PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nilsson comes to the cage accompanied by Zukyun Love by Mini Moni. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nilsson
vs
Gallagher

195 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
194 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Nilsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nilsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gallagher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nilsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gallagher wants to clinch up but Nilsson keeps it at a distance.
Gallagher wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallagher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nilsson throws a nice looking combination but Gallagher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallagher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gallagher dodges the punch combination from Nilsson.
Nilsson throws a series of strikes that have Gallagher backpedaling.
No joy there for Nilsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nilsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gallagher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gallagher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nilsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nilsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nilsson clobbers Gallagher with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nilsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nilsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gallagher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nilsson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson throws a right and a left that Gallagher avoids nicely.
Gallagher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nilsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nilsson misses with a few strikes there.
Gallagher shoots for a takedown but Nilsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nilsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gallagher is looking to clinch but Nilsson is avoiding it.
Gallagher moves in looking to clinch but Nilsson pushes him off.
Gallagher doesn't manage to clinch there - Nilsson circles away.

Gallagher shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nilsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gallagher fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nilsson tries to bench press Gallagher off him but Gallagher keeps the position.
Gallagher throws an elbow but Nilsson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gallagher cracks Nilsson with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson tries to improve position but can't.

Gallagher decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nilsson to his feet.
Gallagher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good shot there by Nilsson.
Nilsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallagher circles away quickly and effectively.
Gallagher tries to clinch up.
Gallagher tries to clinch up but Nilsson circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch lands to the side of Gallagher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nilsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gallagher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gallagher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nilsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nilsson stuffs the takedown.
Nilsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nilsson misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher wants to clinch up but Nilsson keeps it at a distance.
Nilsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nilsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gallagher was well out of range. Poor timing from Nilsson.
Dennis Nilsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gallagher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gallagher wants to clinch up but Nilsson keeps it at a distance.
Nilsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallagher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nilsson misses with a few strikes there.
Gallagher tries to clinch there but Nilsson circles away.
Gallagher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nilsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nilsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gallagher tries to clinch there but Nilsson circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallagher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nilsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Gallagher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nilsson lands a head shot.
Liam Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gallagher moves in looking to clinch but Nilsson pushes him off.
Gallagher tries to clinch but Nilsson is having none of it.
Nilsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gallagher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gallagher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nilsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gallagher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gallagher looks gassed!
Nilsson with a hook.
Nilsson misses with a two punch combination.
Nilsson misses with a two punch combination.
Nilsson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Nilsson does no damage.
Gallagher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nilsson.
Gallagher tries to clinch up but Nilsson circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nilsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nilsson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gallagher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nilsson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallagher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Nilsson 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.

Gallagher tries to clinch there but Nilsson circles away.
Nilsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nilsson throws a nice looking combination but Gallagher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nilsson throws out a leg kick but Gallagher moves out of range and Nilsson only half commits.
Gallagher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gallagher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nilsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher is looking to clinch.
Dennis Nilsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gallagher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dennis Nilsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallagher tries to clinch but Nilsson is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsson scores with a three punch combo!
Nilsson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nilsson duly obliges.
Nilsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nilsson.

Gallagher is rocked!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Nilsson! Gallagher is backing up but he can't get away as Nilsson lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Gallagher and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dennis Nilsson!