PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaimaa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killian Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tired and clearly flustered, he entered the arena late and after a little discussion it was decided that the bout should take place.
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaimaa Fatu and Killian Gallagher. Fatu comes to the cage accompanied by So Close Now. Gallagher is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kakkahätä 77 - Tää on sun helvetti. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fatu
vs
Gallagher

193 cm
28
239 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

202 cm
43
250 lbs
37 - 34 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vaimaa Fatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killian Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Vaimaa Fatu has been cut.
Gallagher misses with a double jab.
Gallagher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fatu circles away quickly and effectively.
Fatu works Gallagher's body with a nice hook.
Gallagher cracks Fatu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Fatu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gallagher is trying to defend but Fatu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gallagher is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fatu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fatu's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fatu is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fatu covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Gallagher working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Fatu preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gallagher.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gallagher working for the choke.

Gallagher seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Fatu's chin but Fatu turns very nicely into Gallagher's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Fatu.
Fatu trying to control the position from guard on top but Gallagher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fatu throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fatu postures up in Gallagher's guard and throws a big left but Gallagher blocks it.

Gallagher working for a triangle but Fatu defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fatu wants to control from the top but Gallagher keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gallagher can't keep his opponent in guard - Fatu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher taking some punishment here, with Fatu in his half guard.
Fatu lands with a punch from half guard.
Fatu thows a huge punch but Gallagher dodges it nicely.
Fatu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fatu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gallagher manages to get to full guard.
Fatu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fatu stopping the sweep attempt from Gallagher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu throwing strikes but missing.
Fatu throwing strikes from guard but Gallagher blocks nicely.
Gallagher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We've been hearing that Fatu has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Fatu moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fatu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fatu lands a jab to Gallagher's midsection.
Fatu digs a good hook to Gallagher's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vaimaa Fatu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vaimaa Fatu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fatu moves out of range of the body kick.
Donk. Gallagher catches Fatu right on the button with a cross.
Nice body kick there by Fatu.
Fatu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gallagher.
Sloppy strikes from Gallagher. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Gallagher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fatu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gallagher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fatu as he jumps to the side.
Fatu lands a jab to the head.
Fatu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fatu throws out a loose jab but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallagher misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Fatu misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu staying out of range there.
Fatu misses the shot to the body.
Gallagher avoids the head kick by Fatu.
Fatu throws a sloppy head kick and Gallagher moves out of range easily.
Fatu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gallagher misses with a wild combination.
Gallagher misses with the combination.
Fatu misses with a few strikes there.
Fatu misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Fatu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fatu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Gallagher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gallagher was well out of range. Poor timing from Fatu.
Fatu throws the left hand but Gallagher avoids the punch easily.
Killian Gallagher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallagher throws a right and a left that Fatu avoids nicely.
Gallagher misses with a right hand
and Fatu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fatu throws a hook but Gallagher blocks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fatu!
Gallagher stuffs the takedown.
Vaimaa Fatu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fatu misses with a wild body shot.
Fatu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fatu shoots for a takedown but Gallagher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fatu misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Fatu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu lands a jab to the nose.
Fatu swings for the body but Gallagher moves out of range.
Fatu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gallagher's hands.
Fatu throws a hook but Gallagher blocks it.
Fatu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gallagher was well out of range. Poor timing from Fatu.
Gallagher misses with a few strikes there.
Fatu misses with a hook
and Gallagher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Fatu moves out of range.
Gallagher tries to bum rush Fatu with a series of wild strikes but Fatu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gallagher slips a jab and a cross from Fatu.
Gallagher misses with a low kick.
Fatu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gallagher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gallagher 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.
Fatu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Fatu moves out of range.
Fatu staying out of range there.
Gallagher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fatu.
Fatu scores with a punch to the head.
Fatu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gallagher counters with a straight right hand.
Fatu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fatu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gallagher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gallagher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fatu scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vaimaa Fatu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vaimaa Fatu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gallagher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fatu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gallagher can do to turn this around?
Fatu throws a body punch but Gallagher moves out of range.
Fatu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallagher circles away quickly and effectively.
Fatu scores with a head kick. Gallagher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gallagher blocks a head kick by Fatu.
Fatu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gallagher.
Gallagher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fatu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gallagher pinned against the cage. Gallagher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher misses with a hook.
Fatu cracks a nice hook into Gallagher's ribs.
Fatu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallagher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gallagher might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gallagher throws a lazy right hand but Fatu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fatu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fatu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fatu shoots in for a takedown but Gallagher shows good takedown defense.
Fatu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gallagher was well out of range. Poor timing from Fatu.
Vaimaa Fatu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fatu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gallagher misses with a combination
and Fatu counters with a low kick, right behind Gallagher 's knee.
Gallagher has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fatu throws a sloppy body shot
and Gallagher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A left and a right from Gallagher both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fatu throws a hook but Gallagher blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a body kick.
Fatu goes for a double leg but Gallagher avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gallagher continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaimaa Fatu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fatu lands an uppercut.

Fatu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gallagher lands with a nice body punch.
Fatu misses with a hook
and Gallagher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gallagher misses with the combination.
Fatu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gallagher. Gallagher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gallagher misses with the combination.
Gallagher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fatu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu misses the shot to the body.
Gallagher blocks a head kick by Fatu.
Fatu misses with a wild body shot.
Fatu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fatu misses with a looping left.
Fatu misses with a low kick as Gallagher jumps back.
Gallagher tries for a takedown but Fatu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Killian Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Gallagher closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fatu defending against the ground and pound.
Gallagher working away.
Gallagher wants to control but Fatu is keeping him busy.

Gallagher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Gallagher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fatu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gallagher.

And that's the end of the fight!
Killian Gallagher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fatu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaimaa Fatu!
A victorious Vaimaa Fatu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.