PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Codi Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gale comes to the cage accompanied by Gravity kills - Guilty. The crowd seem to be enjoying Klason's choice of entrance music: (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell. Hjalmar Klason has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gale
vs
Klason

190 cm
30
223 lbs
25 - 8 - 0

190 cm
36
216 lbs
34 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Codi Gale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hjalmar Klason!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klason connects with a body shot.
A combination from Klason does no damage.
Gale throws a sloppy head kick and Klason moves out of range easily.
Klason uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gale ducks under a wild hook from Klason.
Klason lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gale scores with a kick to the midsection.
A punch combination from Gale misses.
Gale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klason.
Gale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klason throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gale.
Gale blocks the body kick.
Klason takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klason.
Gale throws out a loose jab but Klason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klason misses with a right hand
and Gale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gale looks to land a combination. Klason sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Klason fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale throws a lazy right hand but Klason sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klason misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Klason throws a head kick but Gale moves out of range.
Gale throws a head kick that misses.
Klason digs a good body shot into Gale's ribs.
Klason takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Codi Gale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Gale misses.
Klason swings for the body but Gale moves out of range.
Gale checks the leg kick nicely there.
Klason with a nice cross.
Klason misses with a straight left.
Klason walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gale.
Gale tries to clinch there but Klason circles away.
A swing and a miss from Klason.
Gale tried to score with a low kick but Klason checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gale catches Klason with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gale slips a jab from Klason.
Gale cracks Klason with a good jab.
Gale blocks a leg kick.
Gale scoring well with a low kick there.
Klason connects with a leg kick. Gale looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gale. Klason shrugs it off though.
Klason pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gale bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Klason blocks a head kick by Gale.
Klason needs to keep his hands up - Gale had a free shot at his head there.
Gale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gale moves out of range of the body kick from Klason.
Gale misses with a looping left.

Klason instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Gale.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gale blocking some punches.
Klason blocks a body shot from Gale.
Klason tries to work over Gale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gale has a couple of punches blocked by Klason.
Gale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Klason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gale tries to throw a body punch but Klason avoids it by throwing Gale back against the cage.
Klason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gale blocks an uppercut.
Klason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klason blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Gale.
Klason misses with some punches.
Gale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klason misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Klason.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gale misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klason.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Gale - that landed with a thud.
Klason blocks a body shot from Gale.
Klason throws a punch but it's blocked by Gale.
Nice body punch from Klason.
Gale misses with a punch to the body.
Klason misses with the head strike.
Klason scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Klason fails to land.
Gale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klason backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gale as Klason tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klason blocks an uppercut.
Gale tries to work over Klason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klason is looking to control Gale's arms but Gale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Klason has his back to the cage.
Klason changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gale fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Codi Gale dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gale throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klason on the side of the head.
Klason wants to clinch.
Klason takes one to the chin there.
Gale misses with a two punch combination.
Klason misses with a hook.

Gale has managed to clinch.
Klason scores with a shot to the side of Gale's head.
A short uppercut from Klason.
Klason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gale tries to throw a body punch but Klason avoids it by throwing Gale back against the cage.
Klason blocking some punches.
Klason trying to control the position but instead, Gale has worked for underhooks and has pushed Klason into the cage.
Klason throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason has Gale pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gale manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gale scores with a shoulder strike.
Klason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klason scores with a shot to the side of Gale's head.
Gale lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Klason misses with the head strike.
Gale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gale misses with some punches.
Klason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Gale.
Gale struggles to land a body shot inside as Klason controls his hands.
A short right from Klason on the inside.
Klason misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Klason fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gale.
Gale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Gale.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale pushes Klason back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gale misses with some punches.
Klason lands a shoulder strike.
Gale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gale lands a left hand.
Gale cracks Klason with a nice body shot.
Klason is breathing heavily.
Gale scores with a shoulder strike.
Gale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klasons head.
Gale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klason backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gale.
Gale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gale scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gale works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Klason lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Klason tries to stall but Gale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gale scores with a shoulder strike.
Klason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gale lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Klason to his knees! Gale keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Codi Gale!
Codi Gale retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Codi Gale thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.