PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Codi Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Gilmour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gale comes to the cage accompanied by Gravity kills - Guilty. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gilmour's choice of entrance music: i Get Knocked Down, But i Get Up Again. David Gilmour acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gale
vs
Gilmour

190 cm
31
247 lbs
28 - 10 - 0

212 cm
28
269 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Codi Gale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Gilmour!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilmour just misses with a punch to the body.
Gale looks to throw the jab but Gilmour is out of range.
Gale blocks the body kick.
Gilmour misses with a body punch
and Gale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gilmour throws a shot from downtown. Gale moves away and avoids it.
Gilmour slips a jab from Gale.
Gilmour throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gale has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Homunculus Alembic in the buildup to the fight.
Gilmour misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gale.
Gale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gale throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gale checks a leg kick.
Gale connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gale walks into a straight right hand from Gilmour.
Gilmour has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gale.
Gilmour takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gale throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gilmour misses with a low kick.
Gilmour thows a leg kick but Gale checks it
and Gilmour takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gilmour fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gale is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gilmour swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Gale.
Gilmour throws a low kick but Gale moves out of range easily.
Gilmour is looking to slow Gale down with leg kicks.
Gilmour stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gale.
Gale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gilmour was well out of range. Poor timing from Gale.
Gale moves out of range as Gilmour strikes.
David Gilmour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gale feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gilmour's calf.
A good leg kick by Gilmour.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gilmour can pounce on him.
Gilmour checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from Gilmour.
Gilmour misses with a leg kick
and Gale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gale, as that shot connected.
Gilmour has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilmour manages to avoid it.
Gilmour fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gale.
Gilmour throws a leg kick but Gale sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gilmour has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gale finds it's way round the side to connect with Gilmour's head.
Gilmour throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilmour throws a lazy uppercut
and Gale counters with a nice body kick.
Gilmour throws a leg kick but Gale moved away.
Nice body punch from Gale.
Gale moves out of range as Gilmour strikes.
Gale staying out of range there.
Gilmour misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gale tests Gilmour's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gale misses with a straight right.
Gilmour tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Gale misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Gilmour misses its intended target.
Gale throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gilmour will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gale explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gilmour lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gilmour scores with a sloppy right hand. Gale should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gale.
Gilmour misses the shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gale thows a body shot but no joy.
Gale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilmour avoids a kick to the body.
Gilmour tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gilmour lands a jab-cross combination.
Gale connects with a nice looking jab.
Gale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gale moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilmour steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gale. That one must have hurt.
Gale is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gale's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gilmour under the eye.
Gale avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice uppercut there from Gilmour.
Gale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gale works Gilmour's body with a nice hook.
A lazy left from Gale finds it's target.
Gilmour misses with a double jab.
Gale avoids the body shot from Gilmour.
Gilmour throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gale.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Gale!
Gilmour looks winded!
Gilmour throws a low kick but Gale moves out of range easily.
Gale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gilmour. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Codi Gale dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gilmour taking a breather.
Gilmour tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gale's elbow.
Gilmour misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gilmour misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gale.
Gale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gilmour backwards.
Gale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gilmour lands a nice uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gilmour in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gilmour blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gale prevents a body shot from Gilmour.
Gilmour is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gilmour tries to work over Gale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gilmour working aggressively here.
Gale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gilmour backwards.
Gale scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmour trying to stall but Gale improves his position.
Gilmour blocks an uppercut.
Gale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Gale on the inside.
Gilmour tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gale managing to block the knees to the body from Gilmour.
Gilmour is looking to control Gale's arms but Gale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gilmour has his back to the cage.
Gale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gilmour tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gilmour goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gilmour lands a right hand.
Gilmour looking to stall.
Gilmour struggles to land a body shot inside as Gale controls his hands.
Gilmour tries a knee to the head but Gale blocks it.
Gilmour lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gale lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gilmour or not.
Gilmour is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Gale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gilmour swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Gale.
Gale scores with a shot to the side of Gilmour's head.
Gale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gilmour backwards.
Gale gets through Gilmour's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Gilmour is rocked!
Gale tries to throw a body punch but Gilmour avoids it by throwing Gale back against the cage.
Gilmour is still on wobbly legs! Can Gale finish him?
Gale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gale working aggressively here.
Gilmour lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gilmour seems to have recovered his senses.
Gale digs a right hand into Gilmour's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gilmour's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Gale as the two fighters clinch.
Gilmour blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmour misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gilmour doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gale.
Gale cracks Gilmour with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gilmour.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gale.
Codi Gale has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gilmour tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gilmour blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gale.
Gale pushes Gilmour back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gilmour backwards.
A shot in the inside from Gale.
Gale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gale dips a shoulder and cracks Gilmour with a mighty uppercut! Gilmour falls back against the cage and Gale unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gilmour is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gale screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Codi Gale!
Codi Gale decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.