PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alpha Male (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Facaloto Gals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Male
vs
Gals

200 cm
29
185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

189 cm
22
189 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alpha Male!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Facaloto Gals!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Male throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gals.
Male misses with a series of wild punches.
Male wants to clinch.
Male stuffs the takedown.
Male fails in his attempt to clinch.
Male is looking to clinch but Gals is avoiding it.
A jab from Male does it's job there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gals.
Male tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Male is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Male tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gals manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Male will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gals closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Male is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gals wants to lay and pray for a moment but Male keeps working.
Male on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Male tries to get out of the position.
Gals looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Male is avoiding damage well.
Gals has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Gals is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Male knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Male knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gals on the ground.
The strikes coming from Gals are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gals working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gals tries for a kimura but Male is defending well.
Gals fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Gals tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gals has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gals throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Male tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gals wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Gals tries for a kimura but Male is defending well.
Male takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Male really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gals trying to control the action but Male is working from the bottom.
Gals moves into full mount!
Gals looking to control and managing it successfully.
Male tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gals trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gals with shots to the head and body - Male looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gals is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Male has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Male's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gals in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gals looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gals lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gals throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Male because Gals loaded up on that one.
Gals lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gals looking to control but Male is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gals unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gals cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Facaloto Gals dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Male looks to score with a jab to the body but Gals is just out of range.
Gals shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Male defends it nicely.
Alpha Male is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Male misses with a double jab.
Male looks to land a combination but Gals avoids it well.
Gals circles away from the clinch attempt.

Gals darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Male wants to get back to his feet.
Male is staying active underneath Gals, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Facaloto Gals has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gals passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Male!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gals in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Poor strikes thrown by Gals there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gals lands a big elbow.
Male is desperately trying to improve his position but Gals has a good base and remains in mount.
Gals with shots to the head and body - Male looks very uncomfortable down there.

Gals has control of Male's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Male regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gals looking to finish Male with some ground and pound. This is bad for Male!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Male wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gals.
Gals has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Male wants to control but Gals is having none of it.
Gals landing punches.
Male is squirming around, avoiding Gals's attempts to control the action.
Gals postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Male looks a forlorn figure.
Gals trying to control but Male is having none of it.

Gals working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gals looking to secure an arm triangle but Male defends it well.
Gals throws some wild stikes that Male manages to avoid easily.
Gals throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gals landing strikes from the mount.
Gals lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gals trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Male tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Male is bucking up trying to escape but Gals cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Male is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gals cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Male is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Gals looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Male seems to have got his legs back now.
Gals tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gals punching from mount but Male doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gals punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gals tries to control but Male wriggling away.

Gals has control of Male's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Male regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Gals.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Facaloto Gals showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Male tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gals swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Gals decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gals not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Gals is looking for a kimura but Male is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gals to get the leverage.

Gals is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gals thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Male manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gals throwing strikes but missing.
Gals throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gals is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Male keeping moving, preventing Gals from controlling successfully.
Male avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gals throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Male works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gals trying to control but Male is working from the bottom.
Gals prevents Male from getting back to his feet.
Gals looking to sit in guard and control but Male gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gals manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Male manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gals is stalling in the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gals's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gals with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gals is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Male working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gals.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gals loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gals keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Male's head.
Gals stops Male from standing up.
Gals is pushing down on Male's leg trying to pass to half guard. Male is fighting to maintain full guard but Gals has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gals not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gals lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gals 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.
Male wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gals winds up and cracks Male with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gals content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gals scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Gals is working for a kimura but Male is defending it quite comfortably.

Gals is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Male is just riding it out for now. Gals eventually gives up the hold.
Gals wants to take a breather but Male is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Facaloto Gals really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Male tests Gals's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Male tries to clinch up

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

Gals is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Male has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gals not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gals lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gals is trying to control the action in half guard but Male is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Gals wants to work for an arm triangle but Male is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Male taking some punishment here, with Gals in his half guard.
Male is not content to let Gals control the position.
Gals prevents Male from standing back up.
Gals is trying to control. Male wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Gals is looking for a kimura here.
Still in half guard, Gals seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gals is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Male has managed to free his arm - good work.
Male is staying active underneath Gals, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Gals wants to work for an arm triangle but Male is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gals is keen to just control but Male is a slippery customer.
Gals missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Male is not content to let Gals control the position.
Gals missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gals stalling away here and it's allowed Male to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gals looking to sit in guard and control but Male gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gals looking to control.

Gals escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Male gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gals looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gals controlling Male's posture.
Gals bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Male's guard.
Male wants to get back to his feet but Gals is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gals wants to control from the top but Male keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gals stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Male swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Facaloto Gals dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Male tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gals swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Male closes the distance and clinches.

Gals has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Male uses from the top position.

Male stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gals misses with a head kick.
Male tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alpha Male seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Male tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Male slaps away a takedown attempt from Gals, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Male lands with a straight right. Gals didn't see that one coming.
Male moves in looking to clinch but Gals pushes him off.
Male misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Male coming out on top.
Male scores with a shot to the body.
Male tries to clinch up.
Male tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gals manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gals closes the distance and clinches up with Male, looking for a takedown. Gals pushes Male against the cage but Male circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gals is looking to clinch.
Gals swats away the attempt to clinch by Male.
Male tries to clinch there but Gals circles away.
Male looks to land a combination but Gals avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Male.
Good standup being displayed there by Male as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Male clinches up with Gals and pushes him back against the cage.
Gals is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alpha Male has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Facaloto Gals.
Gals blocking some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gals working Male over with knees to the body.
Gals tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Male avoids it.

Gals drags the fight down to the ground.
Gals is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Gals has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Male is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gals.
Gals is looking to reverse the position.
Male tries to stand but Gals is controlling his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gals manages to work his way to half guard, despite Male's best efforts.
Gals gets back to full guard.

Gals is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Male has his hands clasped together but Gals extends an breaks Male's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gals.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Facaloto Gals!
Facaloto Gals is the new middleweight champion!
Facaloto Gals really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.