PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 1096 p4p, 1806 weight class) and Adrian Galanis (ranked 142 p4p, 226 weight class). Adrian Galanis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Suzaku Kururugi's chin.

Kururugi
vs
Galanis

187 cm
27
185
10 - 8 - 0

185 cm
29
185
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Galanis!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kururugi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Galanis's sensitive parts.
Kururugi looks for the body kick but Galanis saw that one coming.
Galanis misses the jab.
Galanis lands with a good body shot.
Kururugi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kururugi moves out of range of the body kick from Galanis.
Kururugi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Galanis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Galanis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Galanis swinging wildly here.
Galanis throws a series of punches but Kururugi moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Kururugi misses its target.
Galanis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Galanis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kururugi on the side of the head.
Galanis throws the left hand but Kururugi avoids the punch easily.
Kururugi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galanis tries to land a leg kick but Kururugi saw it coming and moves away.
Galanis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galanis misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by Kururugi as he connects with a hook.
Galanis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kururugi counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Kururugi.
Galanis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kururugi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kururugi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Kururugi misses the target.
Galanis lands a nice shot to the body.
Kururugi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Galanis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Galanis misses with a hook.
Kururugi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Galanis misses with a right hand
and Kururugi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Galanis misses the target.
Kururugi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Galanis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Galanis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Galanis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kururugi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice leg kick from Galanis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Galanis throws a hook to the side of Kururugi's head but Kururugi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Galanis. Kururugi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kururugi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galanis.
Galanis thumps Kururugi with a low kick.
Galanis throws a right hand that Kururugi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kururugi also avoids with ease.
Kururugi misses with an uppercut. Galanis saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galanis lands with a kick to the temple. Kururugi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Suzaku Kururugi has been cut.
Kururugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Galanis is just out of range.
Kururugi walks into a stiff left hand from Galanis.
Galanis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kururugi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Galanis to score with a decent uppercut.
Galanis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kururugi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Galanis throws a looping overhand right but Kururugi ducks down to avoid it.
Kururugi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Galanis.
Kururugi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kururugi throws a leg kick but Galanis moved away.
Kururugi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galanis throws out the jab.
Galanis misses the shot to the body.
Kururugi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kururugi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Galanis is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galanis throws a jab but it's blocked by Kururugi.
Galanis throws the left hand but Kururugi avoids the punch easily.
Kururugi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galanis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kururugi.
Galanis misses with a left hand
letting Kururugi counter with a right hand.
Galanis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from Galanis misses its intended target.
Kururugi staying out of range there.
Galanis loads up on a big right hand but Kururugi slips the punch.
Galanis tests Kururugi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Galanis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Galanis.
Galanis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kururugi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Galanis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Suzaku Kururugi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Galanis cracks Kururugi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kururugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Galanis misses with a hook. Kururugi ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Galanis.
Kururugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galanis.
Galanis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Galanis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick from Galanis is predictable there
and Kururugi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galanis just misses with a punch to the body.
Galanis misses with a kick to the body
and Kururugi counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galanis throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kururugi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Galanis throws a hook but Kururugi avoids it easily.
It looked like Kururugi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kururugi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kururugi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galanis throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Galanis tries a quick counter leg kick but Kururugi is wise to it.
Kururugi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Galanis.
An attempted straight right counter from Kururugi misses the target.
Kururugi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kururugi misses with the body kick
enabling Galanis to counter with a crisp jab.
Kururugi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Galanis cracks a nice hook into Kururugi's ribs.
Kururugi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kururugi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kururugi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That kick from Galanis tenderised Kururugi's leg. Kururugi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Galanis throws a solid leg kick but Kururugi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Galanis.
Galanis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kururugi counters with a nice uppercut.
Kururugi lands a nice shot to the body.
Kururugi doesn't manage to clinch there - Galanis circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi missing with a left hand there. Galanis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looks like Kururugi has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Galanis with a nice cross.
