PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and george st nkoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying st nkoi's choice of entrance music: number one. george st nkoi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Galvao
vs
st nkoi

171 cm
25
169 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

178 cm
21
178 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Galvao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, george st nkoi!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
st nkoi tries to clinch up.
st nkoi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galvao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Galvao shoots in for a double leg but st nkoi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Galvao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
george st nkoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
st nkoi misses with a double jab.
st nkoi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Galvao tries to close the distance and clinch but st nkoi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Galvao shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Galvao showed some decent athleticism there.
st nkoi is looking to escape.

st nkoi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
st nkoi is trying to stand up here but Galvao is controlling him well.
st nkoi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
st nkoi gets back to full guard.
st nkoi wants to stand up but Galvao is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao forces his way into half guard.
st nkoi is refusing to be controlled, as Galvao sits in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

st nkoi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Galvao pulls his head out easily.
Galvao passes the guard and advances to mount!

Galvao looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Galvao seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but st nkoi is holding on tight.
st nkoi is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
st nkoi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Galvao.
st nkoi manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi tries to kick Galvao off but Galvao keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Galvao trying to control the pace.

Galvao wants to work for an arm triangle but st nkoi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
st nkoi wants to get back to his feet.

Galvao is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
st nkoi is trying to stand.
st nkoi trying to hold on to Galvao's head to control him but Galvao postures up.
Galvao passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Galvao jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… st nkoi is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by st nkoi and Galvao has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
st nkoi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
st nkoi is trying to control but can't.
Galvao is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for st nkoi!
st nkoi is squirming around, avoiding Galvao's attempts to control the action.
st nkoi gets back to half guard.
Galvao wants to take a breather but st nkoi is having none of it.
st nkoi is trying to stand.

Galvao is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, st nkoi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Galvao is breathing heavily.
Galvao stops st nkoi from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
st nkoi moves into full guard.
Galvao won't allow st nkoi to sweep him here.
Galvao trying to control but st nkoi is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Galvao dives in and grabs st nkoi's left leg, looking for a takedown. st nkoi pushes down on Galvao's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Galvao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galvao moves out of range of the strikes.
st nkoi misses with a double jab.
st nkoi tries to clinch up
enabling Galvao to counter with a crisp jab.
st nkoi misses with an uppercut. Galvao saw that one coming.
Galvao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from st nkoi.
george st nkoi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Galvao shoots in for a takedown but st nkoi shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but george st nkoi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

st nkoi stuffs the takedown.
st nkoi tries to clinch up

so Galvao counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Galvao throwing strikes but missing.
Galvao trying to control the position from guard on top but st nkoi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Galvao thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
st nkoi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

st nkoi working for a triangle but Galvao defends it easily.
Galvao wants to control from the top but st nkoi keeps moving.
st nkoi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Galvao avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
st nkoi looks to clinch

and Galvao counters with a shoot takedown. st nkoi fights it but they end up in guard.

st nkoi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Galvao gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
st nkoi is breathing heavily.

st nkoi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Galvao is aware though and is defending well.
Galvao trying to control but st nkoi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Galvao stands and throws st nkoi's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Galvao wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by st nkoi, who protects the arm well.
st nkoi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Galvao has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi can't do much from the bottom here.
st nkoi is looking to regain half guard here but Galvao keeps moving and retains side control.
st nkoi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Galvao has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Galvao thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Galvao is looking to take a break and control but st nkoi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Galvao looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Galvao works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi is looking to regain half guard here but Galvao keeps moving and retains side control.

Galvao is trying to get an arm triangle but st nkoi is defending well.

st nkoi explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

st nkoi closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from st nkoi.
Galvao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. st nkoi just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Galvao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. st nkoi smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Galvao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
st nkoi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
st nkoi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Galvao counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in st nkoi's guard now.
st nkoi keeping moving, preventing Galvao from controlling successfully.

Galvao is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

st nkoi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
st nkoi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Galvao advances position into side control!
st nkoi is trying to buck Galvao off.

Galvao thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Galvao thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Galvao dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

st nkoi tries to clinch but Galvao moves away

and Galvao counters with a takedown into side control.
Galvao prevents st nkoi from escaping the position.
st nkoi tries to improve position but can't.
Galvao is looking to take a break and control but st nkoi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
st nkoi is trying to get back to his feet.
Galvao wants to control but st nkoi is keeping him busy.
Galvao working away.

Galvao is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. st nkoi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
st nkoi sneaks back into half guard.
st nkoi is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
st nkoi wants to control but Galvao is keeping busy.

Galvao is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. st nkoi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Galvao.
st nkoi is trying to stand.
Galvao trying to control the action but st nkoi is working from the bottom.

st nkoi kicks off Galvao and gets to his feet.
st nkoi closes the distance but Galvao moves to the side

so Galvao counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Galvao lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

st nkoi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Galvao defends it easily.
Galvao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Galvao is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Galvao drops back looking for a leg! st nkoi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and st nkoi manages to kick Galvao off! Galvao jumps back into st nkoi's guard.
st nkoi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
st nkoi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Galvao is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
st nkoi looks to clinch

and Galvao counters with a single leg into guard. st nkoi didn't expect that.
Galvao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. st nkoi is keeping the position for now.
Galvao is stalling in the full guard.
st nkoi keeping moving, preventing Galvao from controlling successfully.
st nkoi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

st nkoi is looking for a triangle but Galvao pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson Galvao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

st nkoi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Galvao can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Galvao drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Galvao jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvao wants to control from the top but st nkoi keeps moving.
Galvao scoring with some ground and pound.

Galvao drops back, looking for a kneebar! st nkoi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. st nkoi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from st nkoi!
Galvao is looking for a sweep.

st nkoi stands up and we're back to a striking position.

st nkoi darts in and clinches Galvao up against the ropes.
st nkoi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galvao fails to pull guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Galvao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Galvao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Galvao!