PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Codi Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gale comes to the cage accompanied by Gravity kills - Guilty. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gale
vs
Simpson

190 cm
30
223 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

190 cm
27
200 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Codi Gale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bartholomew Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gale throws a leg kick but Simpson moved away.
Gale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A left and a right from Gale both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Bartholomew Simpson has been cut.
Gale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simpson misses the shot to the body.
Gale throws a leg kick but Simpson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gale misses with a body punch
and Simpson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Simpson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gale throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Simpson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gale throws a wild body kick that Simpson sees coming a mile off.
Gale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simpson moves away.
Gale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale tries to land a front kick but Simpson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gale misses with a low kick as Simpson jumps back.

Gale has managed to clinch.
Gale lands a body shot.
Simpson stalling in the clinch but Gale improves position.
Simpson tries to work over Gale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simpson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gale's elbow.
Simpson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Simpson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gale avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simpson.
Gale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simpson or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simpson.
Gale lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tries to throw a body punch but Gale avoids it by throwing Simpson back against the cage.
Gale lands a left hand.
Simpson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gale lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simpson.
Simpson looks winded!
A short right from Gale.

Simpson is rocked!
Gale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simpson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gale finish him?
Gale throws a head punch that misses.
Gale throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
Simpson blocks a body shot from Gale.
A head punch on the inside from Gale fails to land.
Simpson seems to have recovered his senses.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gale.

That has opened up Bartholomew Simpson's cut even more.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simpson throws an elbow but misses.
Simpson blocks a body shot from Gale.
Simpson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gale controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Simpson.
Simpson is looking to control Gale's arms but Gale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Simpson has his back to the cage.
Simpson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Simpson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson tries to land knees in the clinch but Gale avoids the damage to the body.
Simpson taking a breather.
Gale lands with a left to the head.
Gale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simpson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Simpson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gale or not.
Gale blocking some punches.
Gale blocks a body shot from Simpson.
Simpson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gale is keeping busy.
Gale misses with a punch on the inside.
Gale misses with a punch to the body.
Gale scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gale swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gale digs a right hand into Simpson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simpson's gas tank.
Gale misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Gale.
Gale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Gale.
Gale throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
Gale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Simpson pushes Gale back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gale.
Gale lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson tries to throw a body punch but Gale avoids it by throwing Simpson back against the cage.
Gale tries a body shot but Simpson blocks it.
A short right from Gale on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Codi Gale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Simpson's cut.
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.

Gale lands a big head kick that sends Simpson tumbling to the mat! Gale takes a step backwards and waves Simpson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Simpson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simpson checks the leg kick.
Bartholomew Simpson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gale looks to score with a jab to the body but Simpson is just out of range.
Gale scores with a spinning back kick!
Simpson throws a wild hook but Gale just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Simpson gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Gale raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Codi Gale!
Codi Gale retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Codi Gale thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.