PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cirilo Galiei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Bowlsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowlsby is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whoop That Trick. The key to victory for Cirilo Galiei has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Galiei
vs
Bowlsby

183 cm
29
136 lbs
4 - 11 - 0

160 cm
24
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Damnfield clothing
Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cirilo Galiei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Bowlsby!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Galiei closes the distance and clinches.
Galiei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bowlsby swings wildly with an uppercut but Galiei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galiei is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Galiei trying to control the position but instead, Bowlsby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Galiei into the cage.
Galiei working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowlsby tries to work over Galiei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Galiei really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Galiei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bowlsby jumps guard but Galiei stands there with Bowlsby around his waist. Bowlsby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Bowlsby breaks from the clinch.

Galiei tries to sprawl but Bowlsby drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bowlsby wants to pass the guard but Galiei is defending well.
Bowlsby frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bowlsby can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Galiei is looking to escape.
Galiei knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bowlsby on the ground.
Bowlsby throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bowlsby trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Galiei really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiei is working hard here to advance position.
Bowlsby throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bowlsby with good strikes from the mount here!
Poor strikes thrown by Bowlsby there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bowlsby is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Galiei can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Galiei avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bowlsby.
Galiei blocking the ground and pound.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowlsby lands a big shot there that rocks Galiei but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Galiei can't escape the position.
Galiei blocking the ground and pound.
Bowlsby content just to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowlsby looking to ground and pound but Galiei is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Bowlsby dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bowlsby throws a nice looking combination but Galiei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bowlsby displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Galiei.

Bowlsby closes the distance and clinches.
Galiei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bowlsby presses Galiei against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bowlsby tries to throw a body punch but Galiei avoids it by throwing Bowlsby back against the cage.
Bowlsby tries for a takedown but Galiei manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galiei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bowlsby dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Galiei is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bowlsby slows down the pace here.
Galiei tries a body shot but Bowlsby blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowlsby misses with a punch to the body.
Bowlsby trying to land knees to the body.
Galiei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galiei is pressed up against the cage. Bowlsby has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Galiei down to the mat. Galiei avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cirilo Galiei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Bowlsby.

Galiei moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiei wants to take the fight to the mat but Bowlsby manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bowlsby dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bowlsby is working for takedown but Galiei is calmly controlling the position for now.
Galiei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bowlsby wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galiei prevents the takedown attempt.
Galiei struggles to land a body shot inside as Bowlsby controls his hands.
Galiei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bowlsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galiei misses with a body punch.
Galiei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bowlsby prevents a body shot from Galiei.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cirilo Galiei will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Galiei leaves Bowlsby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cirilo Galiei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Galiei moves into the clinch.
Galiei tries to work over Bowlsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bowlsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bowlsby tries to break free but Galiei pushes him back against the cage.
Bowlsby tries to score a body lock takedown but Galiei shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bowlsby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Galiei just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cirilo Galiei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Bowlsby.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowlsby blocks a body shot from Galiei.
Galiei is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Galiei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bowlsby wants to break free but Galiei has control.
Bowlsby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Galiei being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowlsby blocks a body shot from Galiei.
Galiei swings wildly with an uppercut but Bowlsby uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bowlsby manages to break the clinch.

Galiei has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowlsby tries to work over Galiei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Galiei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bowlsby's elbow.
Bowlsby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cirilo Galiei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Galiei struggles to land a body shot inside as Bowlsby controls his hands.
Galiei misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galiei.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galiei has Bowlsby pressed against the cage, preventing Bowlsby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Galiei struggles to land a body shot inside as Bowlsby controls his hands.
Bowlsby tries to pull guard but Galiei won't allow it.
Bowlsby has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Galiei avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Galiei tries to throw a body punch but Bowlsby avoids it by throwing Galiei back against the cage.
Galiei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galiei misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cirilo Galiei.
I think Galiei has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!