PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Whitewash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Galkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitewash kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is New Divide. Galkin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bush - Machinehead. Billy Whitewash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Whitewash
vs
Galkin

175 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
23
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

ACME-UCF NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Whitewash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Galkin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galkin tries to clinch up but Whitewash circles away and keeps his distance.
Galkin tries to clinch but Whitewash moves out of range.

Whitewash shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Whitewash is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Galkin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Poor strikes thrown by Whitewash there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Galkin is in a horrible position here. Whitewash smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitewash throws some wild stikes that Galkin manages to avoid easily.
BOOM! Whitewash connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Whitewash with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitewash throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Whitewash throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Galkin because Whitewash loaded up on that one.
Whitewash looking to ground and pound but Galkin is blocking nicely.
Whitewash throwing strikes here but Galkin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Galkin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Whitewash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitewash looking to ground and pound but Galkin is blocking nicely.
Galkin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Whitewash tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Whitewash looking to ground and pound but Galkin is blocking nicely.
Galkin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Whitewash working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Whitewash throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Whitewash sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Galkin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitewash misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Whitewash 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.
Galkin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Whitewash.
Galkin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Whitewash tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Whitewash thowing shots but they're missing.
Galkin blocking the ground and pound.
Whitewash throwing strikes here but Galkin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Whitewash working Galkin over with strikes here.
Whitewash lands a heavy elbow.
Whitewash with the ground and pound from mount.
Whitewash throwing strikes here but Galkin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Galkin wants to get back to his feet.
Whitewash unloads with some shots from mount but Galkin bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitewash lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Whitewash postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Galkin looks a forlorn figure.
Galkin blocking the ground and pound.
Galkin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Whitewash looking to isolate an arm here. Galkin doesn't see it coming and as Whitewash extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Whitewash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Whitewash!