PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mo Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Glatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glatt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. lets roll kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Corey Glatt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lester
vs
Glatt

210 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

164 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mo Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Corey Glatt!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester moves in looking to clinch but Glatt pushes him off.
Corey Glatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Glatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Glatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Lester shoots for a takedown but Glatt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Glatt does no damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Glatt scores with a four punch combination!
Sloppy strikes from Glatt. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Glatt. Those never looked like landing.
Glatt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Glatt looks to land a combination but Lester avoids it well.
Lester has been working on his balance at Cozad The Island, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Glatt.
Lester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lester scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lester shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Glatt as he avoids it easily.
Glatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Glatt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glatt.
Glatt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Glatt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lester shoots in and drives through. Glatt sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mo Lester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glatt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lester back to the cage. Glatt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Some bone on bone action there as Lester checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Lester moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Glatt is struggling to control the position.
Glatt lands an elbow inside that Lester shrugs off.
Glatt misses with an elbow over the top.
Lester blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lester drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Glatt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Glatt should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Glatt is pressed up against the cage. Lester has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Glatt down to the mat. Glatt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Glatt lands with a nice combination. Lester backs away looking to recover.

Lester clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glatt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Glatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Lester breaks from the clinch.
Lester looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Glatt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Glatt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lester throws a leg kick but Glatt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lester avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left and a right from Glatt both land. Nice combination.

Lester looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Glatt wants to stand and escape but Lester is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lester stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glatt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Glatt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lester scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lester stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glatt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lester won't allow Glatt to get back to his feet.
Glatt is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lester dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Glatt dominated that round.
That's time! Lester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Glatt gets caught napping as Lester dives in and scores a takedown. Glatt manages to retain guard.
Glatt keeping moving, preventing Lester from controlling successfully.
Glatt is looking to stand up but Lester isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glatt is wriggling around but Lester manages to pass to half guard.
Glatt scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Lester manages to mount him!
Glatt's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lester landing strikes from the mount.
Lester will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glatt has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Glatt looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Lester just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Glatt wants to get back to his feet.
Glatt is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lester.
Glatt is trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lester's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Glatt looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Lester has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Glatt! Can he survive? No! He's out! Lester gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mo Lester!
A relieved looking Mo Lester thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.