PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denton Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by State of the Union by Rise Against. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Thunder
vs
Galt

199 cm
30
215 lbs
31 - 8 - 0

192 cm
30
218 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Denton Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Galt!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder connects with the punch.
Galt misses with a looping right.
A big left from Thunder misses.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Galt.
Galt looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunder is just out of range.
John Galt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Galt.
Galt throws a head kick that misses.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. Galt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Galt tries to land a front kick but Thunder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thunder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Galt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thunder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galt moves away.
Thunder is looking to chop away at Galt's legs.
Galt throws a hook to the side of Thunder's head but Thunder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Thunder misses.
Thunder takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder punishes Galt's body with a nice straight punch.
Galt checks a leg kick nicely.
Thunder throws a leg kick but Galt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Galt throws a hook to the side of Thunder's head but Thunder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy body kick from Galt
and Thunder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galt slips under a jab from Thunder.
Thunder punishes Galt's body with a nice straight punch.
Thunder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Galt.
Thunder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Galt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thunder moves out of range of the strikes.
Galt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Galt.

It looks like Denton Thunder has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunder throws a leg kick which misses Galt's front leg but catches the back leg as Galt tries to avoid it.
Galt lands a leg kick that knocks Thunder off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder lands a front kick.
Galt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thunder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Galt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thunder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Galt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Galt ducks under a wild hook from Thunder.
Galt throws a hook but Thunder blocks it.
Galt throws a series of punches but Thunder moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Thunder.
Galt 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.
Thunder takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Galt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thunder.
Galt is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Thunder chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thunder.
Galt misses with a hook. Thunder ducked under it nicely.
Galt blocks a low kick nicely.
Galt throws a leg kick but Thunder sees it coming and moves out of range.
Galt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Galt.
Galt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Galt walks into a jab.
Galt throws a combination that misses
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.
Galt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Galt looks winded!
Galt tries to move into range but Thunder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Thunder.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder misses with an uppercut.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Galt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheers as Thunder lands an impressive looking overhand right. Galt doesn't seem phased though.
Galt fails to land with a series of punches.
Thunder slips a jab and a cross from Galt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thunder.
Thunder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Galt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thunder.
Galt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thunder.
Thunder jabs Galt right on the nose. Galt blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thunder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Galt's calf.
Thunder lands with an uppercut that bounces Galt off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denton Thunder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thunder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thunder tests Galt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Galt throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Galt throws a sloppy head kick and Thunder moves out of range easily.
Thunder misses with an attempted mid kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Galt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thunder moves out of range of the body kick from Galt.
Thunder lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Thunder lands an impressive looking overhand right. Galt doesn't seem phased though.
Thunder is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Galt misses with the combination.
Denton Thunder is winning the standup battle so far.

Galt instigates a clinch.
Thunder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thunder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder lands a right hand.
Galt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Galt jumps guard but Thunder turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Thunder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Thunder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thunder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thunder avoids the body shot from Galt.
Thunder tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Galt is able to avoid easily.
Thunder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Galt's calf.
Thunder thows a leg kick but Galt checks it
and Galt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Galt avoids a kick to the body.
John Galt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Galt misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Galt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thunder lands a leg kick that knocks Galt off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Galt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Galt throws a wild body kick that Thunder sees coming a mile off.
Thunder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thunder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thunder moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thunder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Galt moves out of range.
Galt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Galt clinches up against the cage.

Thunder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thunder moves out of range of the leg kick from Galt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder delivers a nice body kick.
Galt misses with an uppercut
and Thunder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galt throws a head kick but Thunder moves out of range.
Galt is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thunder.
Thunder lands with a hook. Galt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thunder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galt can do to turn this around?
Galt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Galt takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
Galt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thunder feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Galts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thunder throws a low kick but Galt avoids it.
Thunder lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder punishes Galt's body with a nice straight punch.
Thunder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thunder scores with a leg kick.
Thunder scores with a jab to the head.
Thunder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thunder connects with an inside leg kick.
Thunder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Galt.
Galt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Galt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thunder lunges at Galt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Galt's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Galt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Galt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thunder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Thunder scores with a punch to the head.

Thunder cracks Galt with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Thunder has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Galt to stand back up!

Galt is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Galt is still on wobbly legs! Can Thunder finish him?
Thunder attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Galt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thunder scores with a counter punch that sends Galt to the canvas! Thunder smells blood - he's punishing Galt with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Galt has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denton Thunder!
An out of breath Denton Thunder thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.