PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Mcclure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastion Gallara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Mcclure
vs
Gallara

172 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Mcclure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bastion Gallara!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallara tries for a takedown but Mcclure circles away easily

and Mcclure counters by moving into the clinch.

Mcclure lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mcclure working Gallara over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Mcclure.
Gallara taking some punishment here, with Mcclure in his half guard.
Gallara is doing well to control the position and prevent Mcclure from advancing to side control.
Gallara is looking to control Mcclure's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gallara avoid being mounted?
Mcclure knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gallara on the ground.
Gallara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcclure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcclure lands a nice short elbow.
Gallara on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Mcclure is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Mcclure is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gallara is looking to control Mcclure's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gallara avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcclure working the head and body with strikes.
Mcclure performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gallara looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mcclure could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gallara looks winded!

Mcclure is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gallara defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcclure lands a nice short elbow.
Mcclure takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gallara has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mcclure is working away from the top position though.
Mcclure is nestled in close to Gallara, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gallara is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallara trying to hold on to Mcclure's head to control him but Mcclure postures up.
Mcclure 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.
Mcclure working the head and body with strikes.
Mcclure working over Gallara with some ground and pound. Gallara looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcclure looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mcclure working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gallara shoots in and drives through. Mcclure sprawls well.
Gallara tries to clinch but Mcclure moves away

and Mcclure counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Gallara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Gallara's face as Mcclure controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mcclure is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Gallara looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mcclure gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Gallara is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mcclure lets go of the hold and Gallara can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Mcclure!