PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Facundo Galley (ranked 2322 p4p, 271 weight class) and Cornelius Barnaby (ranked 2556 p4p, 287 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Galley
vs
Barnaby

173 cm
20
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
181 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Facundo Galley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cornelius Barnaby!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Barnaby lands an impressive looking overhand right. Galley doesn't seem phased though.
Galley tries to clinch up
and Barnaby counters with a straight right hand.
Barnaby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Galley checks a leg kick.
A big left from Barnaby misses.
Barnaby looks to land a combination but Galley avoids it well.
Galley wants to clinch
and Barnaby counters with a left to the body.
Galley tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Barnaby on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnaby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Facundo Galley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnaby throws a one two combo.
Galley tries to clinch up.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnaby.
Galley tries to clinch but Barnaby moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galley tries to clinch there but Barnaby circles away.
Galley moves forwards but Barnaby connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Galley rushes Barnaby and presses him up against the cage.
Galley misses with the head strike.
Galley gets through Barnaby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Barnaby on the inside.
Barnaby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galley's elbow.
Barnaby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barnaby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnaby throws a punch but it's blocked by Galley.
Galley has a couple of punches blocked by Barnaby.
Barnaby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnaby working aggressively here.
Barnaby presses Galley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Galley throws a head punch that misses.
Galley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnaby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galley working aggressively here.
Galley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Barnaby.
Barnaby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Galley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnaby misses with a body punch.
Galley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnaby blocks an uppercut.
Barnaby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnaby misses with a punch on the inside.
Galley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barnaby blocks an uppercut.
Galley prevents a body shot from Barnaby.
Barnaby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Galley backwards.
Barnaby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Galley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Galley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnaby has a couple of punches blocked by Galley.
Barnaby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnaby swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnaby blocks an uppercut.
Galley tries to work over Barnaby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Galley has a couple of punches blocked by Barnaby.
Galley lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Galley.
Barnaby looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnaby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barnaby blocks a body shot from Galley.
Barnaby blocks an uppercut.
Barnaby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnaby stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Galley lands a right hand.
Barnaby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barnaby lands a right hand.
Barnaby struggles to land a body shot inside as Galley controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Galley.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Galley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnaby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnaby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galley's elbow.
Galley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnaby's elbow.
Galley scores with a nice hook to the 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!
Galley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnaby misses with a punch on the inside.
Galley blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnaby.

Barnaby breaks the clinch.

Galley darts in and clinches Barnaby up against the cage.
Galley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnaby backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Galley fails to land.
Galley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galley throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnaby.
Galley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnaby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galley misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cornelius Barnaby will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Galley doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnaby circles away.
Galley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnaby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Galley tries to clinch but Barnaby is having none of it.
Barnaby throws out a counter right but Galley avoids it with no problem.
Galley tries to clinch up but Barnaby circles away and keeps his distance.
Galley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Barnaby counter with a right hand.
Galley tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnaby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnaby swings for the body but Galley moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnaby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galley.
Barnaby scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnaby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Barnaby gets tackled into the cage by Galley. Galley maintains the clinch.
Barnaby lands a body shot.
Galley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Galley swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnaby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Barnaby.
Facundo Galley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Galley swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnaby uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Galley.
Galley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Galley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnaby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galley.
Barnaby prevents a body shot from Galley.
Galley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galley lands a left hand.
Barnaby's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Barnaby fails to land.
Galley tries a body shot but Barnaby blocks it.
Galley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galley misses with the head strike.
Barnaby leaning against his opponent.
Galley tries to work over Barnaby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnaby.
Barnaby leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galley pushes Barnaby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galley misses with a punch on the inside.
Galley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnaby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Galley fails to land.
Barnaby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnaby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnaby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Galley.

Barnaby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Galley wants to clinch up but Barnaby keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnaby! But no joy.
Barnaby keeps the fight on the outside.
Galley walks into a straight right hand from Barnaby.
Barnaby leaves Galley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galley wants to clinch
and Barnaby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galley tries to clinch there but Barnaby circles away.
Barnaby keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by Barnaby.
Galley is looking to clinch but Barnaby is avoiding it.
Galley moves to clinch but Barnaby breaks away
and Galley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnaby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnaby feints a counter leg kick.
Barnaby cracks Galley with an open hand slap.
Galley wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galley wants to clinch up but Barnaby keeps it at a distance.
Galley is looking to clinch.
Barnaby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Galley at a distance.
Galley wants to clinch up but Barnaby keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Barnaby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnaby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Galley moves to clinch but Barnaby breaks away
and Barnaby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnaby misses with a looping left.
Barnaby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Galley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnaby counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cornelius Barnaby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Barnaby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnaby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnaby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Galley pushes Barnaby up against the cage in a clinch.
Galley can't find room to land a body shot as Barnaby controls the action.
Galley working aggressively here.
Galley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Galley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnaby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galley's elbow.

Barnaby breaks from the clinch.
Barnaby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galley is looking to clinch.
Galley tries to clinch up.
Barnaby circles away from the clinch attempt.

Galley instigates a clinch.
Galley misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Galley.
Galley is working Barnaby over against the cage.
Galley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnaby backwards.
Barnaby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galley misses with a punch to the body.
Barnaby misses with a punch on the inside.
Galley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galley.
Galley throws a head punch that misses.
Barnaby blocks an uppercut.
Galley pushes Barnaby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barnaby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnaby blocks a body shot from Galley.
A short body shot lands from Galley as the two fighters clinch.
Galley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Galley lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnaby backwards.
Galley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barnabys head.
Galley pushes Barnaby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the 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!
Galley can't find room to land a body shot as Barnaby controls the action.
Facundo Galley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnaby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galley scores with a shot to the side of Barnaby's head.
Galley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnaby backwards.
Barnaby prevents a takedown attempt there.
Galley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnaby misses with some punches.
Galley scores with a shoulder strike.
Barnaby pushes Galley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galley is working Barnaby over against the cage.
Galley throws a head punch that misses.
Barnaby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnaby.
Barnaby tries to throw a body punch but Galley avoids it by throwing Barnaby back against the cage.
Galley misses with a punch on the inside.
Galley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnaby backwards.
Barnaby working aggressively here.
Galley working aggressively here.
Galley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnaby blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Galley.
Galley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galley lands with a short shot to the head.
Galley working aggressively here.
Galley misses with a short punch on the inside.

Barnaby breaks the clinch.

Galley clinches with his opponent.
Barnaby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnaby wants to stall.
Galley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galley lands a shot to the body.
Barnaby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnaby throws a punch but it's blocked by Galley.
A head punch on the inside from Galley fails to land.
Galley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cornelius Barnaby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Galley manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Barnaby.
Galley wants to clinch up but Barnaby keeps it at a distance.
Galley tries to clinch there but Barnaby circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galley clobbers Barnaby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Galley tries to clinch up.
Barnaby swats away the attempt to clinch by Galley.
Galley misses with an uppercut
enabling Barnaby to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnaby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Galley throws a leg kick but Barnaby moved away.
Galley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnaby counters with a series of strikes. Galley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Galley walks into a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Facundo Galley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barnaby 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cornelius Barnaby!
Cornelius Barnaby very nearly forgot to thank Forge Clothing Co. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.