PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Galle Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Mouth For War. Kevin Anderson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Anderson
vs
Galle Jr

178 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
26
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ville Galle Jr!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galle Jr slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
The fighters circling - Galle Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Galle Jr eats them both and turns towards Anderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Ville Galle Jr has been cut.
A shot to the body from Galle Jr misses
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Galle Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big right from Anderson misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Galle Jr misses.
Galle Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Galle Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Galle Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Galle Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galle Jr misses the jab.
Anderson appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Galle Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anderson needs to keep his hands up - Galle Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Anderson throws a right hand that Galle Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Galle Jr also avoids with ease.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Galle Jr blocks a jab.
Ville Galle Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Galle Jr walks into a left hand.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Galle Jr's body. Galle Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galle Jr moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Galle Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Galle Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Galle Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Galle Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Anderson connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Galle Jr.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galle Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Galle Jr. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Galle Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galle Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Anderson.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Galle Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Anderson shakes him off and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galle Jr looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Galle Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Galle Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Galle Jr pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Galle Jr misses with a hook
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kevin Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Galle Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Galle Jr manages to avoid it.
Galle Jr scores with a body shot.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Galle Jr seems unphased.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson cracks Galle Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson checks a low kick from Galle Jr.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
Galle Jr slips a jab from Anderson.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galle Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Galle Jr dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Galle Jr tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Galle Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Galle Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galle Jr.
Galle Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Galle Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Galle Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Anderson shakes him off and moves away.
Anderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Galle Jr cracks Anderson with an open hand slap.
Galle Jr tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Galle Jr misses the shot to the body.
Anderson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.

Galle Jr forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
Galle Jr lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galle Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galle Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galle Jr lands with a right to the head.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Galle Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Galle Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Galle Jr cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
A short right from Anderson.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Galle Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Galle Jr blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Galle Jr tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Galle Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galle Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Galle Jr.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson prevents Galle Jr from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ville Galle Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Galle Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Galle Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Galle Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Galle Jr's shoulder, as Galle Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Galle Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Galle Jr misses with an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Galle Jr shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galle Jr throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Galle Jr on the side of the head.
Galle Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Galle Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson feints a jab promting Galle Jr to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Galle Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Galle Jr.
A jab from Galle Jr misses.
Galle Jr throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Galle Jr misses with a low kick as Anderson jumps back.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galle Jr moves away.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Galle Jr seems unphased.
Galle Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galle Jr can do to turn this around?
Galle Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Galle Jr slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Galle Jr misses with a hook.
Galle Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Galle Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Galle Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galle Jr throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson lands with a straight right. Galle Jr didn't see that one coming.
Anderson throws a jab when Galle Jr was well out of range.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Galle Jr is rocked!
Anderson drops Galle Jr with a straight right hand, right on the button! Anderson follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Anderson!
After the fight, Kevin Anderson 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.