PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zbermat Serlal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killian Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serlal comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat . Gallagher has chosen Kakkahätä 77 - Tää on sun helvetti as his entrance music. Zbermat Serlal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Killian Gallagher's chin.

Serlal
vs
Gallagher

205 cm
37
265 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

202 cm
44
250 lbs
38 - 36 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Dissolution Fight Wear

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 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zbermat Serlal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killian Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serlal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gallagher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Serlal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serlal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
Gallagher misses with a wild combination.
Serlal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Serlal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Serlal was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher.
A quick step to the side and Serlal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serlal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gallagher sprawls well. Gallagher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Serlal gets slowly back to his feet.
Serlal misses with a left hand
and Gallagher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gallagher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Serlal drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gallagher sprawls and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serlal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallagher.
Serlal cracks Gallagher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gallagher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Gallagher tries to counter it with a takedown but Serlal pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Serlal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gallagher sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zbermat Serlal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Serlal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zbermat Serlal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serlal dives in for a single leg takedown but Gallagher sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Serlal tries for a takedown but Gallagher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gallagher jabs at Serlal's body.
Gallagher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serlal.
Serlal dives in and grabs Gallagher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gallagher pushes down on Serlal's head and hops out.
Gallagher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Serlal misses with a takedown attempt - Gallagher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serlal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Gallagher swinging wildly here.
Gallagher with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallagher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Serlal moves out of range as Gallagher strikes.
Serlal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gallagher but Gallagher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Gallagher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left lands for Gallagher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Serlal counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serlal. Gallagher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gallagher scores with a nice strike.
Gallagher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Serlal missing with a left hand there. Gallagher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Gallagher misses.
A combination from Gallagher does no damage.
Serlal throws a right and a left that Gallagher avoids nicely.
As Serlal backs off Gallagher throws a huge counter combo but Serlal manages to avoid it all.
Serlal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Gallagher gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serlal is not content to let Gallagher control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher tries to pass to full mount but Serlal defends it.

Gallagher is working for a kimura but Serlal is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serlal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Serlal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Serlal trying to advance position but Gallagher counters by regaining guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gallagher is on top in guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Killian Gallagher 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.

Serlal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Serlal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gallagher pinned against the cage. Gallagher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gallagher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gallagher misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Gallagher there.
Serlal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Serlal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Serlal as he avoids it easily.
Gallagher throws a combination that misses
enabling Serlal to counter with a crisp jab.
Serlal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gallagher throws out a counter right but Serlal avoids it with no problem.
Gallagher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher defending well as Serlal loads up on a big left hand.
Serlal misses with a left hand
and Gallagher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Serlal thinking.
Killian Gallagher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Gallagher.
Gallagher looks to land a combination but Serlal avoids it well.
Gallagher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Gallagher.
Serlal lands with a nice body punch.
Gallagher loads up on a big right hand but Serlal slips the punch.
Gallagher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Serlal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gallagher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Serlal scores with a punch to the head.
Gallagher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Serlal takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gallagher shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Serlal is trying to defend but Gallagher finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gallagher wants to free his trapped foot but Serlal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gallagher prevents Serlal from improving his position.
Gallagher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gallagher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Serlal defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serlal gets back to full guard.
Gallagher stopping the sweep attempt from Serlal.
Gallagher works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Serlal tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gallagher has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Serlal is looking to improve his position but Gallagher isn't that keen on the idea.
Serlal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Gallagher looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serlal tries to get to full guard but Gallagher has control of the leg.
Serlal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gallagher.
Gallagher tries to pass to full mount but Serlal defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Serlal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gallagher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Serlal is keeping the position for now.
Gallagher postures up.
Serlal looking for a sweep. Not yet Serlal, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Killian Gallagher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Serlal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gallagher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Serlal scores with a nice right hand.
Gallagher scores with a sloppy right hand. Serlal should have avoided that one.
No luck for Serlal with that takedown attempt.
Gallagher scores with a nice strike.
Gallagher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher jabs Serlal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Serlal fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serlal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gallagher counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Serlal!
Serlal gets back to full guard.
Gallagher content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallagher advances position into side control!

Gallagher tries for a kimura but Serlal is defending well.
Serlal regains half guard.

Gallagher is looking for a kimura but Serlal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gallagher to get the leverage.
Gallagher wants to pass the guard but Serlal is defending well.

Gallagher is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Gallagher is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Serlal is just riding it out for now. Gallagher eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serlal is trying to control but can't.
Serlal gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Serlal is on top in guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher wants to sweep here but Serlal controlling him for the moment.
Gallagher throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Serlal advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serlal is looking to advance position but Gallagher won't allow it.
Gallagher makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gallagher.

Serlal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gallagher has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Serlal has managed to get both his arms back between Gallagher's legs - danger averted.
Killian Gallagher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Serlal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gallagher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Serlal tries to free his leg and advance position but Gallagher is retaining full guard.
Serlal is pushing down on Gallagher's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gallagher is fighting to maintain full guard but Serlal has managed to sneak the leg through.

Gallagher looking for submissions off his back.
Killian Gallagher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serlal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gallagher defending well though.
Gallagher is trying to get back to full guard.
Gallagher trying to control here.
Gallagher manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gallagher looking for a guillotine here but Serlal defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Killian Gallagher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gallagher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killian Gallagher!