PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Segel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Galloway has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Galloway
vs
Segel

176 cm
18
148 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Galloway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Segel!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Segel shoots in and drives through. Galloway sprawls well.
Galloway looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Galloway shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Segel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Segel forces his way into half guard.
Segel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Segel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Galloway with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Segel controlling the pace.
Segel lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Segel is working for a submission of some sort.
Segel prevents Galloway from improving his position.

Galloway looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Galloway is not content to let Segel control the position.
Galloway is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galloway is working hard here to advance position.
Segel moves nicely into side control.
Galloway takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Galloway gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Segel tries to control but Galloway wriggling away.

Segel is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Galloway is surviving well by controlling Segel's body position as best he can.
Segel prevents Galloway from getting the reversal.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Galloway gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Galloway looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Galloway regains full guard. Nicely done.

Galloway looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Segel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Galloway manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Galloway wants to get back to full guard.
Segel trying to mount his opponent but Galloway defends it.
Segel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Galloway is looking to improve his position.

Segel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Galloway wants to improve his position but Segel is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Galloway does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Segel.
Segel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Segel working over Galloway with some ground and pound. Galloway looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Segel is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Segel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Segel is trying for a kimura here. Galloway looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Segel wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Segel!
Jason Segel is the new featherweight champion!