Adrian Galanis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galanis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kururugi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kururugi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kururugi moves in looking to clinch but Galanis pushes him off.
Galanis throws a big shot that misses.
Kururugi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kururugi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Galanis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kururugi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Galanis to score with a decent uppercut.
Adrian Galanis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galanis misses with a body kick.
Galanis misses with a shot to the body
and Kururugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galanis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Galanis tries to land a leg kick but Kururugi saw it coming and moves away.
Galanis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kururugi throws a chopping leg kick but Galanis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Galanis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kururugi tries to land a leg kick but Galanis saw it coming and moves away.
Galanis looks to land a left hand but Kururugi moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Galanis.
Galanis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Galanis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kururugi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kururugi walks into a left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kururugi.
Kururugi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Galanis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Galanis.
Kururugi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Galanis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Galanis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galanis throws a low kick, looking for Kururugi's leg but Kururugi calmly moves out of range.
Kururugi throws a big counter combination but Galanis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kururugi throws a shot to the body.
Kururugi misses with a looping left.
Kururugi throws the kick towards the body but Galanis avoids it.
Galanis throws out a loose jab but Kururugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galanis scores with a hook to the body. Kururugi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kururugi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Galanis eats them both and turns towards Kururugi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Galanis throws a low kick but Kururugi moves out of range easily.
Kururugi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Galanis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Suzaku Kururugi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Galanis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Galanis connects with a body shot.
Galanis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Kururugi counter with a right hand.
Galanis blocks a low kick nicely.
It seemed like Galanis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Galanis throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Galanis.
Kururugi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Galanis scores with a nice head shot.
Kururugi looks to land a left hand but Galanis moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kururugi scores with a hook to the body. Galanis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kururugi misses with a looping right.
Galanis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kururugi lands with a right hand.
Galanis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kururugi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galanis looks to score with a jab to the body but Kururugi is just out of range.
Galanis throws a poor cross that misses
and Kururugi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Galanis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kururugi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kururugi slips under a jab from Galanis.
Galanis with a jab.
Galanis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Galanis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kururugi ducks under a wild hook from Galanis.
Kururugi quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Galanis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kururugi at a distance.
Galanis throws a lazy head kick
and Kururugi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kururugi scores with a one two! Galanis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galanis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kururugi on the side of the head.
A low kick from Kururugi misses
and Galanis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kururugi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galanis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kururugi.
Galanis scores with the left hand. Kururugi knows he should have avoided that one.
Galanis throws a sloppy head kick
and Kururugi counters with a nice uppercut.
Kururugi blocks a jab.
Nice shot lands for Galanis.
Kururugi misses with a leg kick
and Galanis counters with a nice uppercut.
Kururugi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Galanis cracks Kururugi with an open hand slap.
Galanis misses with a few strikes there.
Galanis looks to land a left hand but Kururugi moved out of range nicely.
Galanis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galanis throws a right hand that Kururugi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kururugi also avoids with ease.
Kururugi misses with a body shot.
Kururugi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galanis throws out the jab.
Kururugi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Galanis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kururugi.
Galanis misses with an uppercut. Kururugi saw that one coming.
And Kururugi counters with a quick kick to the body but Galanis blocks it.
Kururugi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kururugi staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Kururugi misses the target.
Kururugi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Galanis.
Galanis avoids the body shot from Kururugi.
Kururugi tries to clinch there but Galanis circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Galanis.
A little feinted left hand from Kururugi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Galanis misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Kururugi misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Galanis connects with a looping right hand.
Jab by Kururugi.
Kururugi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kururugi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Galanis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kururugi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galanis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good exchange - Galanis coming out on top.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kururugi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Galanis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kururugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suzaku Kururugi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adrian Galanis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kururugi scores with a hook to the body. Galanis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Galanis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Galanis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Galanis!
Adrian Galanis thanked the fans post fight for their support.