PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eetmy Shorts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Shorts
vs
Galt

190 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eetmy Shorts!
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, Nathan Galt!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galt tries to close the distance and clinch but Shorts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shorts thuds a left hand into Galt's body.
Galt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shorts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shorts throws a right hand that Galt ducks under and follows up with a left that Galt also avoids with ease.
Galt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shorts lands a slapping body shot.

Shorts closes the distance and clinches.
Shorts keeps control of Galt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Shorts.
Galt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Galt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shorts is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Galt looks gassed!
Galt tries to pull guard but Shorts won't allow it.
Eetmy Shorts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Galt.

Shorts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shorts looks to land a combination but Galt avoids it well.
Galt closes the distance but Shorts moves to the side
and Shorts counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shorts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galt manages to avoid it.

Shorts darts in and clinches Galt up against the cage.

Shorts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shorts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shorts fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shorts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Shorts takes the fight into the clinch.

Shorts breaks from the clinch.
Shorts shoots in and drives through. Galt sprawls well.
Galt blocks the body kick.
Shorts tries to bum rush Galt with a series of wild strikes but Galt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shorts throws a right hand that Galt ducks under and follows up with a left that Galt also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Shorts misses.
A punch combination from Shorts misses.
Galt blocks the body kick.
Shorts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shorts throws the kick towards the body but Galt avoids it.
A head kick misses from Galt.
Shorts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Galt. That did some damage!
Shorts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Shorts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shorts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galt moves away.
Galt avoids the head kick by Shorts.
Shorts scores with a spinning back kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorts throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Galt's head.
Shorts fails to land the takedown.
Shorts missing with a left hand there. Galt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shorts throws a sloppy head kick

and Galt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Shorts drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shorts is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Galt trying to control but Shorts is working from the bottom.
Galt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shorts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Galt stopping the sweep attempt from Shorts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shorts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shorts misses with a straight right.
Shorts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Galt tries for a takedown but Shorts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shorts moves out of range as Galt strikes.
Galt tries to clinch but Shorts moves away
and Shorts counters with a good, hard body kick but Galt shrugs it off.
Shorts tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Shorts slams his shin into Galt's torso.
Shorts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shorts throws a low kick but Galt avoids it.
Shorts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Galt is breathing heavily.
Shorts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shorts loads up on a big right hand but Galt slips the punch.
Shorts scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Shorts finds it's target.
Eetmy Shorts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shorts lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shorts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Galt as he avoids it easily.
Galt moves away from the strike by Shorts.
Shorts lands a high kick!
Shorts lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shorts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Galt clinches but Shorts breaks the clinch
letting Shorts counter with a right hand.
Shorts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shorts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shorts throws a head kick but Galt moves out of range.
Shorts feints and then cracks Galt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Galt down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorts lands a slapping body shot.
Shorts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shorts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Shorts rushes Galt and presses him up against the cage.
Shorts pressing his opponent against the cage.

Shorts manages to break the clinch.
Galt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shorts misses with a few strikes there.
Galt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shorts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Galt is fending him off so far but Shorts persists. Nope, Galt circles away and we're back to standing.
Shorts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt closes the distance looking to clinch

and Shorts counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shorts effectively controlling the action here.
Galt jumps guard but Shorts stands there with Galt around his waist. Galt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Shorts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Galt has a takedown stuffed.
Eetmy Shorts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Galt.

Shorts moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Shorts.

Shorts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shorts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shorts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shorts tests Galt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shorts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shorts fails to land the takedown.
A punch combination from Shorts misses.
Shorts throws a leg kick but Galt checks it.
Shorts looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Shorts.
Shorts throws a hook but Galt blocks it.
Shorts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eetmy Shorts dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Shorts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Galt tries to avoid it but Shorts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Galt to the ground. Galt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shorts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Galt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Galt wants to clinch
and Shorts counters with a nice leg kick.
Shorts throws a hook to the side of Galt's head but Galt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shorts, right into the meat.
Shorts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Galt circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eetmy Shorts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shorts throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shorts misses with a few strikes there.
Galt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shorts counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shorts has managed to clinch.
Galt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shorts is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shorts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shorts just leaning against Galt, taking a breather.
Shorts lands a knee to the body.
Shorts tries for a takedown. No joy.

Shorts breaks from the clinch.
Galt looks for a takedown but Shorts sprawls well.
Good exchange - Shorts coming out on top.

Shorts clinches with his opponent.
Shorts lands an elbow inside that Galt shrugs off.

Shorts breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Shorts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shorts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Galt tries to pull guard but Shorts won't allow it.
Galt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shorts is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shorts lands a nice knee to the body.

Shorts breaks from the clinch.
Shorts throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shorts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shorts throws a series of punches but Galt avoids them all with ease.
Shorts throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shorts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Galt. That did some damage!
Shorts scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shorts scores with a body shot.
Shorts throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shorts misses with a wild combination.
Galt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shorts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galt can do to turn this around?
Shorts throws a half hearted mid kick.
Galt is looking to clinch but Shorts is avoiding it.
Danga de danga de dang - Shorts scores with a four punch combination!
Shorts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Galt.
Shorts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galt was well out of range. Poor timing from Shorts.
Galt stuffs the takedown.
Shorts throws a right hand that Galt ducks under and follows up with a left that Galt also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shorts throws a head kick that Galt semi-blocks.
A jab from Galt misses.
Shorts works the jab nicely.

Shorts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shorts goes for a takedown attempt but Galt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Galt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Eetmy Shorts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Galt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shorts's waist but Shorts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Galt off to one side.
Shorts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Galt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shorts is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shorts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nathan Galt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galt throws a lazy head kick
and Shorts counters with a big head kick but Galt shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eetmy Shorts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shorts has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eetmy Shorts!