PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leif Mortensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Galati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galati is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anarchy in the UK. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mortensen
vs
Galati

170 cm
22
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

176 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leif Mortensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pavel Galati!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mortensen takes the fight into the clinch.
Mortensen stalling.
Galati on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mortensen pushes off an throws an elbow but Galati leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mortensen pushes Galati back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galati is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mortensen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Galati wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mortensen has him pressed against the cage.
Galati tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mortensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galati tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leif Mortensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Galati.

Galati has Mortensen pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Galati pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mortensen tumbling to the mat - Galati dives into Mortensen's guard.
Mortensen working a defensive guard here.
Galati is stalling in the full guard.
Mortensen is looking to stand up but Galati isn't so interested in that idea.
Mortensen is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at ACADEMIA ESPARTANA ® that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galati controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mortensen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mortensen tries to stand but can't do so whilst Galati controls his leg.
Galati tries to get to full guard but Mortensen has control of the leg.
Mortensen trying to control from half guard but Galati is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galati moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mortensen looking to sit in guard and control but Galati gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Galati's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Galati showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Galati won't allow Mortensen to sweep him here.
Galati controls from within his opponent's guard.
Galati trying to control but Mortensen is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pavel Galati wasn't active enough on the ground.

Galati moves into the clinch.
Galati misses with an elbow strike.

Galati has hold of one of Mortensen's legs. Mortensen is fighting the takedown attempt but Galati gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mortensen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Galati sitting in guard here, content to control.
Galati missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mortensen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Galati.
Galati loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mortensen keeping moving, preventing Galati from controlling successfully.
Galati won't allow Mortensen to get back to his feet.

Galati drops back looking for a leg! Mortensen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mortensen manages to kick Galati off! Galati jumps back into Mortensen's guard.
Mortensen trying to keep a closed guard but Galati is proving a slippery customer.
Galati landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mortensen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mortensen misses with a series of wild punches.
Galati has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mortensen is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Mortensen closes the distance and pushes Galati back into the cage.
Mortensen prevents the takedown attempt.
Mortensen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mortensen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Galati has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Mortensen.
Galati pushes Mortensen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mortensen stops a takedown attempt from Galati.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A knee to the head by Mortensen.
Galati wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mortensen landing knees to the head.

It looks like Pavel Galati has been cut.
Galati wants a takedown.
Leif Mortensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Galati.
Mortensen stalling in the clinch but Galati improves position.
Mortensen tries a knee to the head but Galati blocks it.
A short uppercut from Mortensen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mortensen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mortensen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Galati is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortensen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mortensen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mortensen stalling against the cage.
Mortensen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Galati blocks it with crossed arms.
Mortensen lands a nice knee to the body.
Galati tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mortensen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mortensen lands a nice elbow.
Mortensen tries a body shot but Galati blocks it.
Mortensen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mortensen lands an elbow inside.
Mortensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Galati can't find room to land a body shot as Mortensen controls the action.
Knees to the body from Mortensen.
Mortensen looking to stall.
Mortensen connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mortensen blocks a body shot from Galati.
Mortensen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Galati in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mortensen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Galati is breathing heavily.
Mortensen scores with a hook to the body.
Mortensen working Galati over with knees to the body.
Mortensen lands with a right to the head.
Mortensen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Galati looking for a takedown.
Mortensen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mortensen crunches a lovely knee into Galati's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mortensen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mortensen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Galati working aggressively here.
Galati takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mortensen lands with a short shot to the head.
Galati looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mortensen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mortensen scores a nice knee to the body.
Mortensen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mortensen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mortensen scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mortensen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mortensen wants to stall.
Mortensen lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mortensen obliges.
Mortensen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mortensen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Galati has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mortensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mortensen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Galati wants a takedown but no success here.
Galati tries to pull guard but Mortensen won't allow it.
Mortensen lands a good knee to the midsection. Galati won't want to take too many of those.
A right hand to the body from Mortensen.
Nice elbow from Mortensen.
Mortensen'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.
Mortensen lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mortensen working Galati over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mortensen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Mortensen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pavel Galati's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mortensen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mortensen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Galati has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Mortensen.
Mortensen pushes off an throws an elbow but Galati leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mortensen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mortensen prevents Galati from breaking the clinch.
Mortensen tries a knee to the head but Galati blocks it.
Galati is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Galati wants a takedown but no success here.
Galati prevents a body shot from Mortensen.
Galati jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mortensen walks away with a smile on his face. Galati gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leif Mortensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Galati.
Galati takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Mortensen closes the distance and clinches.
Mortensen tries a body shot but Galati blocks it.
Good body shot from Mortensen.
Mortensen lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mortensen connects with a knee to the head.

Galati is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Galati is still on wobbly legs! Can Mortensen finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Mortensen lands a big elbow that drops Galati! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Galati is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leif Mortensen!