How to choose protective cycling gloves? Yesterday I failed to make a turn and rode into a thorny bush, which cut my hands. 

I have often feared similar situations. For example, when descending, I often need to take a difficult line, in order to evade some hanging vegetation in one half of the fire road. I fear that a wound on the wrist at high speed can make me lose control.

So I am looking for some kind of protective gloves. I do not need any padding on the inside. Rather, I am looking for:


Cut resistance. To resist thorns on the trail and cuts from sharp rock, should I find myself on the ground.
Breathability. Riding for 10 hours in the sun is already exhausting, the gloves should not wick sweat and become wet rags.


Does such a product exist? What features and marketing slang to look for when purchasing?
Look at Downhill MTB gloves, they are meant for folks who are likely to crash in the brush and often have padding on fronts of fingers and knuckles and leather palm protection.