PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Galazin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Godlewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Galazin
vs
Godlewski

170 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Galazin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Godlewski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godlewski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Godlewski tries to close the distance and clinch but Galazin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Godlewski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Galazin defends it nicely.
Galazin with a poor takedown

and Godlewski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Galazin won't be happy with that.

Godlewski stands up and beckons Galazin to his feet.
Galazin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Godlewski.

Godlewski has managed to clinch.
Galazin tries to break the clinch but Godlewski is controlling the position.

Galazin jumps guard and drags Godlewski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Godlewski won't allow Galazin to get back to his feet.
Godlewski trying to control the position from guard on top but Galazin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Galazin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Godlewski on the ground.
Godlewski throwing strikes from guard but Galazin blocks nicely.
Galazin wants to get back to his feet but Godlewski passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galazin won't allow Godlewski to pass to mount.
Godlewski stalling.
Let's hope that Godlewski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Galazin taking some punishment here, with Godlewski in his half guard.
Godlewski prevents Galazin from standing back up.
Godlewski is looking to take a break and control but Galazin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Galazin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Galazin pushes Godlewski off looking to stand but Godlewski dives back in and keeps control.

Galazin kicks off Godlewski and gets to his feet.
Galazin doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Godlewski counters by moving into the clinch.
Godlewski tries to pull guard but Galazin holds him up against the ropes and eventually Godlewski drops back down to his feet.

Godlewski pulls Galazin into guard.
Galazin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Galazin wants to stand but Godlewski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Godlewski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godlewski wants to sweep but no luck.
Godlewski is trying to keep Galazin in close.
Galazin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Godlewski is proving hard to escape from.
Godlewski keeping full guard, as Galazin tries to pass.
Galazin is breathing heavily.
Galazin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Godlewski's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Godlewski wants to clinch

and Galazin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Godlewski's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galazin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Galazin wants to stand but Godlewski is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Godlewski trying to keep a closed guard but Galazin is proving a slippery customer.
Godlewski wants to sweep here but Galazin controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Godlewski will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Galazin tries to clinch but Godlewski is having none of it.

Godlewski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Galazin was covering up waiting for the punch and Godlewski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Galazin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Galazin trying to control the position.
Galazin wants to stand up but Godlewski is controlling him.
Galazin keeping moving, preventing Godlewski from controlling successfully.
Galazin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galazin wants to sweep but no luck.
Godlewski trying to control the position from guard on top but Galazin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Galazin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Godlewski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Galazin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Galazin can't do much from the bottom here.
Galazin is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galazin prevents Godlewski from improving position.
Galazin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Galazin is looking to improve his position.
Galazin is looking to control Godlewski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Galazin avoid being mounted?
Galazin is looking to escape.

Galazin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Godlewski stalks Galazin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Galazin's face. Galazin staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Godlewski feints and as Galazin raises his hands in defense, Godlewski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Galazin is trying to control the position but Godlewski postures up.
Godlewski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Galazin keeping moving, preventing Godlewski from controlling successfully.
Godlewski tries to stand but Galazin is controlling from the bottom.
Godlewski prevents Galazin from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godlewski throwing strikes from guard but Galazin blocks nicely.

Galazin looking for a guillotine here but Godlewski defends easily.
Godlewski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Galazin misses with an uppercut. Godlewski saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Godlewski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Godlewski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Galazin counters with a left and a right that stings Godlewski.

Galazin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Galazin showed some decent athleticism there.
Galazin trying to control from Godlewski's half guard. Godlewski has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Galazin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Godlewski is keeping the position for now.

Galazin stands up from Godlewski's guard - Galazin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Galazin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Galazin.
Galazin clinches but Godlewski breaks the clinch

and Godlewski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Galazin!
Godlewski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Godlewski raining down shots from the mount!
Godlewski controlling from the full mount.
Galazin is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galazin wants to hold on but Godlewski pushes him away.
Godlewski unloading with bombs!
Galazin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Galazin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Godlewski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Galazin is looking to stand up but Godlewski isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godlewski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Godlewski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Galazin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Galazin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Galazin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Godlewski!
Godlewski is trying to reverse the position but instead Galazin has taken his back - oops!
Godlewski looking very determined here, making life difficult for Galazin.
Galazin misses with an elbow to the head.

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 Tyler Galazin.
I think Godlewski 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Godlewski!