PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arild Ringnes (ranked 1699 p4p, 536 weight class) and Galileo Galilei (ranked 89 p4p, 30 weight class). Galileo Galilei will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ringnes
vs
Galilei

202 cm
38
282
30 - 20 - 0

218 cm
24
275
14 - 4 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Galileo Galilei!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ringnes clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Galilei.
Ringnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Galilei.
Galilei wants to get back to striking at distance but Ringnes won't allow it.

Galilei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ringnes moves to clinch but Galilei breaks away
and Galilei makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ringnes really felt that one!

Ringnes has Galilei up against the cage in a clinch.
Galilei struggles to land a body shot inside as Ringnes controls his hands.
Ringnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ringnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Galilei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galilei holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galilei can't find room to land a body shot as Ringnes controls the action.
Galilei blocks an uppercut.
Galilei lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ringnes cracks Galilei with a nice body shot.
Galilei will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ringnes up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galilei swings wildly with an uppercut but Ringnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galilei scores with a hook to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Galilei.
Galilei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ringnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Galilei avoids the damage to the body.
Galilei lands with a short shot to the head.
Ringnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Galilei.
Galilei is looking to control Ringnes 's arms but Ringnes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Galilei has his back to the cage.
Ringnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Galilei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Galilei.
Galilei is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ringnes with a body shot.
Galilei throws a leg kick which misses Ringnes 's front leg but catches the back leg as Ringnes tries to avoid it.
Ringnes is looking to clinch but Galilei is avoiding it.
Ringnes wants to clinch but Galilei slips to the side
and Galilei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Galilei swings for the body but Ringnes moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galilei throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Galilei misses its intended target.
Ringnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Galilei.
Galilei tries a head kick but it misses.
Ringnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galilei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Galilei fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ringnes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Galilei counters with a nice body shot.
Galilei lands with a good body shot.
Galilei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Galilei lands.
Ringnes 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Galilei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ringnes scrambles back to his feet.
Ringnes closes the distance but Galilei moves to the side
enabling Galilei to counter with a crisp jab.
Galilei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ringnes .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ringnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Galilei.
Ringnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Ringnes rushes Galilei and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Galilei manages to break the clinch.
Galilei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ringnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ringnes punishes Galilei's body with a nice straight punch.
Ringnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ringnes tries to clinch but Galilei moves out of range.
Ringnes lands a nice shot that snaps Galilei's head back.
Ringnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Ringnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Galilei releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ringnes throws out a loose jab but Galilei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galilei misses the jab.
Ringnes blocks a head kick by Galilei.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Galilei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Galilei.
Galilei thumps Ringnes with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Ringnes misses the target.
Ringnes throws a lazy right hand but Galilei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ringnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Galilei.
Galilei has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ringnes connects with a looping right hand.
Galilei throws a leg kick
and Ringnes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Galilei is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Galilei.
A clash of legs there as Galilei blocks the low kick.
Galilei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ringnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Galilei keeps the fight on the outside.
Galilei doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ringnes wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Galileo Galilei dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ringnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Galilei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ringnes closes the distance but Galilei moves to the side
and Galilei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Galilei throws a body shot but no joy.
Ringnes slips a jab from Galilei.
Ringnes throws a head kick that misses.
Ringnes wants to clinch up but Galilei keeps it at a distance.
Arild Ringnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galilei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Galilei slips a straight right by Ringnes .
Galilei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ringnes cracks Galilei with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Galilei.
Ringnes moves to clinch but Galilei breaks away
and Galilei counters with a nice body shot.
Galileo Galilei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Galilei scores with a jab to the head.
Galilei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galilei circles away from the clinch attempt
and Galilei counters with a nice uppercut.
Galilei is looking to score with low kicks.
Galilei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ringnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Galilei throws a leg kick which misses Ringnes 's front leg but catches the back leg as Ringnes tries to avoid it.
Galilei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Galilei throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ringnes .
Ringnes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Galilei counters with a low kick, right behind Ringnes 's knee.
Galilei throws a right and a left that Ringnes avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Ringnes misses the target.
Ringnes blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Ringnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringnes tries to clinch up but Galilei circles away and keeps his distance.
Ringnes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ringnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ringnes throws a right hand that misses
and Galilei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galilei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Ringnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Galilei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Galilei lands a front kick.
Galilei connects with a body shot.
Ringnes slips a jab from Galilei.
Ringnes tries to counter by clinching up but Galilei breaks away and moves out of range.
Galilei is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ringnes blocks a jab.
Ringnes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Galilei counters with a straight right hand.
Galilei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ringnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Galilei lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galilei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Galilei misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ringnes to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ringnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ringnes tries to clinch there but Galilei circles away.
Galilei is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Galilei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ringnes has time to react.
Ringnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galilei.
Ringnes throws a head kick but Galilei moves out of range.
Galilei wants to slow Ringnes down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Ringnes misses the target.
Galilei doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Galilei looks to land a right hand but Ringnes moved out of range.
Ringnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Galilei releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Galilei 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.
Galilei misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Galilei. Those never looked like landing.
Galilei blocks a head kick by Ringnes .
Ringnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Galilei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Galilei looks to land a combination but Ringnes avoids it well.
Ringnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Galilei does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ringnes wants to clinch up but Galilei keeps it at a distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Galilei misses.
Ringnes moves out of range as Galilei throws a body kick.
Ringnes tries to clinch but Galilei moves out of range.
Galilei cracks Ringnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ringnes wants to clinch up but Galilei keeps it at a distance.
Ringnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Galilei looks to land a left hand but Ringnes moved out of range nicely.
Ringnes tries to clinch up
and Galilei counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Galileo Galilei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Galilei keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Galilei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Galilei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Galilei throws out a counter right but Ringnes avoids it with no problem.
Galilei lands a nice hook to Ringnes 's body. Ringnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ringnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Galilei feints and then cracks Ringnes 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ringnes down.
Ringnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galilei throws out the jab.
Ringnes slips a jab from Galilei.
Galilei throws a sloppy body shot
and Ringnes counters with a left and a right that stings Galilei.
Some bone on bone action there as Galilei checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ringnes catches Galilei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ringnes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ringnes wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galilei throws a poor cross that misses
and Ringnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ringnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Ringnes wants to clinch.
Ringnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ringnes scores with a decent looking hook.
Ringnes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Galilei misses the jab.
Galilei lands with a shot to the body.
Ringnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Galilei looks to score with a jab to the body but Ringnes is just out of range.
Arild Ringnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galilei misses with a straight right.
Ringnes 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Galilei under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ringnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ringnes moves to clinch but Galilei breaks away
and Galilei counters with a nice body kick.

