PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Barbarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reinhard Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barbarino might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Barbarino song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Barbarino
vs
Galt

191 cm
24
275 lbs
10 - 1 - 1

218 cm
27
273 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

White Gorilla Nutrition

D.U.N.C.E. $75 Q-159 Recovery

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 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinnie Barbarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reinhard Galt!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galt throws a hook to the side of Barbarino's head but Barbarino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Galt. Barbarino shrugs it off though.
A jab from Barbarino finds it's way through Galt's defenses.
Galt misses with a low kick as Barbarino jumps back.
Reinhard Galt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbarino's sensitive parts.
Barbarino avoids a kick to the body.
Galt throws a leg kick but Barbarino sees it coming and moves out of range.
Galt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbarino checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Galt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Galt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barbarino has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barbarino and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Galt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbarino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galt moves away.
Galt misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt cracks Barbarino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Galt throws a solid leg kick but Barbarino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Galt.
Galt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Galt connects with a jab.

It looks like Vinnie Barbarino has been cut.
Galt misses with a kick to the body.
Barbarino tries for a takedown but Galt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A big right from Barbarino misses.
A big left from Barbarino misses.
Barbarino is looking to score with low kicks.
Barbarino tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barbarino moves out of range of the leg kick from Galt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino shoots for a takedown but Galt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barbarino ducks under a wild hook from Galt.
Galt stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Barbarino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galt misses with a low kick.
Galt misses with a body kick.
Galt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbarino just misses with a punch to the body.
Reinhard Galt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Galt ducks under a wild hook from Barbarino.
Barbarino moves out of range as Galt strikes.
Barbarino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Galt but Galt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Galt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino misses with a few strikes there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Galt.
Barbarino moves out of range as Galt throws a body kick.
Barbarino throws a hook but Galt blocks it.
Galt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Barbarino misses
and Galt counters with a good low kick that Barbarino was not able to check.
Barbarino thows a body shot but no joy.
Galt lands a head kick. Barbarino smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barbarino thows a body shot but no joy.
Barbarino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Galt misses with a low kick.
Galt ducks under a wild hook from Barbarino.
Galt slips a jab from Barbarino.
Barbarino cracks Galt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barbarino blocks a head kick by Galt.
Galt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Galt tries to work over Barbarino's front leg with a kick but Barbarino checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galt slips a jab and a cross from Barbarino.
Barbarino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Galt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reinhard Galt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Barbarino's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No luck for Barbarino with that takedown attempt.
Galt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbarino throws a shot from downtown. Galt moves away and avoids it.
Barbarino sizes up Galt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barbarino is looking to score with low kicks.
Barbarino defending well as Galt loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Galt.
Horrible takedown by Barbarino or perhaps it was just good defense by Galt which made him look bad.
Barbarino checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Galt.
Barbarino cracks Galt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Barbarino. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Galt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Galt misses with a leg kick

and Barbarino counters with a nice double leg into side control. Galt won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Galt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barbarino wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Galt avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barbarino.
Barbarino misses with the ground and pound.
Galt tries to buck Barbarino off but Barbarino is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Galt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galt gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barbarino missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galt wants to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barbarino moves out of range as Galt throws a body kick.
Galt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Barbarino shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Galt gets back to full guard.
Barbarino thows a big elbow that misses.
Barbarino postures up in Galt's guard and throws a big left but Galt blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino thows a big elbow that misses.
Barbarino slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barbarino working the ground and pound.
Galt tries to improve position but can't.
An elbow from Barbarino crashes against the mat.
Barbarino throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Galt works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Barbarino looks to land a strike but Galt avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Barbarino trying to control the position from guard on top but Galt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbarino lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barbarino scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Galt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barbarino trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barbarino wants to pass the guard but Galt is keeping the position.
Barbarino is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barbarino wants to pass the guard but Galt is keeping the position.
Barbarino throwing strikes from guard but Galt blocks nicely.
Galt looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Barbarino dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Barbarino's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Galt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barbarino checks a low kick from Galt.
Barbarino throws a front kick aimed at Galt's knee but Galt avoids it well.
Barbarino fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Galt staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbarino misses with an uppercut.
Galt misses with an attempted mid kick.

Barbarino looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarino trying to control the action but Galt is working from the bottom.
Barbarino landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barbarino wants to free his trapped foot but Galt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Galt is doing well to control the position and prevent Barbarino from advancing to side control.
Barbarino sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Galt defending well though.
Barbarino with the ground and pound but Galt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Barbarino preventing the sweep.
Galt controls Barbarino momentarily but Barbarino frees himself.
Barbarino in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barbarino.
Barbarino moves out of range as Galt throws a body kick.
Barbarino misses with a looping left.
Barbarino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Galt.
Galt works the jab nicely.
Barbarino misses with a looping left.
Reinhard Galt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Galt misses.
Galt is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Barbarino misses.
Barbarino throws a big shot that misses.
Barbarino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Galt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Galt connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbarino throws a jab but it's blocked by Galt.
Galt misses with a low kick.
Barbarino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbarino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Galt misses with a head kick.
Galt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbarino.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barbarino looks to land a left hand but Galt moved out of range nicely.
Galt throws a body kick that misses.
Galt throws a head kick that misses.
Barbarino is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Galt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Barbarino scores with a nice strike.
Galt scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Galt. That's going to slow Barbarino down.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbarino misses the target.
Galt ducks under a wild hook from Barbarino.
An inside leg kick from Barbarino misses.
Galt thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reinhard Galt.
I think Galt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Reinhard Galt!