PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killian Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher comes to the cage accompanied by Kakkahätä 77 - Tää on sun helvetti. Killian Gallagher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gallagher
vs
Elliet Junior Shnitkey

202 cm
44
250 lbs
40 - 37 - 0

183 cm
30
253 lbs
16 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 40 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killian Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior Shnitkey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Junior Shnitkey fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gallagher sprawls well initially but Junior Shnitkey persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gallagher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Junior Shnitkey thows a huge punch but Gallagher dodges it nicely.
Gallagher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey slips a nice elbow through Gallagher's hands, connecting with Gallagher's forehead.
Junior Shnitkey is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gallagher!
Gallagher gets back to half guard.
Junior Shnitkey prevents Gallagher from improving his position.
Junior Shnitkey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Junior Shnitkey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Junior Shnitkey is trying to control the action in half guard but Gallagher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey drops an elbow to the side of Gallagher's head.
Gallagher has hold of Junior Shnitkey 's hands but Junior Shnitkey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gallagher is trying to get back to full guard.
Junior Shnitkey winds up and cracks Gallagher with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gallagher wants to improve his position but Junior Shnitkey is controlling well.
Junior Shnitkey wants to pass to mount but Gallagher is defending the position.
Gallagher tries to roll over but Junior Shnitkey keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Junior Shnitkey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gallagher does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Junior Shnitkey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gallagher defending well though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gallagher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Gallagher has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gallagher fails to land with a series of punches.
Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior Shnitkey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gallagher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Junior Shnitkey lands a nice shot to the body.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey jabs at Gallagher's body.
A shot to the liver by Junior Shnitkey . Beautiful body shot.
Junior Shnitkey 's coach down at Bi-polar Asylum was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Junior Shnitkey 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Junior Shnitkey stalks Gallagher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gallagher's face. Gallagher staggers backwards, shaken.
Gallagher throws a hook but Junior Shnitkey avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Junior Shnitkey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Junior Shnitkey looks to score with a jab to the body but Gallagher is just out of range.
Gallagher takes a swing at Junior Shnitkey 's ribcage but misses.
Gallagher slips under a jab.
Gallagher looks to land a left hand but Junior Shnitkey moved out of range nicely.
Junior Shnitkey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gallagher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey thuds his right hand into Gallagher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a wild body shot.
Gallagher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Junior Shnitkey .
It looked like Gallagher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a wild body shot.
Junior Shnitkey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior Shnitkey tries to bum rush Gallagher with a series of wild strikes but Gallagher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gallagher lands a slapping body shot.
Junior Shnitkey misses with the combination.
Gallagher lands a head shot.

Gallagher lands a left and a right that sends Junior Shnitkey crashing to the canvas! Gallagher dives into mount looking to finish!

Junior Shnitkey is rocked!

It looks like Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey has been cut.
Junior Shnitkey has given up his back.
Junior Shnitkey is still in real trouble! Can Gallagher finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallagher is loading up with his shots from the back and Junior Shnitkey is in big trouble! Junior Shnitkey taps out to strikes and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Killian Gallagher!