glover as the two fighters clinch.
Fallon takes a shot to the head.
Glover lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Fallon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fallon tries to clinch there but Glover circles away.
Fallon tries to clinch there but Glover circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Glover misses.

Fallon clinches with his opponent.
Glover throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fallon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glover blocks it with crossed arms.
Fallon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Glover.
Glover lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover pushes Fallon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fallon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Fallon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Glover misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Fallon misses the target.
Fallon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Glover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Glover thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fallon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fallon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Glover momentarily.
Fallon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Glover moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Glover rushes Fallon and presses him up against the cage.
Glover swings wildly with an uppercut but Fallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Fallon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover has Fallon pressed against the cage, preventing Fallon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fallon prevents a body shot from Glover.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fallon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fallon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fallon lands an elbow just above Glover 's eye.
Glover misses with a punch on the inside.
Fallon wants to get back to striking at distance but Glover won't allow it.
Glover avoiding damage as Fallon throws knees to the body.
Fallon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Glover prevents Fallon from breaking the clinch.
Glover pushes Fallon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fallon is looking to control Glover's arms but Glover gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fallon has his back to the cage.
Glover tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Glover lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Glover lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fallon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Glover has Fallon pressed against the cage.
Mike Fallon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Fallon.
Glover gets through Fallon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fallon pushes off an throws an elbow but Glover leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover presses Fallon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Glover.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as Fallon controls his hands.
Glover lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Fallon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fallon tries to clinch up but Glover circles away and keeps his distance.
Glover tries to counter with a clinch but Fallon shakes him off and moves away.
Mike Fallon is winning the standup battle so far.
Glover just misses with a punch to the body.
Fallon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glover keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fallon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fallon landing knees to the head.
Fallon lands an elbow just above Glover 's eye.

Fallon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Glover in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Fallon clinches.
Nice body punch from Glover - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roger Glover will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Fallon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Fallon gets tackled into the cage by Glover. Glover maintains the clinch.
Fallon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fallon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Glover up against the cage.

Fallon manages to break the clinch.
Fallon tries to clinch up
and Glover counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch but Glover swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fallon throws a right hand that Glover ducks under and follows up with a left that Glover also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fallon is looking to clinch but Glover is avoiding it.

Fallon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fallon lands a damaging elbow.
Fallon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fallon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glover avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fallon.
Glover misses with some punches.
Glover lands with a light punch inside.
Fallon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Glover.
Fallon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Glover tries to work over Fallon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fallon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fallon is trying to maintain a safe position but Glover gets an underhook and turns Fallon into the cage.
Fallon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Glover lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fallon.
Glover pushes Fallon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fallon takes a shot to the head.
Glover lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fallon backwards.
Glover working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Glover - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Glover leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover lands a right hand.
Fallon blocking some punches.
Fallon tries to break free but Glover pushes him back against the cage.
Fallon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Glover content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fallon missing with knees to the body.
Glover is stalling here.

Fallon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fallon tries to clinch up.

Fallon closes the distance and clinches.
Glover lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Glover scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fallon is looking to break free of the clinch but Glover has double underhooks.
Fallon being controlled against the cage.
Glover takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glover.
Fallon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fallon tries a knee to the head but Glover blocks it.
Fallon blocks an uppercut.
Glover throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fallons head.
Fallon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glover avoids it.
Glover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fallon misses with an elbow over the top.
Glover scores with a shot to the side of Fallon's head.
Glover lands a body punch in the clinch.
Glover stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Glover lands a nice uppercut.

Fallon is rocked!
Glover taking a breather.
Oh Fallon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glover stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Glover holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fallon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Glover lands a body punch.
Fallon seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glover lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Glover.
Glover lands with a right to the head.
Glover lands a hook that snaps the head of Fallon backwards.
Glover stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Glover lands a nice uppercut.
Glover lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Glover.
Glover has Fallon pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Glover.
Glover scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fallon can't break the clinch.
Fallon takes a shot to the head.
Fallon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fallon letting Glover take a breather here.
Glover is pushing Fallon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Glover lands with a right to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Glover comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Glover 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roger Glover!
A victorious Roger Glover thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.