PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Gallant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Alekseeva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Gallant
vs
Alekseeva

185 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matthew Gallant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Philip Alekseeva!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallant shoots in but Alekseeva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alekseeva falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gallant counters with a takedown into side control.
Alekseeva is looking to reverse the position.
Alekseeva gets back to half guard.
Alekseeva is controlling Gallant's trapped leg to prevent Gallant from advancing to side control.
Alekseeva is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekseeva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alekseeva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gallant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gallant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gallant is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gallant has gone for a leg lock! Alekseeva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gallant's guard.
Gallant on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gallant tries to get out of the position.

Alekseeva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gallant, up you get!
Philip Alekseeva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alekseeva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alekseeva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gallant.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alekseeva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alekseeva connects with a solid leg kick.
Alekseeva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gallant eats them both and turns towards Alekseeva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alekseeva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alekseeva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gallant has time to react.
Alekseeva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alekseeva feints a jab promting Gallant to slip. Alekseeva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gallant slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gallant is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alekseeva.
Gallant takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alekseeva throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alekseeva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gallant shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alekseeva sprawls well. Alekseeva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gallant gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Gallant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Alekseeva. Beautiful body shot.
Alekseeva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick from Alekseeva lands but Gallant takes it in his stride.
Alekseeva's corner calls for a 1-2. Alekseeva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alekseeva with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Alekseeva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Alekseeva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gallant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gallant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alekseeva throws out a powerful jab.
Alekseeva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gallant.

Gallant is rocked!
Alekseeva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alekseeva digs a good body shot into Gallant's ribs.
Alekseeva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alekseeva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alekseeva throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alekseeva - that will leave a mark!
Gallant looks for a takedown but Alekseeva sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gallant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gallant takes one to the chin there.
Alekseeva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gallant.
Oh Gallant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gallant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alekseeva scores with a shot to the body.
Alekseeva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallant seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alekseeva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gallant backs up against the cage.
Alekseeva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Philip Alekseeva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alekseeva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alekseeva lands a front kick.
That kick from Alekseeva tenderised Gallant's leg. Gallant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alekseeva lands a head kick. Gallant smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gallant takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alekseeva scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alekseeva.
Philip Alekseeva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alekseeva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gallant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alekseeva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alekseeva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alekseeva.
Alekseeva connects with a nice looking jab.
Alekseeva misses with a series of wild punches.
Alekseeva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alekseeva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alekseeva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gallant's calf.
Alekseeva lands a body shot.
Alekseeva throws a right hand that Gallant ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallant also avoids with ease.
Matthew Gallant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alekseeva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alekseeva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gallant will feel that in the morning.
Alekseeva looks to land a combination but Gallant avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Alekseeva.
Gallant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Alekseeva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Alekseeva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gallant at a distance.
Alekseeva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gallant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alekseeva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Alekseeva.
Gallant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alekseeva scores with a jab.
Alekseeva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gallant on the side of the head.
Alekseeva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alekseeva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alekseeva scores with a jab.
Gallant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alekseeva as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekseeva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gallant has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gallant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alekseeva.
Alekseeva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alekseeva wants it to stay on the feet.
Good leg kick by Alekseeva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gallant will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Alekseeva's corner calls for a 1-2. Alekseeva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alekseeva connects with a solid leg kick.
Alekseeva lands with an overhand left.
Alekseeva misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alekseeva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gallant's sensitive parts.
Alekseeva with a hook.
Alekseeva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alekseeva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gallant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alekseeva scores with a punch to the head.
Alekseeva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alekseeva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alekseeva throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alekseeva!
Alekseeva connects with a body shot.
Alekseeva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gallant eats them both and turns towards Alekseeva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alekseeva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alekseeva throws a combination. Gallant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A left and a right from Alekseeva both land. Nice combination.
Gallant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gallant shoots for a double leg takedown but Alekseeva sprawls well. He's pushed Gallant's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Gallant. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alekseeva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alekseeva scores with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Alekseeva scores with a four punch combination!
Alekseeva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gallant's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alekseeva as he jumps to the side.
Alekseeva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alekseeva thuds his shin into the meat of Gallant's side.
Matthew Gallant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philip Alekseeva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gallant looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alekseeva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gallant. Gallant circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Alekseeva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alekseeva 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Alekseeva!