PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galt comes to the ring accompanied by My Way - Limp Bizkit. Russell has chosen Rio by Duran Duran as his entrance music. John Galt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Galt
vs
Russell

173 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Galt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Russell!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell fails to land the takedown.

Galt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Russell trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Galt in particular looking to stall.
Galt passes to full mount!

Galt is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Russell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Galt looking to secure an arm triangle but Russell defends it well.
Galt fails to advance to Russell's back.
Russell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell wants to control but Galt is having none of it.
Galt trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Galt goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Russell is on top in guard.
Galt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Russell!
Galt pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

That's two 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.
Galt looking to control but Russell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Russell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Russell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Russell tries to lock up and control but Galt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Galt wants to control the pace but Russell is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Galt avoids the attempt from Russell to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt content just to control the position here.
Galt wants to take Russell's back but he can't do it this time.
Galt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Russell is squirming around, avoiding Galt's attempts to control the action.
Galt working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Galt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Russell is looking to escape.

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.
Russell tries to control Galt's body but Galt pushes him off. Russell squirms to his side and now Galt has his back!

Galt looking for the choke from the back.

Galt is persistently looking for the submission but Russell is defending it well.
Galt is breathing heavily.

Galt is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Russell tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Russell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Galt wants to control the pace but Russell is squirming around nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Galt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Russell hang on?
Galt wants to control the pace but Russell is squirming around nicely.
Russell is looking to improve his position but Galt isn't that keen on the idea.
Galt is trying to take his opponent's back.

Galt working for a submission but Russell is keeping him at bay.
Russell is squirming around, avoiding Galt's attempts to control the action.

That's six 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.
Galt avoids the attempt from Russell to control.
Galt controlling from the full mount.

Galt has control of Russell's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Russell regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Russell wants to hold on but Galt pushes him away.
Russell working to try and regain half guard.
Galt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Russell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Russell is in a horrible position here. Galt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Galt wants to control the pace but Russell is squirming around nicely.

The referee stands the fighters back up. John Galt just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Galt has closed the distance and engaged Russell in a clinch.
Galt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Galt with a knee to the head.
Galt looking for a takedown.
Galt can't get the takedown.
Russell prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Galt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Galt breaks from the clinch.
Galt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Galt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Russell missing with punches from the bottom.
Galt works his way into side control.
Galt advances to mount.
Galt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Galt looking to secure an arm triangle but Russell defends it well.
Russell is squirming around, avoiding Galt's attempts to control the action.

Galt working for a submission but Russell is keeping him at bay.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Galt lands with some strikes.
Galt controlling his opponent.
Galt trying to control but Russell is having none of it.
Russell is looking to get to half guard.
Galt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Russell hang on?
Galt with shots to the head and body - Russell looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Galt dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Galt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Galt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Galt wants to pass to mount but Russell is defending the position.
Galt trying to control the pace.
Russell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Galt.
Galt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Russell trying to control but Galt postures up.
Russell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Russell is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Russell trying to hold on to Galt's head to control him but Galt postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Galt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Galt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Galt working for a guillotine from mount but Russell is in no mood to give up.
Galt avoids the attempt from Russell to control.
Galt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Galt controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell is squirming around, avoiding Galt's attempts to control the action.
Russell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Galt trying to control but Russell is having none of it.
Galt is landing with some decent strikes but Russell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Galt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Russell is looking to escape.
Russell can't escape the position.

Russell defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Galt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Russell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Galt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Galt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Russell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee stands the fighters back up. John Galt just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Galt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Galt is looking to stall here but Russell recovers full guard.
Galt trying to control but Russell is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt advances position into side control!
Russell is letting Galt control him for a moment.

Galt goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Russell rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Galt's guard! Nice work there by Russell!
Galt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Galt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Russell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Russell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Russell wants to control from the top but Galt keeps moving.
Galt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Galt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Galt looking for a sweep. Not yet Galt, not yet.
Galt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Russell manages to get himself to full guard.
Galt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Galt trying to control but Russell is working from the bottom.
Galt is pushing down on Russell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Russell is fighting to maintain full guard but Galt has managed to sneak the leg through.
Galt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Galt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Galt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Russell keeps working.

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

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Galt is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Russell!
Galt avoids the attempt from Russell to control.
Galt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
John Galt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Russell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Galt working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Russell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Galt controlling from the full mount.
Russell is trying to escape the mount.

That's eight 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.
Galt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Galt lands a big shot there that rocks Russell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Galt wants to control the pace but Russell is squirming around nicely.

Russell defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Galt.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Galt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. John Galt just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Russell with a poor takedown
and Galt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Galt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Russell is rocked!

Galt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Russell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Russell is still in real trouble! Can Galt finish him?
Galt wants to control but Russell is keeping him busy.
Russell seems to have recovered his senses.
Russell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bob Russell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galt trying to control from Russell's half guard. Russell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for John Galt!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for John Galt!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for John Galt!

John Galt wins by unanimous decision!