PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tormund Giantsbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalek Gallifrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallifrey has chosen Resist the Thought- Extermination as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Giantsbane
vs
Gallifrey

180 cm
28
157 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

170 cm
29
152 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tormund Giantsbane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dalek Gallifrey!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallifrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gallifrey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gallifrey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Giantsbane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gallifrey at a distance.

Gallifrey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Giantsbane, pushing him back against the cage.
Giantsbane has had enough of the clinch but Gallifrey keeps him there for the moment.
Giantsbane avoids a wild elbow strike from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Giantsbane is trying to force a seperation but Gallifrey has the dominant position.
Giantsbane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Giantsbane wants to break free but Gallifrey has control.
Giantsbane tries to break free but Gallifrey pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gallifrey.
Giantsbane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gallifrey.
Gallifrey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gallifrey digs a right hand into Giantsbane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Giantsbane's gas tank.
I was talking to Giantsbane's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giantsbane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Giantsbane blocks the elbow strike.
Giantsbane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gallifrey has him pressed against the cage.
Gallifrey tries a body shot but Giantsbane blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Giantsbane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Giantsbane darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gallifrey tries to clinch there but Giantsbane circles away.
Giantsbane blocks a jab.
Giantsbane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gallifrey throws a series of punches but Giantsbane moves out of range.
Giantsbane lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice shot lands for Giantsbane.

Gallifrey closes the distance and pushes Giantsbane back into the cage.
Giantsbane tries to circle away but Gallifrey has him pinned against the cage.
Gallifrey scores with a shoulder strike.
Gallifrey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giantsbane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gallifrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallifrey presses Giantsbane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giantsbane blocks the elbow strike.
Gallifrey told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Giantsbane is trying to force a seperation but Gallifrey has the dominant position.
Gallifrey lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gallifrey.
Giantsbane is trying to break free.
Giantsbane is trying to break the clinch but Gallifrey is controlling him.
Giantsbane avoids a wild elbow strike from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giantsbane wants to get back to striking at distance but Gallifrey won't allow it.
Giantsbane wants to get back to striking at distance but Gallifrey won't allow it.
Giantsbane tries to break free but Gallifrey pushes him back against the cage.
Giantsbane can't break the clinch.
Giantsbane is trying to push Gallifrey away but Gallifrey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Giantsbane wants to get back to striking at distance but Gallifrey won't allow it.
Gallifrey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Giantsbane's efforts to push away.
Gallifrey misses with a punch to the body.
Giantsbane is trying to break the clinch but Gallifrey is controlling him.
Gallifrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallifrey lands with a short shot to the head.
Gallifrey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Giantsbanes head.
Gallifrey can't find room to land a body shot as Giantsbane controls the action.
Gallifrey misses with a punch to the body.

Giantsbane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giantsbane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Gallifrey has closed the distance and engaged Giantsbane in a clinch.
Giantsbane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Giantsbane working hard to break the clinch.
Giantsbane is looking to break free of the clinch but Gallifrey has double underhooks.
Giantsbane tries to break free but Gallifrey pushes him back against the cage.
Gallifrey prevents Giantsbane from breaking the clinch.
Gallifrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallifrey lands a nice shot to the body.
Gallifrey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Giantsbane working hard to break the clinch.
Gallifrey digs a right hand into Giantsbane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Giantsbane's gas tank.
Gallifrey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Gallifrey on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallifrey misses with a punch to the body.
Gallifrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallifrey lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gallifrey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giantsbane tries to break the clinch but Gallifrey is controlling the position.
Giantsbane tries to break the clinch but Gallifrey is controlling the position.
Gallifrey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Giantsbane backwards.
Giantsbane wants to break free but Gallifrey has control.
Giantsbane is trying to force a seperation but Gallifrey has the dominant position.
Good body shot from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey lands a right hand.
Gallifrey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gallifrey digs a right hand into Giantsbane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Giantsbane's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Gallifrey.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gallifrey.
Giantsbane is breathing heavily.
Giantsbane is looking to break free of the clinch but Gallifrey has double underhooks.
Gallifrey lands a hook that snaps the head of Giantsbane backwards.
Giantsbane tries to break free but Gallifrey pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dalek Gallifrey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gallifrey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gallifrey struggles to land a body shot inside as Giantsbane controls his hands.
Giantsbane is trying to push Gallifrey away but Gallifrey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Gallifrey as the two fighters clinch.
Giantsbane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gallifrey has him pressed against the cage.
Gallifrey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Giantsbane is looking to break free of the clinch but Gallifrey has double underhooks.
Gallifrey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Giantsbane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Giantsbane is trying to push Gallifrey away but Gallifrey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gallifrey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Giantsbane working hard to break the clinch.
Gallifrey lands with a light punch inside.
Gallifrey has Giantsbane pressed against the cage, preventing Giantsbane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giantsbane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gallifrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giantsbane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dalek Gallifrey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gallifrey tries a body shot but Giantsbane blocks it.
Good body shot from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallifrey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gallifrey can't find room to land a body shot as Giantsbane controls the action.
Gallifrey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gallifrey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gallifrey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gallifrey keeps control of Giantsbane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gallifrey misses with an elbow strike.
Gallifrey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gallifrey tries a body shot but Giantsbane blocks it.
Gallifrey gets through Giantsbane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Giantsbane is rocked!
Giantsbane is trying to break the clinch but Gallifrey is controlling him.
Oh Giantsbane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gallifrey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Giantsbane's defenses.
Gallifrey lands an elbow just above Giantsbane 's eye.
Gallifrey has Giantsbane pressed against the cage, preventing Giantsbane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Giantsbane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gallifrey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gallifrey creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Giantsbane's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Giantsbane drops to his knees and Gallifrey pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dalek Gallifrey!
A victorious Dalek Gallifrey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.