PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vic Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by State of the Union by Rise Against. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bauer
vs
Galt

183 cm
35
206 lbs
25 - 21 - 1

192 cm
31
218 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vic Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Galt!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Galt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Galt lands a slapping body shot.
Galt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bauer.
Bauer checks the leg kick.
Galt moves away from the strike by Bauer.
Bauer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bauer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Galt has Bauer up against the cage in a clinch.

Galt breaks from the clinch.
Galt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bauer ducks right into an uppercut from Galt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bauer.
Galt just misses with a punch to the body.
Bauer clobbers Galt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Galt dodges the punch combination from Bauer.
Bauer lands with an uppercut that bounces Galt off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bauer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bauer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Galt.
Galt misses with a kick to the body.
Galt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Bauer.
Bauer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bauer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Galt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Galt cracks Bauer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Galt slams his shin into Bauer's torso.
Galt is looking to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Galt, right into the meat.
Bauer throws out a loose jab but Galt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bauer scores with a one two! Galt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Galt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bauer is breathing heavily.
Galt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bauer's calf.
Galt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Galt slips under a jab from Bauer.
Galt tries a low kick but Bauer avoids it.
Galt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bauer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Galt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Galt.
Galt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bauer.
Bauer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galt moves away.
Galt throws a wild body kick that Bauer sees coming a mile off.
Bauer throws a one two combo.
Bauer misses with a looping right.
Bauer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Galt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bauer.
A combination from Galt does no damage.
Bauer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Galt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Galt throws a body punch but Bauer moves out of range.
Galt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Galt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Galt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bauer working aggressively here.
Bauer blocks a body shot from Galt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bauer.
Bauer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galt.
Bauer throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bauer as Galt tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bauer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer blocks an elbow strike.
Galt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Galt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Galt.
Galt pushes off an throws an elbow but Bauer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bauer prevents a body shot from Galt.
Galt lands an uppercut.
Bauer swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bauer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Galt tries to clinch up.
Bauer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Galt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bauer throws a nice looking combination but Galt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bauer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bauer swings for the body but Galt moves out of range.
Bauer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Galt.
Galt takes one to the side of the head.
Bauer wants to slow Galt down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Galt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Galt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bauer scores with a jab to the body.
Vic Bauer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Bauer is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Galt lands with a good body shot.
Bauer misses with a double jab
and Galt counters with a body kick.
Galt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bauer throws out the jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Galt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Galt is looking to slow Bauer down with leg kicks.
Galt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bauer misses with a series of wild punches.
Bauer misses with an uppercut
and Galt counters with a nice uppercut.
Galt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bauer.
A jab from Galt finds it's way through Bauer's defenses.
Bauer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Galt looks to score with a jab to the body but Bauer is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer cracks Galt with a good jab.
Galt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Galt throws a body punch but Bauer moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Galt.
Bauer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Galt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
John Galt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bauer tries a low kick but Galt avoids it.
Bauer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Galt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Galt misses with a head kick.
Bauer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bauer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Galt can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bauer throws a series of punches but Galt moves out of range.
Bauer throws out a leg kick but Galt moves out of range and Bauer only half commits.
Galt throws a hook but Bauer avoids it easily.
Bauer throws a series of punches but Galt avoids them all with ease.
Bauer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bauer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Galt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bauer can't break the clinch.
Bauer throws a head punch that misses.
Galt gets through Bauer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Galt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bauer backwards.
Galt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bauer working aggressively here.
Bauer throws a head punch that misses.
Bauer is trying to force a seperation but Galt has the dominant position.
Bauer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galt trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bauer as Galt tries to tie him up.
Bauer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Galt scores with a shoulder strike.
Bauer has a couple of punches blocked by Galt.
Bauer misses with some punches.

Galt breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer is looking to chop away at Galt's legs.
Bauer avoids the body shot from Galt.
Galt slips a jab from Bauer.
A telegraphed right hand from Galt misses the target.
Galt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bauer checks the leg kick.
Bauer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Galt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bauer cracks the inside of Galt's front leg.
Bauer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Galt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bauer throws out the jab.
Galt tries a head kick but it misses.
Bauer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Galt lands with a nice body kick.
Bauer keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Galt coming out on top.
A combination from Galt does no damage.
A cross from Bauer lands.
Galt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bauer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bauer scores with a hook to the body. Galt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot lands for Bauer.
Galt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bauer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Galt scrambles back to his feet.
Bauer avoids the head kick by Galt.
Bauer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bauer loads up on a big right hand but Galt slips the punch.
Bauer misses with a straight right.
Bauer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Galt 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! This is the final round!

Bauer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Galt.
Galt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bauer blocks the body kick.
Bauer stalks Galt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Galt's face. Galt staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice uppercut lands for Galt. That snapped Bauer's head back.
Galt avoids the body shot from Bauer.
Galt scores with a leg kick.
Bauer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galt tries a head kick but it misses.
Bauer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Galt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bauer.
Bauer misses with a hook. Galt ducked under it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bauer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Galt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Galt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Galt misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Galt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer misses with an uppercut.
Bauer loads up on a big right hand but Galt slips the punch.
Galt tries to land a body kick

and Bauer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Galt!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
You can see the frustration on Galt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bauer tries to score with some ground and pound. Galt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Galt controls the position for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galt on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bauer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Galt keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bauer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Galt down.
Galt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bauer.
Galt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Galt trying to control the position from guard on top but Bauer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Galt stands and steps away. Bauer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
John Galt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Galt checks a leg kick.
Bauer throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Galt moves into the clinch.
Bauer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Galt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galt misses with the head strike.
Bauer tries to circle away but Galt has him pinned against the cage.
Bauer working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer working aggressively here.
Bauer misses with a punch on the inside.
Bauer throws a punch but it's blocked by Galt.
Galt lands with a right to the head.
Bauer has a couple of punches blocked by Galt.
Bauer has a couple of punches blocked by Galt.
Bauer misses with the head strike.
Bauer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bauer gets through Galt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bauer throws a punch but it's blocked by Galt.
Galt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bauer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galt lands with a light punch inside.
Galt blocking some punches.
Galt misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Bauer scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!

Galt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bauer connects with a right hand. Galt shakes it off.
Bauer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Galt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bauer scores with a hook.
A head kick from Galt lands but Bauer takes it in his stride.
Bauer checks a leg kick.
Bauer looks to land a left hand but Galt moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Galt catches Bauer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bauer scores with a hook to the body. Galt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bauer looks to score with a jab to the body but Galt is just out of range.
Vic Bauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galt stuns Bauer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vic Bauer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Galt 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!