PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ville Galle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akahito Fuchida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuchida has chosen The Yellow Monkey - Rainbow Man as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Galle
vs
Fuchida

183 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 Tokyo, Ville Galle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akahito Fuchida!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Galle scores with a takedown into Fuchida's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Fuchida is working an open guard so Galle takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fuchida shoots and misses

and Galle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Galle.

Galle decides to pull guard.
Fuchida tries to free his leg and advance position but Galle is retaining full guard.

Galle looking for a guillotine here but Fuchida defends easily.
Galle trying to keep a closed guard but Fuchida is proving a slippery customer.
Fuchida trying to control but Galle is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Galle shoots in and bounces Fuchida off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Galle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fuchida thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Galle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fuchida, up you get!

Galle closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fuchida's guard.
Fuchida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Akahito Fuchida hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fuchida has his takedown stuffed

and Galle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Galle is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fuchida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Galle is one step ahead there.
Fuchida keeping full guard, as Galle tries to pass.
Fuchida wants to sweep here but Galle controlling him for the moment.

Fuchida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Galle seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fuchida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Galle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fuchida on the ground.

Galle drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fuchida manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Galle has Fuchida in his guard.
Galle has a closed guard, preventing Fuchida from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ville Galle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fuchida misses with a jab, cross combination.

Galle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Galle showed some decent athleticism there.
Fuchida works his way to full guard. Good work.

Fuchida throws his legs up looking for a submission but Galle uses it to pass to side control.

Galle decides to stand back up. Galle steps back and let's Fuchida get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Fuchida.

Fuchida closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fuchida lands in his opponent's guard.
Galle controlling Fuchida's posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galle trying to control the position.
Galle has a closed guard, preventing Fuchida from standing up.
Galle punching from the bottom.
Fuchida won't allow Galle to get back to his feet.
Galle tries to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fuchida trying to control but Galle is working from the bottom.
Galle controls Fuchida momentarily but Fuchida frees himself.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Galle dives in and scores a takedown into Fuchida's guard.
Fuchida looking to control.

Fuchida working for a triangle but Galle defends it easily.
Galle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuchida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fuchida wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Galle is now in half guard.
Galle is thwarting Fuchida's attempts to control the position.
Fuchida moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fuchida controls Galle momentarily but Galle frees himself.
Galle wants to control from the top but Fuchida keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fuchida looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuchida, not yet.
Galle wants to control from the top but Fuchida keeps moving.
Galle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Ville Galle has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fuchida misses with a takedown

and Galle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Galle.
Galle trying to control but Fuchida is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ville Galle dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Fuchida enables Galle to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fuchida manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fuchida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fuchida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Galle wants to stand and escape but instead Fuchida has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Galle pulls Fuchida in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuchida wanted to stand there but Galle had control of the position.
Galle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fuchida wants to control but Galle is keeping busy.
Galle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fuchida does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fuchida has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Galle is working away from the top position though.
Galle is pressing down on Fuchida's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fuchida is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fuchida wants to improve his position but Galle is controlling well.

Galle seems to be working for a kimura but Fuchida defends the submission attempt.
Fuchida trying to hold on to Galle's head to control him but Galle postures up.
Fuchida is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuchida trying to control from the bottom.
Galle prevents Fuchida from improving his position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Akahito Fuchida.
Fuchida misses with a takedown attempt

and Galle counters by clinching up.
Fuchida tries for a takedown. No joy.

Galle turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Galle manages to end up in side control.
Fuchida is looking for a sweep.
Galle laying and praying for a moment but Fuchida takes advantage and regains half guard.
Galle working Fuchida over with strikes.
Galle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galle is taking a breather. Fuchida says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fuchida works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fuchida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Galle stopping the sweep attempt from Fuchida.
Galle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Akahito Fuchida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ville Galle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ville Galle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fuchida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ville Galle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Galle 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ville Galle!