PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cirilo Galiei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Khan
vs
Galiei

169 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
35
136 lbs
4 - 40 - 2

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 40 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cirilo Galiei!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Khan.
Galiei tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Galiei tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan with a nice cross.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Galiei fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khan avoids it really well and circles away.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Galiei saw that one coming.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but Galiei shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan connects with an inside leg kick.
Galiei moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Khan closes the distance and clinches up with Galiei, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes Galiei against the cage but Galiei circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galiei checks a leg kick nicely.
Galiei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Galiei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Galiei tries to clinch up.
Khan misses with a leg kick.
Khan throws a chopping leg kick but Galiei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khan scores with a one two! Galiei had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Galiei drives through and clinches with Khan against the cage.
Galiei misses with a punch to the body.
Khan is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galiei.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galiei misses with a punch to the body.
Khan blocks a body shot from Galiei.
Galiei tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Galiei back against the cage.
Galiei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Galiei can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galiei.
Galiei is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galiei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galiei prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
Galiei tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Galiei back against the cage.
Khan prevents a body shot from Galiei.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galiei.
Galiei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Galiei trying to stall but Khan improves his position.
Galiei struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Galiei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Galiei tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Galiei back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Galiei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galiei tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Galiei back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Khan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Amir Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Amir Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan clobbers Galiei with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Galiei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Galiei tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Galiei checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Galiei checks a low kick from Khan.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Galiei.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galiei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Galiei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galiei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Galiei tries to clinch up.
Galiei checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Galiei tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Galiei slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Galiei shoots in but no luck this time.
Galiei moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galiei tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galiei is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Galiei wants to clinch.
Galiei doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
Galiei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Galiei has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Galiei and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Galiei is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Galiei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good work by Galiei as he checks the leg kick.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galiei can do to turn this around?
Galiei tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.

Galiei fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
Galiei is pushing Khan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Galiei tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khan just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Galiei tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Galiei back against the cage.
Galiei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galiei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galiei tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Galiei back against the cage.
Galiei misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khan looking to stall.
Galiei misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Khan dominated that second round.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Galiei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Galiei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Galiei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Galiei wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galiei was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Galiei wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Galiei.
Galiei tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galiei tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Galiei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan takes a swing at Galiei's ribcage but misses.
Khan throws a leg kick that misses.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but Galiei shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Galiei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Galiei moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Galiei doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Galiei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Galiei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Galiei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Galiei doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galiei tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Galiei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Galiei tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.

Galiei closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
Galiei stalling.
Galiei misses with some punches.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Galiei has him pressed against the cage.
Galiei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Galiei is controlling the position.
Galiei taking a breather.
Galiei has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Galiei misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Galiei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galiei tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Galiei can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Galiei prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Galiei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galiei misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Khan!
After the fight, Amir Khan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.