PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gallloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maltinga Piririca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallloway comes into the arena with Bleed It Out blaring out of the sound system. Maltinga Piririca has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Gallloway
vs
Piririca

201 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

192 cm
25
254 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Gallloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Maltinga Piririca!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piririca tries to clinch there but Gallloway circles away.
Piririca tries to close the distance and clinch but Gallloway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Piririca shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gallloway makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gallloway.
Piririca trying to control the position from guard on top but Gallloway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piririca throwing strikes from guard but Gallloway blocks nicely.
Piririca cracks Gallloway with a solid left hand.
Gallloway working a defensive guard here.
Piririca trying to control but Gallloway is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallloway looking for a sweep. Not yet Gallloway, not yet.
Piririca postures up in Gallloway's guard and throws a big left but Gallloway blocks it.
Piririca with a flurry of punches that miss.
Piririca scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Piririca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piririca throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gallloway works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Gallloway looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gallloway utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gallloway preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Piririca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gallloway is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piririca looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gallloway seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Gallloway is looking to take a break and control but Piririca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gallloway seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Gallloway stops Piririca from getting back to his feet.
Gallloway thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Piririca's head.
Gallloway wants to pass the guard but Piririca is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piririca looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Piririca fails with a takedown attempt.
Gallloway checks a low kick from Piririca.
Gallloway shoots and misses

and Piririca counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Piririca throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallloway is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gallloway throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Gallloway is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Piririca has managed to free his arm - good work.
Piririca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gallloway. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gallloway is breathing heavily.

Piririca is defending against the submission attempts here by Gallloway.
Gallloway trying to pass the guard but Piririca defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maltinga Piririca 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.

Gallloway shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Piririca counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gallloway won't be happy with that.
Gallloway is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Piririca grinds an elbow into Gallloway's temple.
Gallloway takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Piririca scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piririca tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gallloway tries to buck Piririca off but Piririca is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piririca lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gallloway down.
Piririca creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Maltinga Piririca has got the better of the ground game so far.
Piririca is chipping away with strikes.
Piririca in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gallloway can't do much from the bottom here.
Gallloway gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Gallloway kicks off Piririca and gets to his feet.

Piririca shoots in and bounces Gallloway off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Piririca must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Piririca's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallloway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Piririca.
Gallloway bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Piririca's guard.
Gallloway stops Piririca from standing up.
Gallloway wants to control from the top but Piririca keeps moving.
Gallloway throwing strikes from guard but Piririca blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallloway stops Piririca from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Piririca can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gallloway tries to free his leg and advance position but Piririca is retaining full guard.
Gallloway won't allow Piririca to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gallloway defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Piririca.
Piririca shoots in but no luck this time.
Gallloway connects with a high kick.

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.

Piririca shoots in and bounces Gallloway off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Piririca throwing strikes from guard but Gallloway blocks nicely.
Piririca stopping the sweep attempt from Gallloway.

Piririca has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gallloway to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Piririca is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gallloway pulls down on the head and he's put Piririca to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matt Gallloway!