PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tono Gallego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Burr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tono Gallego could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bill Burr's chin.

Gallego
vs
Burr

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
191 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Enjoys gardening

187-Drugstore
Lion Killer Clothing Company

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 Amsterdam, Tono Gallego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Burr!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burr connects with a high kick.

Gallego looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Burr!
Gallego controlling the position easily from mount.
Burr is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gallego takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Burr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gallego has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Burr tries to buck Gallego off but he can't manage it.
Gallego working the ground and pound effectively.

Gallego wants to finish this one by submission but Burr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gallego.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallego working Burr over with strikes here.

Gallego looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gallego tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Burr wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gallego lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gallego controlling his opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Gallego there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burr is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gallego working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gallego tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gallego throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gallego lands a big shot there that rocks Burr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gallego takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Burr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gallego.
Burr looks gassed!
Gallego controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallego has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
BOOM! Gallego connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gallego takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Burr taking shots to the head.
Gallego controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tono Gallego just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Gallego closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Burr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gallego is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burr dodges the ground and pound from Gallego.
Gallego is putting a hurting on Burr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gallego is staying tight to Burr's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gallego passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Burr!
Gallego putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gallego content just to control the position here.
Gallego working Burr over with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallego controlling the position easily from mount.

Gallego is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Burr can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tono Gallego dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gallego shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Burr tries to kick Gallego off but Gallego keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gallego sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gallego's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Burr is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tono Gallego just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Gallego closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gallego moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gallego tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gallego has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here.
Burr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gallego just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tono Gallego just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Gallego scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Burr tries to escape but Gallego is in control.
Gallego scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gallego scoring with punches from side control.
Gallego taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallego lands a few punches from side control.
Gallego in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gallego seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Burr for as long as he can get away with.
Burr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gallego is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tono Gallego dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Burr misses with a wild combination.

Gallego closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Burr to the mat! Burr manages to get full guard.
Gallego's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gallego postures up in Burr's guard and throws a big left but Burr blocks it.
Gallego looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tono Gallego just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Gallego scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gallego in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gallego.
Gallego is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gallego prevents Burr from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burr won't allow Gallego to pass to mount.
Tono Gallego overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gallego stalling.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tono Gallego just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Gallego scores with a takedown into Burr's guard.
Gallego controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallego throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gallego looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Burr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gallego forces his way into half guard.
Gallego content to control rather than advance.
Tono Gallego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tono Gallego just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Gallego looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gallego not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bill Burr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tono Gallego showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gallego, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tono Gallego!