PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogami Itto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, State of the Union by Rise Against. Itto has chosen The Gods Made Heavy Metal as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Galt
vs
Itto

192 cm
22
218 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

198 cm
28
217 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Full Contact Brawlers Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Galt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ogami Itto!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itto scores with a hook to the body. Galt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Galt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Itto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Itto. Galt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Itto misses with a right hand
and Galt counters with a head kick. That will keep Itto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Itto throws a poor cross that misses
and Galt makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Itto really felt that one!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galt misses with a body kick.
Itto misses with a hook.
Galt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Itto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Itto lunges at Galt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Galt's hand.
Itto misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Itto lands a nice shot that snaps Galt's head back.
Galt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Itto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Itto just misses with a punch to the body.
Itto misses with a shot to the body
and Galt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Itto throws out a loose jab but Galt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Itto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Galt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Itto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Itto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itto thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick from Galt lands but Itto takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Itto's sensitive parts.
Galt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Itto.
Galt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Itto tries to keep at a distance but Galt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Galt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Galt lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt blocking some punches.
Galt controlling the action here for a moment.
Itto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Itto lands a shoulder strike.
Galt looking to throw knees to the head but Itto is blocking nicely.
Galt lands with a short shot to the head.
Galt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Itto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Itto looks gassed!
A nice right hand lands inside from Galt.
Galt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Galt scores with a knee to the head.
Galt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Itto blocks it with crossed arms.
Galt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Galt for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Itto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Galt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Galt.
Galt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Galt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Galt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Galt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Itto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Galt.
Itto takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Galt lands a damaging elbow.
Itto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Galt misses with a knee to the head.
Itto takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Galt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A solid leg kick lands there for Galt.
A good leg kick by Galt.
Itto misses with a combination

and Galt counters by moving into the clinch.
Galt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Itto.
John Galt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Galt lands a good knee to the midsection. Itto won't want to take too many of those.
Itto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Itto misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Galt.
Itto is breathing heavily.
Galt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Itto takes an elbow to the temple.
Galt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Itto avoids it.
A short right from Galt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt lands an elbow inside that Itto shrugs off.
A right handed body shot lands from Galt.
Galt lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Galt.
Galt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Galt lands a nice uppercut.
Galt lands a nice elbow.
Galt presses Itto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Galt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Galt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Itto misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Galt.
Galt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Galt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Galt lands an elbow just above Itto 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galt stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Galt on the inside.
Galt lands a knee to the head.
Galt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Galt landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Galt.
Galt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Galt.
A right hook to the body lands for Galt.
Galt stalls.
Galt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Galt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Itto misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Galt lands an elbow inside that Itto shrugs off.
Galt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Itto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Itto avoids it.
Galt blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Galt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Galt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Galt lands a nice elbow.
Galt pushes off an throws an elbow but Itto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Galt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Galt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Itto misses with the head strike.
Galt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Itto can do to turn this around?
Galt stalling the fight.
Itto blocks an uppercut.
Itto avoids the elbow strike from Galt, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Itto fails to land.
Galt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Itto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Itto has a couple of punches blocked by Galt.
Galt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Galt blocks the elbow strike.
Galt misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Itto.
Itto avoids the elbow strike from Galt, against the cage.
Galt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Itto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Galt.
Galt blocks an uppercut.
Itto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galt lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Itto misses with the head strike.
Itto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Itto swings wildly with an uppercut but Galt uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Galt dominated that second round.
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!

Galt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Itto. That did some damage!
Galt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Itto swings for the body but Galt moves out of range.
Itto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Itto throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
John Galt is winning the standup battle so far.
Itto misses the shot to the body.
Itto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Galt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Itto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Itto works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Itto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Galt moves out of range of the strikes.
Galt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Itto throws a lazy uppercut
and Galt counters with a low kick, right behind Itto 's knee.
Galt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Itto misses with a body shot.
Galt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ogami Itto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Galt, right into the meat.
Galt wants to clinch.
Itto misses with a body shot
and Galt counters with a three punch combo that has Itto backing up. Itto nods at Galt to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab by Galt.
Galt throws a leg kick which misses Itto's front leg but catches the back leg as Itto tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Itto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Galt.
That kick from Galt tenderised Itto's leg. Itto is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Galt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Galt keeps Itto at a distance using the push kick.
Galt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Galt scoring well with a low kick there.
Galt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Itto's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Galt. That one must have hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Galt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Galt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Galt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Itto. That did some damage!
Galt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Itto misses with a left hand
and Galt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Itto is lucky that one didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Galt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Galt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Galt!