PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Galati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Gillmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galati's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anarchy in the UK. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Galati
vs
Gillmore

176 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
27
152 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

KAISER

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pavel Galati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Gillmore!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Galati gets tackled into the cage by Gillmore. Gillmore maintains the clinch.

Galati gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gillmore regains guard.
Gillmore looking to control.
Galati sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gillmore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Galati.
Galati throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gillmore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Galati landing some decent shots from guard.
Galati trying to control but Gillmore is working from the bottom.
Galati stands and throws Gillmore's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Galati looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Galati tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Galati has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Galati throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Galati working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Galati has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gillmore tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Galati has hold of Gillmore's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Gillmore tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Galati cranks the arm and Gillmore screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Gillmore, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pavel Galati!
An out of breath Pavel Galati thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.