PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Facundo Galley (ranked 1351 p4p, 168 weight class) and Akira Harada (ranked 1554 p4p, 199 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Galley
vs
Harada

173 cm
21
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

169 cm
21
171 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Facundo Galley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Harada!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada throws a hook but Galley blocks it.

Galley takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galley.
Galley has Harada pressed against the cage, preventing Harada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Galley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harada wants to get back to striking at distance but Galley won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Galley.
Galley has Harada pressed against the cage, preventing Harada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Galley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harada throws a head punch that misses.
Galley lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harada creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Galley's defenses.
Harada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harada looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galley.
Harada working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Galley fails to land.
Harada is trying to force a seperation but Galley has the dominant position.
Galley cracks Harada with a nice body shot.
Galley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galley lands a nice shot to the body.
Galley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harada is trying to force a seperation but Galley has the dominant position.
Galley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
Galley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Galley misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galley.
Harada is trying to break free.
Harada is trying to force a seperation but Galley has the dominant position.
Harada is trying to break the clinch but Galley has him pressed against the cage.
Harada blocking some punches.
Galley has a couple of punches blocked by Harada.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harada.
Galley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harada backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Galley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Galley.
Galley keeps control of Harada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Galley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harada's efforts to push away.
Galley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
Harada can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Galley.
Galley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galley gets through Harada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Galley misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harada.
Harada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Galley lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Galley fails to land.

Harada manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Harada.
Facundo Galley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galley wants to clinch but Harada slips to the side
and Harada counters with a stiff right hand.
Harada feints a jab promting Galley to slip. Harada then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Galley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harada looks to land a right hand but Galley moved out of range.
Galley is looking to counter punch.
Harada throws a jab when Galley was well out of range.
Galley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Galley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harada sprawls well. Harada wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Galley gets slowly back to his feet.
Harada scores with a jab. Galley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Harada breaks the clinch.
Galley ducks under a wild hook from Harada.

Galley closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Harada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galley cracks Harada with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Galley fails to land.
Harada throws a punch but it's blocked by Galley.
Galley tries a body shot but Harada blocks it.
Galley tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing Galley back against the cage.
Galley swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Galley manages to break the clinch.
Harada clobbers Galley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Harada drops Galley with a beautiful combination! Galley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harada is looking for the KO!

Galley is rocked!
Galley tries to get into range but Harada steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Galley! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Harada scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Harada!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Akira Harada made sure he mentioned ZZ POPS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.