PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Inator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inator comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Snoop Dogg- Money kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alex Glenn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Inator's chin.

Glenn
vs
Inator

181 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Glenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Inator!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Inator tries to keep at a distance but Glenn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Glenn working hard to break the clinch.
Glenn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Inator tries for a takedown but Glenn manages to get underhooks.

Glenn jumps guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Inator throws a big elbow that misses.
Inator trying to control the position from guard on top but Glenn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glenn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Glenn tries to get out of the position.
Glenn controlling Inator's posture.
Inator trying to control but Glenn is working from the bottom.
Inator controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inator trying to control but Glenn is working from the bottom.

Frank Inator has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Glenn connects with a body shot that sends Inator's belly button to the back.
Inator misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Inator tries for a takedown but Glenn circles away easily

and Glenn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alex Glenn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Inator.
Glenn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inator.

Glenn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Inator regains guard.
Inator keeping moving, preventing Glenn from controlling successfully.
Glenn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Inator has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Glenn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inator is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Inator might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Glenn kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Inator trying to control the position here.
Glenn wants to stand but Inator is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inator seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Inator with a lazy takedown attempt

and Glenn counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Inator!
Glenn controlling the position easily from mount.
Glenn looking to control but Inator is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The referee warns Inator that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Glenn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
Glenn throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Glenn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Inator is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Inator with a poor takedown

and Glenn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Inator's guard.
Glenn looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inator keeping moving, preventing Glenn from controlling successfully.
Inator is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Glenn trying to control the position from guard on top but Inator is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Inator trying to control the position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alex Glenn.
Inator shoots and misses

and Glenn counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inator wants to take the fight to the mat but Glenn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alex Glenn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Inator.
Inator is working for takedown but Glenn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Inator is breathing heavily.

Glenn breaks the clinch.
Inator fails with the takedown

so Glenn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Glenn trying to control but Inator is working from the bottom.
Glenn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Glenn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Alex Glenn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Glenn manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Inator on his heels. He'll look to pass Inator's guard now, I'm sure.
Glenn forces his way into half guard.

Glenn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Glenn is taking a breather. Inator says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Inator looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Inator is trying to get back to full guard.
Glenn is looking to advance position but Inator won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Inator is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

We're going to have a standup here because Alex Glenn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Glenn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Inator.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inator misses with a takedown attempt

so Glenn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Glenn throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Glenn dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Glenn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Inator misses with a takedown attempt

and Glenn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Inator's guard.
Inator has momentary wrist control but Glenn slips an elbow through the middle.

Glenn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Inator shoots for a takedown but Glenn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Inator misses with a takedown attempt

and Glenn counters by clinching up.
Alex Glenn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Inator.

Glenn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Inator tries to sprawl but Glenn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glenn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Inator takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Glenn landing strikes from the mount and Inator is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glenn landing strikes from the mount.
Glenn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Glenn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Glenn tries to control but Inator wriggling away.
Glenn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inator can do to turn this around?
Glenn looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glenn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Inator hang on?
Glenn prevents Inator from getting the reversal.
Glenn lands a heavy elbow.
Glenn forces the positional change into back control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glenn scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Inator is looking for a way out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Inator's body.
Glenn is hanging on to Inator's back as he tries to escape.
Glenn lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Inator hold on?!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inator prevents Glenn from getting a body triangle.
Glenn has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Inator's body.
Glenn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Glenn is not going to allow Inator to sit and survive in this position.
Glenn controlling the position well here. Inator rolled but Glenn kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Frank Inator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Glenn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glenn gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Glenn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Glenn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Glenn!