PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I Was Trained by (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I Was Trained by is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Glass
vs
Was Trained by

176 cm
22
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, I Was Trained by!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glass swings for the body but Trained by moves out of range.
Trained by misses with a takedown attempt - Glass sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Trained by shoots in but Glass avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trained by fails with the takedown.
Dan Glass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of I Was Trained by.
Trained by cracks Glass with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Glass.
Trained by is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trained by looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Glass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass avoids the head kick by Trained by.
A head kick by Glass misses

and Trained by counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Glass!
Trained by prevents Glass from getting the reversal.
Glass wants to hold on but Trained by pushes him away.
Glass is in all sorts of trouble here.
Glass is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Trained by is going olschool here, as he tries to force Glass to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Glass shrugs it off.
Trained by seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Glass is holding on tight.
Glass is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass is trying to escape the mount.
Trained by wants to control but Glass has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Glass manages to get to full guard.
Trained by is fighting to break Glass's control of his arms but Glass is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Trained by won't allow Glass to sweep him here.

Glass is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Glass throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Glass is breathing heavily.
Trained by is looking to work some ground and pound but Glass has wrist control.
Glass wants to sweep but no luck.

Glass looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Trained by passes into half guard.
Glass is refusing to be controlled, as Trained by sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Trained by is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Glass looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Glass is pressing down on Trained by's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Trained by thows a big elbow that misses.
Glass looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trained by is looking to stand up but Glass won't let him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Trained by shoots in but Glass avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trained by fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but I Was Trained by will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice body kick there by Glass.
Glass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trained by has a takedown stuffed.
Glass misses with a jab to the body
and Trained by counters with a stiff right hand.
Trained by tries to clinch there but Glass circles away.
Glass throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trained by misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Glass gets the takedown into side control.
Trained by is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Glass is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trained by has escaped the position, nice work there.
Trained by can't do much from the bottom here.

Glass working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Glass is looking to take a break and control but Trained by is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Glass is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trained by has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trained by tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Glass is trying to get an arm triangle but Trained by is defending well.

Glass goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Trained by has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Glass but great work by Trained by.
Trained by trying to control the position but Glass is working away.
Glass dodges the ground and pound from Trained by.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trained by is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Glass looks calm but he's in trouble here. Trained by gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Glass is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Trained by lets go of the hold and Glass can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). I Was Trained by!