PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cirilo Galiei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Galiei
vs
Worner

183 cm
31
136 lbs
4 - 17 - 1

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cirilo Galiei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklin Worner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Worner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Galiei quickly recovers to half guard.

Worner is working for a kimura but Galiei is defending it quite comfortably.
Worner passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Galiei!
Galiei is squirming around, avoiding Worner's attempts to control the action.
Worner landing strikes from the mount and Galiei is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Worner looking to control but Galiei is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Galiei manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Galiei, under a barage of strikes from Worner.
Galiei really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Worner is keen to just control but Galiei is a slippery customer.
Worner wants to pass to mount but Galiei is defending the position.

Worner decides to stand and escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worner misses with a kick to the body.
Worner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Galiei is fending him off so far but Worner persists. Nope, Galiei circles away and we're back to standing.
Worner misses with a head kick.
Galiei tries to clinch but Worner moves away
and Worner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Worner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Galiei, pushing him back against the cage.
Galiei prevents Worner from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Galiei.

Worner breaks the clinch.

Galiei instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worner blocks an uppercut.
Worner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Galiei gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Worner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Worner tries to pull guard but Galiei forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cirilo Galiei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Worner.
Galiei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galiei struggles to land a body shot inside as Worner controls his hands.
Worner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Galiei is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Worner stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galiei lands a shoulder strike.
Worner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Galiei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Worner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Worner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Galiei prevents it.
Worner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Galiei is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galiei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worner wants to get back to striking at distance but Galiei won't allow it.
Worner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Galiei gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franklin Worner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Worner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Galiei wants to clinch.

Worner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Galiei napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Worner has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Galiei is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Worner yanks on the arm and Galiei is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Worner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Franklin Worner!