PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Vroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tono Gallego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tono Gallego is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Vroon
vs
Gallego

179 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Vroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tono Gallego!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Vroon.
Vroon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vroon wants to clinch up but Gallego keeps it at a distance.
Vroon wants to clinch up but Gallego keeps it at a distance.
Vroon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vroon wants it to stay on the feet.
Vroon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gallego fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vroon avoids it really well and circles away.
Gallego closes the distance and clinches up with Vroon, looking for a takedown. Gallego pushes Vroon against the cage but Vroon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Erik Vroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tono Gallego.
Gallego fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vroon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vroon is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gallego misses.
Vroon throws a nice head kick!
Gallego avoids the head kick by Vroon.
Vroon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vroon scoring well with a low kick there.
Gallego looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallego on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vroon. Vroon obviously looking to wear him down.
Vroon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vroon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vroon wants to clinch.
Vroon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallego misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vroon throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vroon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gallego shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vroon sprawls well. Vroon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gallego gets slowly back to his feet.
Gallego keeps the fight on the outside.
Vroon tries to clinch but Gallego moves out of range.
Gallego shoots in looking for a takedown. Vroon tries to sprawl out of it but Gallego keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vroon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gallego keeps the fight on the outside.
Gallego blocks a head kick by Vroon.
Erik Vroon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Vroon clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gallego has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Vroon is trying to keep an underhook but Gallego manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Vroon wants to improve his position but Gallego is controlling well.
Vroon is working hard here to advance position.
Gallego working the head and body with strikes.
Vroon trying to hold on to Gallego's head to control him but Gallego postures up.

Gallego is trying to work for a kimura but Vroon is defending well.
Gallego not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vroon is trying to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vroon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tono Gallego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vroon throws a head kick that half lands.
Gallego misses with a takedown attempt - Vroon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vroon tries to clinch up.
Vroon tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vroon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gallego tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vroon swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Vroon dominated that 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.

Vroon is looking to clinch but Gallego is avoiding it.
Gallego shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vroon sprawls well. Vroon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gallego gets slowly back to his feet.
Vroon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vroon throws a sloppy head kick and Gallego moves out of range easily.
Vroon scores with a push kick.
Gallego avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vroon lands with a nice body kick.
Vroon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gallego will feel that in the morning.

Vroon clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vroon misses with the head strike.
Gallego is breathing heavily.
Vroon throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallego changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vroon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vroon tries to clinch there but Gallego circles away.
Gallego misses with a takedown attempt - Vroon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Erik Vroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tono Gallego.
Vroon throws a head kick that half lands.
Vroon is looking to clinch but Gallego is avoiding it.
Vroon lands a head kick!
Gallego fails with the takedown.
Gallego swats away the attempt to clinch by Vroon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vroon is looking to clinch.
Vroon tries to clinch but Gallego is having none of it.
Vroon tries to clinch there but Gallego circles away.
Vroon lands a head kick!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vroon is pressed up against the cage. Gallego has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vroon down to the mat. Vroon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vroon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Vroon. No joy for Gallego on that attempt.
Gallego looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vroon is fending him off so far but Gallego persists. Nope, Vroon circles away and we're back to standing.
Gallego changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vroon tries to avoid it but Gallego manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vroon to the ground. Vroon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vroon doesn't manage to clinch there - Gallego circles away.
Vroon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gallego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vroon doesn't manage to clinch there - Gallego circles away.

Gallego shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vroon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vroon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gallego can do to turn this around?
Gallego preventing the sweep.
Vroon has his hands on Gallego's head, controlling the position.
Vroon trying to control the position.
Gallego trying to control the position from guard on top but Vroon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallego forces his way into half guard.
Vroon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vroon tries to get out of the position.
Gallego working over Vroon with some ground and pound. Vroon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Gallego wants to work for an arm triangle but Vroon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vroon trying to hold on to Gallego's head to control him but Gallego postures up.
Gallego throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallego thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vroon has hold of Gallego's hands but Gallego slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gallego stops Vroon from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Vroon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vroon is pressed up against the cage. Gallego has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vroon down to the mat. Vroon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gallego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Erik Vroon is winning the standup battle so far.
Vroon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gallego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vroon tries to clinch

and Gallego counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vroon's guard now.
Gallego working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vroon's head.
Gallego won't allow Vroon to sweep him here.
Vroon controls Gallego momentarily but Gallego frees himself.
Vroon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gallego distracts Vroon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallego looking to pass the guard.
Gallego is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gallego tries to free his leg and advance position but Vroon is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vroon throws a nice head kick!
Vroon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vroon wants it to stay on the feet.
Vroon wants to clinch but Gallego slips to the side

and Gallego counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vroon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gallego on the ground.
Gallego is pressing down on Vroon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vroon is holding on for now.
Vroon wants to control but Gallego is keeping busy.
Vroon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gallego scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vroon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gallego lands with a punch from half guard.
Gallego takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gallego lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vroon taking some punishment here, with Gallego in his half guard.
Vroon wants to control but Gallego is keeping busy.
Gallego prevents Vroon from improving his position.
Gallego trying to control from half guard but Vroon is working away.
Gallego has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vroon wants to get back to full guard.
Gallego slips a nice elbow through Vroon's hands, connecting with Vroon's forehead.
Gallego content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Vroon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gallego.
Vroon wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gallego shoots for a takedown but Vroon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Erik Vroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tono Gallego.
Vroon tries to clinch but Gallego moves out of range.
Vroon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's four 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.
Vroon is looking to clinch.
Gallego throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vroon's waist but Vroon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gallego off to one side.
Gallego takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tono Gallego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vroon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vroon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallego shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vroon sprawls well. Vroon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gallego gets slowly back to his feet.
Gallego avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Vroon moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tono Gallego comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vroon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Vroon!