PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Heales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor Heales is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Galt
vs
Heales

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Galt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taylor Heales!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galt closes the distance and clinches up with Heales, looking for a takedown. Galt pushes Heales against the cage but Heales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Galt ducks under a wild hook from Heales.
Galt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heales counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice sprawl there from Heales as Galt shoots in.
Galt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heales wants to clinch.
Heales has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Galt is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Galt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Heales defends well and Galt ends up having to push Heales into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Galt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galt tries to pull guard but Heales won't allow it.
Galt throws a punch but it's blocked by Heales.
Heales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galt.
Heales pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heales trying to control the position but instead, Galt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Heales into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galt avoids it.
Galt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Galt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Heales missing with knees to the body.
Heales throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Galt tries to pull guard but Heales forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Heales trying to land knees to the body.
Heales goes for a takedown attempt but Galt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Galt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heales.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Galt moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Galt avoiding damage as Heales throws knees to the body.
Galt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Galt jumps guard but Heales stands there with Galt around his waist. Galt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Galt being controlled against the cage.
Heales pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Galt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heales wants to stall.
Galt avoids the elbow strike from Heales, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heales has him pressed against the cage.
Heales prevents Galt from breaking the clinch.

Galt decides to pull guard.
Galt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Galt tries to get out of the position.
Heales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

Galt isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Heales stacks Galt on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Heales!
Galt looks to move to half guard but instead Heales has passed into mount! Damn!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt working to try and regain half guard.
Galt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Heales jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Galt manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Heales decides to stand back up. Heales steps back and let's Galt get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galt misses with a takedown attempt - Heales sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Heales dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Heales shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Galt shoots in for a takedown but Heales shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Heales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galt.
Heales looks to throw the jab but Galt is out of range.
Galt misses with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Heales. No joy for Galt on that attempt.
Mike Galt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heales throws a looping overhand right but Galt ducks down to avoid it.
Heales throws a jab but it's blocked by Galt.
Heales darts in trying to clinch

and Galt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Heales won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt trying to control the position but Heales is working away.
Heales manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Heales moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Heales is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Galt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Heales wants to get back to his feet but Galt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heales keeping full guard, as Galt tries to pass.

Heales is working an open guard so Galt takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Galt has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Galt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galt darts in looking for a takedown but Heales gets double underhooks and turns Galt into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt controlling the action here for a moment.
Galt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Heales walks away with a smile on his face. Galt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Heales wants to clinch up but Galt keeps it at a distance.

Galt rushes Heales and presses him up against the cage.
Galt controlling the action here for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heales just misses with a elbow thrown towards Galt's brow.
Heales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Galt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Heales to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Heales smiles and moves away.
Galt shoots in looking for a takedown but Heales manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Galt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Heales shoots in but Galt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Galt shoots in but Heales avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Heales as Galt shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Heales shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Heales showed some decent athleticism there.
Heales seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Galt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Galt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Galt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Heales scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Galt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Galt checks a leg kick.
Heales takes a swing at Galt's ribcage but misses.
Heales works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Galt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Heales sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Galt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heales misses with a wild body shot.
Galt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Galt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Heales defends well and Galt ends up having to push Heales into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Heales.

It looks like Mike Galt has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Galt jumps guard.
Galt wants to sweep but no luck.
Galt looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Heales puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Heales wants to get back to his feet.
Galt wants to control but Heales is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Heales wants to stand but Galt has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Galt misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galt is trying to maintain the position but Heales is very close to passing his half guard.
Heales seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Galt is trying to stand.
Galt is trying to get back to full guard.
Heales is trying to control. Galt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Heales looks to score with a jab to the body but Galt is just out of range.
Heales fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heales feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Galt's calf.
Galt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Heales avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Galt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Heales sprawls well. Heales wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Galt gets slowly back to his feet.
Galt looks to land a left hand but Heales moved out of range nicely.

Galt gets a double leg takedown into Heales's guard.
Galt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Heales wants to sweep here but Galt controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heales is pulling down on Galt's head to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Galt wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A shot to the liver by Heales. Beautiful body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taylor Heales.
I think Heales 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Heales!
A very excited looking Taylor Heales made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.