PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Galanis (ranked 692 p4p, 1249 weight class) and Roberto Fabinho (ranked 110 p4p, 189 weight class). Fabinho has chosen Glowed Up - Kaytranada as his entrance music. 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.

Galanis
vs
Fabinho

185 cm
28
185
11 - 4 - 0

193 cm
28
200
10 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Carnage

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Galanis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galanis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fabinho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Galanis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Galanis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fabinho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Galanis misses with a hook

and Fabinho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fabinho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Galanis won't allow Fabinho to pass to mount.
Galanis controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Galanis looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho lands a couple of good shots and Galanis has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Fabinho looking for the choke from the back.

Galanis is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Fabinho gets his way!

Fabinho working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Fabinho has the hooks in. Galanis is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Galanis grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fabinho is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Galanis knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Galanis for a finish.

Fabinho looking for the choke from the back.
Galanis tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Galanis trying desperately to get to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fabinho throwing strikes here but Galanis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fabinho punishing his opponent with strikes.
Galanis wants to control but Fabinho is having none of it.
Fabinho trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Fabinho is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Galanis is surviving well by controlling Fabinho's body position as best he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fabinho postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Galanis looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fabinho lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Galanis hang on?
Fabinho lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fabinho throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Galanis because Fabinho loaded up on that one.
Fabinho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Galanis is looking to escape.

Fabinho with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho breaks from Galanis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fabinho looking to control but Galanis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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!
Fabinho scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Galanis?

Galanis is rocked!
Fabinho prevents Galanis from getting the reversal.
Galanis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fabinho is trying to control the action in half guard but Galanis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Fabinho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Galanis throws a body punch but Fabinho moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Fabinho.
Fabinho with the counter takedown but Galanis avoids it easily.
Galanis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fabinho on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Fabinho.
Fabinho misses the shot to the body.
Galanis misses with a body kick.
Fabinho slips a jab from Galanis.
Fabinho with the counter takedown but Galanis avoids it easily.
Fabinho lands a jab.
Fabinho defending well as Galanis loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galanis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Galanis.

Fabinho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Galanis, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fabinho fails to land.
Galanis is trying to break the clinch but Fabinho is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Fabinho as the two fighters clinch.
Galanis prevents the takedown attempt.
Fabinho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fabinho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Fabinho.
Fabinho has Galanis pressed against the cage, preventing Galanis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fabinho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fabinho working aggressively here.
Galanis is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fabinho's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fabinho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fabinho throws a punch but it's blocked by Galanis.
Fabinho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fabinho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fabinho is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fabinho misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Fabinho fails to land.
Fabinho prevents Galanis from breaking the clinch.

Galanis breaks the clinch.
Galanis misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Galanis misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho jabs at Galanis's body.
Galanis misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Galanis.
Galanis swings widly with a right hand

and Fabinho counters with a single leg into guard. Galanis didn't expect that.
Fabinho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fabinho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Galanis has Fabinho pulled in close to control his posture.
Fabinho slips nicely into half guard.
Fabinho frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fabinho takes Galanis's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Galanis is in trouble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galanis wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Fabinho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fabinho with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Fabinho working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fabinho raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Galanis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fabinho unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Galanis wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Fabinho celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Fabinho!
A relieved looking Roberto Fabinho thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.