PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between GameBred Fight Team (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toms Gailitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toms Gailitis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fight Team
vs
Gailitis

187 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

196 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, GameBred Fight Team!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toms Gailitis!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fight Team throws a front kick aimed at Gailitis's knee but Gailitis avoids it well.
Gailitis throws a leg kick but Fight Team sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good work by Fight Team as he checks the leg kick.
Fight Team shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gailitis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fight Team keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fight Team swings for the body but Gailitis moves out of range.
Fight Team scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gailitis thows a body shot but no joy.
Gailitis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gailitis misses with a body shot.
Fight Team fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gailitis manages to avoid it.
Fight Team misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gailitis.
A leg kick checked by Fight Team.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Fight Team misses
and Gailitis counters with a two punch combo.
Gailitis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gailitis throws a solid leg kick but Fight Team takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gailitis.
A leg kick checked by Gailitis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fight Team throws a leg kick
and Gailitis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fight Team throws a low kick but Gailitis moves out of range easily.
Fight Team just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fight Team. Gailitis does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toms Gailitis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fight Team throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gailitis counters with a thumping low kick.
Fight Team fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gailitis checks it well.
Gailitis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gailitis swings for the body but Fight Team moves out of range.
Fight Team is looking to chop away at Gailitis's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gailitis thuds a left hand into Fight Team's body.
Fight Team thows a leg kick but Gailitis checks it
and Gailitis counters with a two punch combo.
Gailitis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fight Team.
Fight Team tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gailitis moves into range and clinches up with Fight Team.
A bit of stalling here from Gailitis.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gailitis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fight Team up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Toms Gailitis.

Gailitis rushes Fight Team and presses him up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toms Gailitis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Fight Team throws out a leg kick but Gailitis moves out of range and Fight Team only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gailitis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fight Team.
Fight Team takes a swing at Gailitis's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fight Team uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gailitis.
Fight Team throws a chopping leg kick but Gailitis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gailitis avoids the body shot from Fight Team.
Fight Team looks to score with a jab to the body but Gailitis is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fight Team walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gailitis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gailitis throws a chopping leg kick but Fight Team manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fight Team tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gailitis was well out of range. Poor timing from Fight Team.
Gailitis avoids the body shot from Fight Team.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gailitis. Fight Team does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fight Team misses with a low kick.
Gailitis lands a slapping body shot.
Fight Team tries to land a leg kick but Gailitis saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gailitis misses with a body shot.
Fight Team misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gailitis.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gailitis swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
GameBred Fight Team showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gailitis 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toms Gailitis!