PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Simone Galato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Park has chosen Nightmare as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Galato
vs
Park

195 cm
26
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
147 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simone Galato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Park!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Galato pinned against the cage. Galato gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Galato misses with a looping left.
Park moves in looking to clinch but Galato pushes him off.
Park slips under a jab from Galato.
Park is looking to clinch.
Galato connects with an inside leg kick.

Park has taken the fight to the clinch.
Park lands a nice uppercut.
Park missing with knees to the body.
Park lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Galato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Galato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Park has Galato pushed against the cage.
Galato blocking some punches.

Galato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Galato finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Galato throws a shot from downtown. Park moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Park. Galato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Galato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Galato throws out a loose jab but Park uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Galato throws a jab but it's blocked by Park.
Galato really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Galato lands a front kick.
Park swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Park doesn't manage to clinch there - Galato circles away.
Park tries to clinch up but Galato circles away and keeps his distance.
Galato throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Park fails with a takedown attempt.

Park has taken the fight to the clinch.
Galato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Park lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galato blocks a body shot from Park.
I was talking to Galato's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Park tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galato wants to break free but Park has control.
A frustrated look appears on Galato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Park misses with the head strike.
Park misses with a punch to the body.
Galato being controlled against the cage.

Park jumps guard and drags Galato to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Galato stands up and waves to Park to follow him.
Galato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Park tries to clinch up but Galato circles away and keeps his distance.
Galato misses with a hook.
Galato lands a front kick.
Park looks winded!
Galato lands a front kick.
Park takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Park takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galato bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Galato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Park's sensitive parts.
Park chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Galato can pounce on him.
Crunch! Galato slams his shin into Park's torso.
Galato dips to his left and cracks Park with an uppercut!
Galato scores with a nice body kick.
Galato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Park's sensitive parts.
Galato throws a hook to the side of Park's head but Park sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Galato scores with the left hand. Park knows he should have avoided that one.
Park has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Park there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Park uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Galato.
Park gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Park is rocked!
Galato knocks out Park with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Galato before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Galato picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simone Galato!