PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaneonuskatew Citlali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Citlali comes to the cage accompanied by Shadow of the Sun. This should be a great matchup!

Citlali
vs
Glover

197 cm
24
237 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

194 cm
25
240 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaneonuskatew Citlali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Troy Glover!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover pivots, looking for a leg kick but Citlali is out of range and Glover settles back down.
Glover throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Citlali throws out a loose jab but Glover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glover uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Citlali.
Glover lands a jab.
Citlali defending well as Glover loads up on a big left hand.
Citlali moves out of range as Glover strikes.
Citlali throws a sloppy head kick and Glover moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Glover finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A combination from Citlali does no damage.
Glover fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Citlali avoids it really well and circles away.
Citlali takes a swing at Glover's ribcage but misses.

Glover drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Citlali managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Glover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Glover politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Glover prefers to stall for the moment though.
Glover tries to score with some ground and pound. Citlali controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee asks Glover politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Glover prefers to stall for the moment though.
Glover works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Glover working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Glover crashes against the mat.
Glover fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Glover wants to control but Citlali is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Glover working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Citlali struggling a bit here.
Glover postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover wants to lay and pray for a moment but Citlali keeps working.
Glover working the ground and pound but Citlali is defending the strikes.
Glover moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Citlali tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Glover wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glover scoring with punches from side control.
Glover throws a strike aimed at the side of Citlali's head but Citlali avoids it well.
Glover landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Glover controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glover fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Glover trying to control the position but Citlali is working away.
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!
Glover in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Glover throwing strikes but Citlali manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glover is trying to control Citlali's posture but Citlali avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Glover dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Glover fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Citlali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glover swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Citlali throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Glover moves away from the strike by Citlali.
Citlali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Glover comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Glover fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Glover lands with a good body shot.
Glover fails with the takedown.
Citlali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Glover circles away quickly and effectively.
Citlali misses with the combination.
Citlali throws a right and a left that Glover avoids nicely.
Glover scores with the left hand. Citlali knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Glover is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Citlali's half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover tries to pass the half guard into mount. Citlali knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Citlali is trying to stand.
Citlali tries to roll over but Glover keeps him under control.
Glover missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Glover trying to control from half guard but Citlali is working away.
Still in half guard, Glover seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover is nestled in close to Citlali, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Citlali manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Glover trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Glover throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Citlali keeping moving, preventing Glover from controlling successfully.
Citlali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Glover missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover passes Citlali's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Citlali is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Glover scores with a couple of nice shots.
Glover takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Glover throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Glover thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Citlali's head.
Glover trying to control the action but Citlali is working from the bottom.
Glover throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Troy Glover has got the better of the ground game so far.
Glover working Citlali over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glover lands strikes from half guard.
Glover thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Citlali's head.
Citlali controlling the position for now.
Glover not doing much here.
Citlali avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Glover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Citlali has hold of Glover's hands but Glover slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Glover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Citlali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Troy Glover has been cut.
Citlali is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Citlali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Citlali looks to throw the jab but Glover is out of range.

Glover shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Glover has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glover not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Glover content to control rather than advance.
Glover not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Glover thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Glover throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Citlali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Glover.
Glover slips a nice elbow through Citlali's hands, connecting with Citlali's forehead.
Citlali is trying to get back to full guard.
Glover tries to pass to full mount but Citlali defends it.
Glover lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citlali keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kaneonuskatew Citlali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Citlali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Glover.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Glover in particular looking to stall.
Glover not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Glover sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Citlali defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover is nestled in close to Citlali, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Glover seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Citlali wants to control but Glover is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Glover controlling the pace.
Glover trying to control from half guard but Citlali is working away.
Citlali won't allow Glover to pass to mount.
Citlali avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Glover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Citlali does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ground and pound from Glover.
Glover working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glover throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Glover missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Still in half guard, Glover seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glover working over Citlali with some ground and pound. Citlali looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Citlali moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Glover lands a couple of elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Glover comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Glover has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Glover!