PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Kamionka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Galt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Way - Limp Bizkit. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Galt
vs
Kamionka

173 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
181 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Malicious Intent Fight Gear
White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Galt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pavel Kamionka!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galt blocks the body kick.
Kamionka stuns Galt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Galt tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamionka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Galt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kamionka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kamionka throws a shot from downtown. Galt moves away and avoids it.
Galt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Galt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galt tries to clinch up.
Galt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kamionka swivels and escapes.
John Galt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galt shoots for a double leg takedown but Kamionka sprawls well. He's pushed Galt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamionka misses with a hook. Galt ducked under it nicely.
Kamionka missing with a left hand there. Galt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Galt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kamionka's waist but Kamionka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Galt off to one side.
Galt tries to clinch there but Kamionka circles away.
Galt defending well as Kamionka loads up on a big left hand.
Galt misses with a body kick.
Kamionka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Galt momentarily.
Kamionka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Galt doesn't seem bothered though.
Kamionka looks to score with a jab to the body but Galt is just out of range.
Kamionka lands with an overhand left.

Galt is rocked!
Kamionka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamionka jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galt looks for a takedown but Kamionka sprawls well.
Kamionka misses with a two punch combination.
Kamionka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galt.
Kamionka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oh Galt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like John Galt has been cut.
Galt staying out of range there.
Kamionka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Galt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kamionka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Galt seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt ducks under a wild hook from Kamionka.

Galt scores with a takedown into Kamionka's guard.
Galt postures up and lands a big shot to Kamionka's brow.
Galt won't allow Kamionka to sweep him here.
Galt looking to pass the guard.
Galt stopping the sweep attempt from Kamionka.
Kamionka controlling Galt's posture.
Galt passes Kamionka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Galt seems to be looking for submissions.
Galt stops Kamionka from getting back to his feet.

Galt is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kamionka has managed to free his arm - good work.
Galt is breathing heavily.
Kamionka pushes Galt off looking to stand but Galt dives back in and keeps control.
Galt trying to control the action but Kamionka is working from the bottom.
Galt not doing much here.
Galt prevents Kamionka from improving his position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kamionka desperately trying to maintain half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Galt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kamionka controls Galt momentarily but Galt frees himself.
Galt preventing the sweep.
Galt wants to control from the top but Kamionka keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kamionka is on top in guard.
Galt wants to sweep here but Kamionka controlling him for the moment.
Galt controls Kamionka momentarily but Kamionka frees himself.
Galt wants to sweep but no luck.
Galt throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kamionka trying to control but Galt is working from the bottom.
Kamionka preventing the sweep.
Kamionka tries to free his leg and advance position but Galt is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Galt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kamionka as he jumps to the side.
Kamionka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galt tries for a takedown but Kamionka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Galt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kamionka is fending him off so far but Galt persists. Nope, Kamionka circles away and we're back to standing.
Galt moves away from the strike by Kamionka.

Galt scores a takedown into full mount!
Kamionka flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kamionka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Galt throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kamionka tries to hold on but Galt pushes him away.
Kamionka is desperately trying to improve his position but Galt has a good base and remains in mount.
Kamionka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kamionka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Galt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kamionka keeps working.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kamionka trying to control here.
Kamionka keeping hold of Galt's head, controlling as best he can.
Kamionka wants to control but Galt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Galt winds up and cracks Kamionka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kamionka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Galt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kamionka is trying to maintain the position but Galt is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Kamionka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Galt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A jab from Kamionka misses.
Kamionka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Galt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kamionka wants to sweep here but Galt controlling him for the moment.
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.
Kamionka wants to stand but Galt is controlling the position.
Kamionka can't keep his opponent in guard - Galt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Galt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kamionka trying to control but Galt postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Galt prevents Kamionka from improving his position.
Kamionka wants to control but Galt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Galt wants to control but Kamionka is keeping him busy.
Galt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Galt wants to control but Kamionka is keeping him busy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big right from Kamionka misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Galt shoots in for a double leg but Kamionka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kamionka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Kamionka.
Kamionka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Galt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Galt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamionka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Galt fails to land with a series of punches.

Galt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Galt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Galt tries to control but Kamionka wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt fails to advance to Kamionka's back.
Kamionka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Galt controlling the pace for now.
Kamionka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kamionka tries to reverse the position but Galt maintains control.
Kamionka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Galt avoids the attempt from Kamionka to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Galt looking to control but Kamionka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kamionka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Galt looking to secure an arm triangle but Kamionka defends it well.
Kamionka wants to hold on but Galt pushes him away.
Kamionka is squirming around, avoiding Galt's attempts to control the action.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Galt wants to finish this one by submission but Kamionka is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Galt.
Kamionka is looking to improve his position but Galt isn't that keen on the idea.
Galt throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Galt dominating with strikes here.
Kamionka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Galt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kamionka tries to hold on but Galt postures up.
Kamionka is trying to escape the mount.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kamionka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Galt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kamionka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kamionka looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kamionka wants to get back to full guard.
Kamionka is refusing to be controlled, as Galt sits in half guard.
Galt performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kamionka is trying to stand.
Galt is keen to just control but Kamionka is a slippery customer.
Kamionka wants to control but Galt is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kamionka misses with a hook. Galt ducked under it nicely.
Galt tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamionka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kamionka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pavel Kamionka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Galt shoots in and drives through. Kamionka sprawls well.
Galt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Galt looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Galt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kamionka as he jumps to the side.
A leg kick checked by Galt.
Galt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
John Galt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamionka misses the shot to the body.
Kamionka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galt.
Galt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Galt misses with a shot to the body
and Kamionka counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Galt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kamionka with a nice cross.
Kamionka throws a jab but it's blocked by Galt.
Horrible takedown by Galt or perhaps it was just good defense by Kamionka which made him look bad.
Kamionka scores with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kamionka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kamionka.
Kamionka digs a good body shot into Galt's ribs.
Kamionka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Kamionka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kamionka 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Pavel Kamionka!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Pavel Kamionka!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Pavel Kamionka!

Pavel Kamionka wins by unanimous decision!