PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tusing Pocc (ranked 2962 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulie Galtieri (ranked 3448 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Galtieri's choice of entrance music: Woke up this morning - Alabama 3. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Paulie Galtieri was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pocc
vs
Galtieri

165 cm
33
150 lbs
13 - 15 - 0

170 cm
26
154 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tusing Pocc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulie Galtieri!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pocc doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Galtieri to counter with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Galtieri throws a series of strikes that have Pocc backpedaling.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pocc.
Galtieri stuffs the takedown attempt from Pocc. Pocc gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tusing Pocc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pocc doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Galtieri counters with a straight right hand.
Pocc shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Galtieri pinned against the cage. Galtieri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Galtieri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Galtieri rushes Pocc and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Galtieri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pocc.
Pocc wants a takedown but no success here.
Galtieri lands a hook that snaps the head of Pocc backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galtieri lands a body shot.
Pocc wants to take the fight to the mat but Galtieri manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pocc changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Galtieri fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pocc or perhaps it was just good defense by Galtieri, which made it look bad.
Pocc is breathing heavily.
Pocc shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Galtieri as he avoids it easily.
Pocc shoots for a takedown but Galtieri saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Oooh a lovely combination from Galtieri sends Pocc down but not out. Galtieri dives into side control looking to finish.

Pocc is rocked!
Galtieri in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Pocc looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Galtieri turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulie Galtieri!
Our winner, Paulie Galtieri, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.