PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Gailfus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slacks Houligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gailfus
vs
Houligan

180 cm
24
160 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

175 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Gailfus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Slacks Houligan!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Houligan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Houligan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gailfus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gailfus wants to sweep but no luck.
Houligan cracks Gailfus with a solid left hand.
Houligan postures up.
Gailfus 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.
Gailfus trying to keep a closed guard but Houligan is proving a slippery customer.

Gailfus looking for a guillotine here but Houligan defends easily.
Houligan throws and elbow that misses. Gailfus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Houligan's guard. Nice move by Gailfus!
Gailfus content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houligan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Houligan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gailfus looking to pass the guard.
Houligan is trying to keep Gailfus in close.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gailfus with a lazy takedown attempt

and Houligan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gailfus's guard now.
Houligan won't allow Gailfus to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gailfus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gailfus tries to get out of the position.
Gailfus is breathing heavily.
Houligan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Houligan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Houligan chips away with some ground and pound.
Houligan pushes down on Gailfus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
It looks like Houligan is going to stand back up.
Houligan working the head and body with strikes.

Gailfus actively working from the bottom here.
Gailfus wants to improve his position but Houligan is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Houligan there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Houligan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Houligan blocks the strikes from Gailfus.
Houligan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Houligan is nestled in close to Gailfus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Houligan lands with a punch from half guard.
Gailfus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Houligan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Houligan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Houligan working the head and body with strikes.
Houligan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gailfus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Houligan.
Gailfus has hold of Houligan's hands but Houligan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Houligan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gailfus punching from the bottom.
Gailfus is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Houligan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gailfus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Houligan.

Gailfus looking for a guillotine here but Houligan defends easily.
Houligan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gailfus thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Houligan won't allow Gailfus to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slacks Houligan dominated that round.
That's time! Gailfus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gailfus gets caught flat footed, as Houligan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Houligan postures up in Gailfus's guard and throws a big left but Gailfus blocks it.
Gailfus has momentary wrist control but Houligan slips an elbow through the middle.
Gailfus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Houligan prevents Gailfus from getting back to his feet.
Houligan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Houligan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gailfus has his hands on Houligan's head, controlling the position.
Gailfus controls Houligan momentarily but Houligan frees himself.
Houligan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gailfus's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gailfus is trying to control the position but Houligan postures up.
Houligan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gailfus striking off his back but it's not causing Houligan any problems.
Gailfus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Houligan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Houligan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Houligan cracks Gailfus with a solid left hand.
Houligan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gailfus's head.
Houligan throws and elbow that misses. Gailfus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Houligan's guard. Nice move by Gailfus!
Gailfus preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Houligan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Houligan has his hands on Gailfus's head, controlling the position.
Gailfus throwing strikes from guard but Houligan blocks nicely.
Gailfus wants to control from the top but Houligan keeps moving.
Houligan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gailfus manages to get himself to full guard.
Houligan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houligan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Gailfus looking for a guillotine here but Houligan defends easily.

Gailfus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Houligan defends it easily.
Houligan slips nicely into half guard.
Houligan is thwarting Gailfus's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gailfus tries to roll over but Houligan keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Houligan.
Gailfus wants to control but Houligan is keeping busy.
Houligan winds up and cracks Gailfus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gailfus has hold of Houligan's hands but Houligan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Houligan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Houligan passes to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gailfus is desperately trying to improve his position but Houligan has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slacks Houligan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Gailfus tries for a takedown but Houligan circles away easily

and Houligan counters with a shoot takedown. Gailfus fights it but they end up in guard.
Houligan is in close to Gailfus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Houligan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gailfus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gailfus trying to keep a closed guard but Houligan is proving a slippery customer.
Houligan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Gailfus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slacks Houligan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Houligan distracts Gailfus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Houligan chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Houligan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houligan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gailfus thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Houligan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gailfus looking to control.
Houligan scoring with some ground and pound.

Gailfus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Houligan defends well.
Gailfus trying to keep a closed guard but Houligan is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Gailfus gets caught flat footed, as Houligan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gailfus looking for a sweep. Not yet Gailfus, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houligan stops Gailfus from standing up.
Gailfus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Houligan chips away with some ground and pound.
Gailfus trying to control the position.
Gailfus wants to stand but Houligan is controlling the position.
Houligan lands a couple of elbows.
Gailfus controls Houligan momentarily but Houligan frees himself.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gailfus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Houligan counters with a takedown into side control.
Gailfus is trying to control Houligan's posture but Houligan avoids it.
Houligan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houligan lands a few punches from side control.
Houligan working the body and head with strikes.
Gailfus prevents Houligan from improving position.
Houligan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gailfus down.
Gailfus is looking for a sweep.
Houligan is working Gailfus over with some ground and pound from side control.
Houligan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gailfus some visible discomfort.
Houligan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gailfus some visible discomfort.
Gailfus is trying to buck Houligan off.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Gailfus gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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.

Houligan has Gailfus pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Houligan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gailfus tumbling to the mat - Houligan dives into Gailfus's guard.
Houligan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Gailfus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Houligan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Houligan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gailfus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Houligan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slacks Houligan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Houligan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slacks Houligan!