PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gus Chernobyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Garibaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garibaldi has chosen Resist and Bite - Sabaton as his entrance music. The key to victory for Gus Chernobyl has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Chernobyl
vs
Garibaldi

198 cm
19
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
17
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gus Chernobyl!
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, Michael Garibaldi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernobyl avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garibaldi throws a hook but Chernobyl avoids it easily.
Garibaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Garibaldi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chernobyl.
Chernobyl throws a head kick but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Garibaldi wants to counter with a clinch but Chernobyl pushes him away.
A head kick by Chernobyl misses

and Garibaldi moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Garibaldi as the two fighters clinch.
Chernobyl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi tries a body shot but Chernobyl blocks it.

Chernobyl manages to break the clinch.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Chernobyl.
We've been told by Chernobyl's head coaches at Savage Empire that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Garibaldi slips a straight right by Chernobyl.
Chernobyl on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi cracks Chernobyl with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chernobyl throws a low kick but Garibaldi avoids it.
Chernobyl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garibaldi throws a lazy right hand but Chernobyl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chernobyl scores with a shot to the body.
Garibaldi takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi misses with a low kick.
Chernobyl misses with a low kick.
Garibaldi misses with a hook. Chernobyl ducked under it nicely.
Chernobyl throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chernobyl, right into the meat.
Garibaldi blocks a low kick nicely.
Chernobyl looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Chernobyl sets himself, and Garibaldi steps forward looking for the clinch! Chernobyl avoids it this time.
Chernobyl thuds his shin into the meat of Garibaldi's side.
Garibaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Chernobyl is just out of range.
Chernobyl fails to land with a series of punches.
Garibaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chernobyl.
Chernobyl throws out a loose jab but Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garibaldi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A leg kick checked by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chernobyl manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garibaldi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernobyl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garibaldi blocks a low kick nicely.
Garibaldi misses with a body kick.
Chernobyl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garibaldi moves away.
Garibaldi tries to counter with a clinch but Chernobyl shakes him off and moves away.
Gus Chernobyl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chernobyl throws a shot from downtown. Garibaldi moves away and avoids it.
Garibaldi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chernobyl on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Garibaldi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Garibaldi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chernobyl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garibaldi tries to pull guard but Chernobyl holds him up against the cage and eventually Garibaldi drops back down to his feet.
Chernobyl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garibaldi's elbow.
Garibaldi stalling.
Garibaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Garibaldi misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Garibaldi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernobyl trying to stall but Garibaldi improves his position.
Chernobyl is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Chernobyl fails to land.

Garibaldi jumps into guard, dragging Chernobyl to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Garibaldi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chernobyl is one step ahead there.
Chernobyl wants to stand and escape but instead Garibaldi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Chernobyl wants to sweep here but Garibaldi controlling him for the moment.
Garibaldi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garibaldi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chernobyl's guard.
Chernobyl tries to get to full guard but Garibaldi has control of the leg.
Chernobyl is looking to control Garibaldi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chernobyl avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garibaldi is working for a kimura but Chernobyl is defending it quite comfortably.
Chernobyl is trying to get back to full guard.

Garibaldi seems to be working for a kimura but Chernobyl defends the submission attempt.

Garibaldi is working for a submission of some sort.
Garibaldi stops Chernobyl from getting back to his feet.

Garibaldi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chernobyl has managed to free his arm - good work.

Garibaldi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chernobyl is just riding it out for now. Garibaldi eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Garibaldi dominated that round.
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.

Chernobyl is looking to land body kicks.
Chernobyl misses with a low kick.
Chernobyl moves out of range of the body kick from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chernobyl.
Gus Chernobyl is winning the standup battle so far.
Chernobyl lands with a nice body punch.
Chernobyl throws a leg kick but Garibaldi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chernobyl throws a looping overhand right but Garibaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Garibaldi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garibaldi thumps Chernobyl with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chernobyl 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 Garibaldi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garibaldi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chernobyl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garibaldi scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chernobyl.
Garibaldi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Garibaldi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garibaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chernobyl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernobyl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garibaldi moves away.
Chernobyl misses with a body kick.
Garibaldi connects with a body shot.

Garibaldi clinches up with Chernobyl and pushes him back against the cage.
Garibaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garibaldi tries to work over Chernobyl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chernobyl lands a nice uppercut.
Chernobyl letting Garibaldi take a breather here.
Chernobyl wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chernobyl leaning against his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi tries to work over Chernobyl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garibaldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garibaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Garibaldi lands a shoulder strike.
Garibaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Chernobyl controls his hands.
Garibaldi tries to pull guard but Chernobyl won't allow it.
Chernobyl lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Garibaldi - that landed with a thud.
Garibaldi keeps control of Chernobyl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chernobyl.
Chernobyl gets through Garibaldi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garibaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Garibaldi fails to land.
Garibaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Garibaldi pulls guard successfully.
Garibaldi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Chernobyl preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chernobyl is trying to hold Garibaldi in close to prevent damage but Garibaldi has managed to pass into half guard.

Garibaldi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chernobyl wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernobyl trying to control from the bottom.
Chernobyl is trying to get back to full guard.
Chernobyl trying to control here.

Garibaldi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chernobyl has managed to free his arm - good work.
Garibaldi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Chernobyl tries to hold on but Garibaldi pushes him away.
Garibaldi takes Chernobyl's back.
Chernobyl trying to control the action but Garibaldi just sinks the hooks in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garibaldi working for a choke but Chernobyl is defending well.
Chernobyl is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Garibaldi has got one arm under Chernobyl's chin. This could be trouble... Chernobyl trying to control the other hand but Garibaldi gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Chernobyl has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michael Garibaldi!
Michael Garibaldi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.