PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KooK Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Connor
vs
Galvao

186 cm
22
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, KooK Connor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Galvao!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Connor as Galvao shoots in.
Galvao wants to clinch.
Connor misses with a series of wild punches.
Connor wants to clinch

so Galvao counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Connor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Galvao slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Connor working a defensive guard here.
Connor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Galvao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Connor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Galvao prevents Connor from getting back to his feet.
Connor is trying to control the position but Galvao postures up.
Galvao content to stall in guard here.
Connor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Galvao.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Connor tries to clinch but Galvao moves away

and Galvao counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Galvao is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Connor wants to control but Galvao is keeping busy.
Galvao wants to pass the guard but Connor is defending well.
Galvao is keen to just control but Connor is a slippery customer.
Galvao might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Connor kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Galvao stops Connor from getting back to his feet.
Galvao trying to pass the guard but Connor defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Connor gets caught flat footed, as Galvao shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Galvao slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Galvao passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Connor!
Connor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Galvao on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao controlling the pace for now.
Connor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Galvao unloading with bombs!
Galvao lands with some strikes.
Galvao cracks Connor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Connor is trying to escape the mount.
Galvao with shots to the head and body - Connor looks very uncomfortable down there.
Connor is squirming around, avoiding Galvao's attempts to control the action.
Connor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Connor is breathing heavily.
Galvao wants to control the pace but Connor is squirming around nicely.
Connor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Connor tries to get out of the position.
Connor tries to reverse the position but Galvao maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvao looking to control but Connor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Galvao 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.
Galvao takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Galvao fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Galvao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Galvao landing strikes from the mount and Connor is in trouble!
Galvao working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Galvao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Galvao lands a big elbow.
Connor tries to buck Galvao off but he can't manage it.

Galvao is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Connor to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Connor shrugs it off.
Galvao lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvao content just to control the position here.
Connor wants to hold on but Galvao pushes him away.

Galvao looking for a guillotine from mount but Connor is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor is bucking up trying to escape but Galvao cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Galvao looking to finish Connor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Connor!
Connor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Galvao lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Connor hang on?
Galvao working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galvao in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Galvao connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Galvao landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Galvao dominated that round.
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.

Connor misses with the combination.
Connor tries to clinch there but Galvao circles away.
Galvao shoots for a takedown but Connor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Galvao has a takedown stuffed.
Galvao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Galvao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Galvao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Connor circles away.
KooK Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Galvao.
Connor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Connor as Galvao shoots in.
Connor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Galvao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Connor avoids it really well and circles away.
KooK Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao shoots in for a takedown but Connor shows good takedown defense.
Galvao has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Galvao shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Connor is trying to defend but Galvao finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Galvao performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Connor wants to get back to his feet.
Galvao slows the pace down in half guard.
Connor has hold of Galvao's hands but Galvao slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Galvao.
Galvao prevents Connor from improving his position.
Connor has hold of Galvao's hands but Galvao slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galvao works his foot free and advances to mount.
Galvao tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Galvao is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Connor tries to hold on but Galvao postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Galvao cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvao scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Connor?
Andre Galvao has got the better of the ground game so far.
Galvao content just to control the position here.

Galvao is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Galvao!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andre Galvao!
Andre Galvao is the new welterweight champion!