PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Barney Rumble (ranked 6663 p4p, 1739 weight class) and Lopeared Galute (ranked 525 p4p, 205 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rumble might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Queens of the Stone Age - My God is the Sun . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Rumble
vs
Galute

200 cm
43
256
26 - 10 - 0

197 cm
33
280
15 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Very strong

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Threads of HARDCORE

Sydney Fight Gear (London Rebirth)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barney Rumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lopeared Galute!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Galute slips a jab and a cross from Rumble.
Rumble has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marijuana Gardens in the buildup to the fight.
Galute takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rumble blocks a head kick by Galute.
Rumble looks to throw the jab but Galute is out of range.
Galute is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rumble throws a body punch but Galute moves out of range.

Rumble moves into range and clinches up with Galute.
Galute presses Rumble against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Galute lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rumble backwards.

It looks like Barney Rumble has been cut.
Galute lands a body punch.
Galute lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rumble.
Rumble is breathing heavily.
Galute scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Galute lands with a light punch inside.
Galute is leaning against Rumble and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galute lands a body shot.
Galute stalls.
Galute digs a right hand into Rumble's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rumble's gas tank.
We've been informed that Galute has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Galute lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Galute.
Rumble misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galute.
Rumble prevents a body shot from Galute.
Galute is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Galute stalls.
Rumble tries to circle away but Galute has him pinned against the ropes.
Rumble lands a nice knee to the body.
Rumble letting Galute take a breather here.
Galute goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galute lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Galute.
Rumble lands a nice elbow.
Galute is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galute takes a shot to the head.
Rumble crunches a lovely knee into Galute's ribcage.
Rumble wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rumble misses with some punches.
Galute misses with a punch on the inside.
Rumble being controlled against the ropes.
Galute effectively controlling the action here.
Knees to the body from Rumble.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rumble lands a nice elbow.
Rumble misses with a punch to the body.
Galute struggles to land a body shot inside as Rumble controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lopeared Galute will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Barney Rumble's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Galute throws an off balance right hand
and Rumble counters with a low kick, right behind Galute 's knee.
Rumble ducks right into an uppercut from Galute.
Galute takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Galute ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Galute was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rumble scores with a leg kick.
Galute bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rumble sets himself, and Galute steps forward looking for the clinch! Rumble avoids it this time.
Rumble throws a solid leg kick but Galute takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rumble.
Rumble misses with a body shot.
Rumble takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Galute throws a low kick but Rumble moves out of range easily.
Galute is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rumble.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumble thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Galute if he has to take too many more of those.
Rumble misses with a straight right.
A shot to the body from Galute misses
and Rumble counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galute ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Galute steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rumble.
Galute throws a right and a left that Rumble avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galute will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rumble throws a front kick aimed at Galute's knee but Galute avoids it well.
Galute will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rumble tries a low kick but Galute avoids it.
Lopeared Galute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rumble connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rumble misses with a body shot.
Galute is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rumble with a body shot.
Rumble loads up on a big right hand but Galute slips the punch.
Rumble throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Galute counters by moving into the clinch.
Lopeared Galute seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Galute is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rumble wants to get back to striking at distance but Galute won't allow it.
Rumble misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galute.
Galute pushes Rumble back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galute lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Galute is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Galute dodges an elbow strike from Rumble.
Galute scores with a shoulder strike.
Rumble lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rumble lands an elbow that stopped Galute in his tracks for a moment.
Rumble pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Galute is looking to control Rumble's arms but Rumble gets an underhook and turns him. Now Galute has his back to the ropes.
Rumble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Rumble breaks the clinch.
Galute checks a leg kick.
Rumble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rumble misses with a body punch
and Galute counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Galute lands with a nice body punch.

Galute clinches up with Rumble and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Rumble dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barney Rumble's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rumble throws a leg kick but Galute checks it.
Rumble throws a lazy uppercut
and Galute counters with a left to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rumble 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 Galute has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Galute and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Galute scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rumble moves into range and connects with a jab.
Galute throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rumble throws a head kick but Galute moves out of range.
Galute fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rumble checks a leg kick.
Galute connects with a solid leg kick.

Rumble closes the distance and pushes Galute back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumble swings wildly with an uppercut but Galute uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Galute.
Rumble creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Galute's defenses.
Galute looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galute can't find room to land a body shot as Rumble controls the action.
Galute lands a hook that snaps the head of Rumble backwards.
Rumble prevents a body shot from Galute.
Galute tries to throw a body punch but Rumble avoids it by throwing Galute back against the ropes.
A short right from Galute on the inside.
Rumble struggles to land a body shot inside as Galute controls his hands.
Rumble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rumble lands an elbow just above Galute 's eye.

It looks like Lopeared Galute has been cut.
Galute is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rumble is keeping busy.
Rumble pushes Galute back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Galute blocks an elbow strike.
Galute lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Galute on the inside.
Galute misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galute trying to control the position but instead, Rumble has worked for underhooks and has pushed Galute into the ropes.

Rumble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Galute uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rumble.
Rumble dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Galute. That did some damage!
Rumble turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rumble takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galute misses the jab.
Galute throws a solid leg kick but Rumble takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Galute.
Rumble 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.
A low kick lands for Galute.
Galute keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rumble.
Galute checks a leg kick.
Rumble misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lopeared Galute.
I think Galute 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lopeared Galute!
Lopeared Galute thanked the fans post fight for their support.