PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cirilo Galiei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fairtex Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirilo Galiei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Galiei
vs
Sagat

183 cm
31
136 lbs
4 - 21 - 1

170 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 21 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fairtex Sagat!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sagat takes the fight into the clinch.
Galiei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galiei tries a body shot but Sagat blocks it.
Galiei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galiei.
Galiei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sagat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Sagat.
Sagat misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sagat.
Sagat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galieis head.
Sagat presses Galiei against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sagat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galiei blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sagat.
Sagat swings wildly with an uppercut but Galiei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sagat lands a shoulder strike.
Galiei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sagat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sagat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Sagat.
Sagat swings wildly with an uppercut but Galiei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galiei blocks a body shot from Sagat.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
Galiei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat tries to throw a body punch but Galiei avoids it by throwing Sagat back against the cage.
Sagat gets underhooks to prevent Galiei's takedown attempt.
Sagat tries to throw a body punch but Galiei avoids it by throwing Sagat back against the cage.
Sagat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sagat misses with a body punch.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
Sagat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Sagat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Sagat as the two fighters clinch.
Sagat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat struggles to land a body shot inside as Galiei controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sagat.
Sagat lands with a light punch inside.
Sagat misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sagat fails to land.
A short right from Sagat.
Sagat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat lands with a right to the head.

Galiei is rocked!
Galiei blocking some punches.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sagat.
Oh Galiei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sagat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Galiei or not.
Sagat misses with a punch on the inside.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Galiei.
Galiei seems to have got his legs back now.
Galiei fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galiei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galiei blocking some punches.
Sagat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galieis head.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Galiei.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galiei.
A body shot lands from Sagat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sagat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagat works on Galiei's body with a couple of short punches.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
Sagat working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fairtex Sagat dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sagat rushes Galiei and presses him up against the cage.
Galiei takes a shot to the head.
Sagat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Galiei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
Sagat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Sagat digs a right hand into Galiei's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Galiei's gas tank.
Sagat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sagat.
Sagat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Galiei prevents a body shot from Sagat.
Sagat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galiei has a couple of punches blocked by Sagat.
Sagat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galiei's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Galiei blocks an uppercut.
Galiei tries to work over Sagat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sagat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sagat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Sagat.
Sagat lands a right hand.
Sagat can't find room to land a body shot as Galiei controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Galiei.
Sagat misses with a body punch.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
Sagat misses with a punch on the inside.
Galiei blocks an uppercut.
Galiei blocks an uppercut.
Galiei blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sagat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
Sagat lands a nice shot to the body.
Sagat misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat pushes Galiei back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat lands with a light punch inside.
Sagat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sagat tries a body shot but Galiei blocks it.
Sagat can't find room to land a body shot as Galiei controls the action.
Sagat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Galiei or not.
Sagat blocks a body shot from Galiei.
Sagat is working Galiei over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sagat.
Galiei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sagat misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Fairtex Sagat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Galiei changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sagat fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Sagat rushes Galiei and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
Sagat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sagat lands an uppercut.
Sagat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sagat struggles to land a body shot inside as Galiei controls his hands.
Galiei blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galiei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Sagat.
A short right from Sagat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fairtex Sagat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sagat thumps Galiei with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sagat.
Sagat explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Galiei moves out of range of the body kick from Sagat.
Galiei shoots in but no luck this time.

Sagat closes the distance and clinches.
Sagat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sagat fails to land.
Galiei blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Sagat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Galiei.
A shot in the inside from Sagat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galiei backwards.
Galiei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galiei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Sagat.
Galiei blocks an uppercut.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
Sagat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Sagat.
Sagat tries a body shot but Galiei blocks it.
Sagat gets underhooks to prevent Galiei's takedown attempt.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat swings wildly with an uppercut but Galiei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sagat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sagat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sagat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galiei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Sagat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sagat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Sagat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sagat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sagat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat misses with a punch on the inside.
Sagat gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Galiei.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cirilo Galiei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galiei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sagat scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Galiei.
Sagat is working Galiei over against the cage.
Galiei blocks an uppercut.
Sagat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Galiei.
Sagat tries a body shot but Galiei blocks it.
Sagat lands a shot to the body.
Galiei blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat misses with a punch to the body.
Galiei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cirilo Galiei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fairtex Sagat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fairtex Sagat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sagat has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fairtex Sagat!