PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unit Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Gallagher
vs
Four

175 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wendell Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Unit Four!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Four wants to clinch up but Gallagher keeps it at a distance.
Four pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Four tries to close the distance and clinch but Gallagher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Gallagher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Four advances to half guard.
Four works his way into side control.
Four tries to stand but Gallagher is controlling his head.
Gallagher is trying to improve his position.
Gallagher is letting Four control him for a moment.
Four working the head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Four taking a breather here.
Gallagher can't do much from the bottom here.
Four is looking to take a break and control but Gallagher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Four stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Four shoots and misses

and Gallagher holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Four stalling.
Four lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Four manages to pull guard.
Four wants to sweep but no luck.
Four is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Four throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four is adopting a defensive guard.
Four is trying to keep Gallagher in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Unit Four.
Four throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Four avoids them all with ease.

Four closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Gallagher is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Four pulls his head out easily.

Four is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Still in half guard, Four seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallagher is looking to control Four's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gallagher avoid being mounted?
Gallagher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Four on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unit Four dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Four misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Four shoots in for a double leg but Gallagher sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Four misses with a takedown attempt
and Gallagher counters with a left to the body.
Wendell Gallagher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unit Four.
Four shoots and misses
and Gallagher counters with a right hand to the body.
Four dives in for a single leg takedown but Gallagher sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Four is working for takedown but Gallagher is calmly controlling the position for now.
Four is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gallagher pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gallagher wants to get back to striking at distance but Four won't allow it.
Four changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gallagher fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Four tries for a takedown but Gallagher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Four is breathing heavily.
Gallagher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Four manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Four fails in his attempt to clinch.

Gallagher shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gallagher was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gallagher lands a nice forearm strike.
Four is trying to control Gallagher's posture but Gallagher avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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Four taking a bit of punishment here - Gallagher scoring with strikes.
Gallagher wants to control but Four is keeping him busy.
Four is looking to regain half guard here but Gallagher keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four gets back to half guard.
Four pushes Gallagher off looking to stand but Gallagher dives back in and keeps control.
Gallagher trying to control the pace.
Four tries to roll over but Gallagher keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Wendell Gallagher wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Four tries to clinch up but Gallagher circles away and keeps his distance.
Unit Four seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gallagher scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Four is looking for a sweep.
Four manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gallagher's best efforts.
Unit Four has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Four wants to control but Gallagher is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wendell Gallagher will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gallagher closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Four quickly recovers to half guard.
Four is not content to let Gallagher control the position.
Four is concentrating on defense, preventing Gallagher from advancing position.
Four is pressing down on Gallagher's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gallagher postures up.

Four looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Gallagher is defending well. Four quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Gallagher has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Four celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Unit Four!