PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rockstar Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benito Galea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Randy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to High. Benito Galea struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be a great matchup!

Randy
vs
Galea

175 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

164 cm
18
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rockstar Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benito Galea!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy wants to clinch.
Randy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Galea swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Galea.
Randy avoids the head kick by Galea.
Galea tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Randy counters by moving into the clinch.

Randy jumps guard and drags Galea to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Galea trying to control the position from guard on top but Randy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galea would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Galea should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Randy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Galea looking to pass the guard.
Galea wants to stand but Randy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Galea looks gassed!
Randy is trying to control the position but Galea postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Randy controlling Galea's posture.
Randy controls Galea momentarily but Galea frees himself.

Randy has an active guard here but Galea has managed to pass into half guard.
Randy wants to control the action here but instead Galea manages to pass to full mount!
Galea controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Galea is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Randy shoots in for a double leg but Galea sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Galea tries to clinch

and Randy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Randy is working for a submission of some sort.
Galea tries to get to full guard but Randy has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galea moves into full guard.
Randy wants to control from the top but Galea keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Galea looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Galea has his foot on Randy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Randy works his way back into a safe position though.
Galea not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Galea working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Randy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Randy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Benito Galea will probably get the nod.
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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Galea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Galea shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Galea was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Galea goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Randy turns into him and now he's in Galea's guard.
Randy wants to control from the top but Galea keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galea is trying to control the position but Randy postures up.
Galea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Randy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Randy throws a strike but Galea avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Randy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Randy is sitting in close to Galea's body. Galea has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Randy is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Randy is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Galea.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Benito Galea!