Ringnes moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ringnes trying to land knees to the body.
Galilei tries to break free but Ringnes pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Galilei.
Galilei tries to stall but Ringnes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Galilei tries to work over Ringnes 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Galilei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Galilei.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Galilei.
Galilei can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galilei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ringnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Ringnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galilei has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ringnes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Galilei can turn it around.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Galilei.
Ringnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Galilei controls his hands.
Galilei misses with a punch to the body.
Galilei misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Galilei fails to land.
A body shot lands from Galilei.
Galilei lands a nice uppercut.

Galilei breaks the clinch.
Ringnes sizes up Galilei with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Galilei finds it's way through Ringnes 's defenses.
Ringnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Galilei.
Ringnes throwing a counter right hand but Galilei manages to avoid it.
Ringnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Galilei's sensitive parts.
Ringnes lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ringnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Galilei.
Galilei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ringnes moves away.
Galilei checks a leg kick.
Ringnes tries to clinch there but Galilei circles away.
Ringnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ringnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Galilei is out of range and Ringnes settles back down.
Ringnes is looking to clinch.
Ringnes connects with a leg kick.
Ringnes misses with a leg kick
and Ringnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Galilei takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Galilei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ringnes .

Ringnes sends Galilei crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ringnes is motioning to the referee to let Galilei up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Galileo Galilei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Galilei is rocked!
Galilei misses with a hook. Ringnes ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arild Ringnes .
Well Galilei 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galileo Galilei!
Galileo Galilei decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.