PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Gower (ranked 155 p4p, 25 weight class) and Philip Gallagher (ranked 306 p4p, 39 weight class). Gallagher has chosen The Vindictives - Stupid Song as his entrance music. 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.

Gower
vs
Gallagher

165 cm
29
156 lbs
18 - 3 - 1

176 cm
28
162 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Gower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philip Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gower seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gower throws the left hand but Gallagher avoids the punch easily.
Gallagher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gower lands a glancing blow to the side of Gallagher's head.

It looks like Philip Gallagher has been cut.
Gallagher tests Gower's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gower scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gower. That's going to slow Gallagher down.
Gallagher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gower.
Gallagher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gower manages to avoid it.
Gower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Gower throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been informed that Gallagher has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gower misses with a double jab.
Gower slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gower scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice cross by Gallagher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gower at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Gallagher.
Gower misses with a straight left.
Gower takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gallagher throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gower connects with a crisp jab.
Gower looks for the body kick but Gallagher saw that one coming.
Gallagher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gower throws out the jab.
Gower throws a jab when Gallagher was well out of range.
Gower takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gallagher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gower misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gallagher to counter with a crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gower.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gallagher throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gower counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower thows a leg kick but Gallagher checks it
and Gallagher counters with a stiff right hand.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Gower avoids them all with ease.
Gower throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gallagher counters with a stiff right hand.
Gallagher throws a wild body kick that Gower sees coming a mile off.
Gallagher blocks a leg kick.
Gallagher wants to land a leg kick but Gower is out of range.
Gower is looking to counter punch.
Gower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Nice uppercut lands for Gower. That snapped Gallagher's head back.
Gower stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gallagher.
A head kick misses from Gallagher.
Gower connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gallagher throws a shot to the body.
Gallagher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gallagher lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gower.
Gower misses with a left hand
and Gallagher counters with a nice uppercut.
Gallagher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gower.
Gower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Gallagher connects with an inside leg kick.
Gower throws a leg kick but Gallagher checks it.
Gallagher has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gallagher moves away from the strike by Gower.
Gower throws a hook to the side of Gallagher's head but Gallagher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gallagher misses with a looping left.
Gower throws a nice looking combination but Gallagher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gallagher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gower is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
An inside leg kick from Gower misses.
Gower misses the jab.
Gower takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gower has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gallagher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gower misses with a right hand
and Gallagher counters with a low kick, right behind Gower 's knee.
Gallagher drops his hands momentarily and Gower takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gower misses with a head kick.
Gallagher throws a leg kick but Gower moved away.
Gallagher lands a jab to the head.
Gower lands with a hook. Gallagher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gallagher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gower.
Gallagher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallagher.
Gallagher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gower scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallagher catches Gower with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gower lands a jab to Gallagher's midsection.
Gower drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gower throws a right hand that misses
and Gallagher counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Gallagher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Gallagher's cut.
That's time! Gower's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gower moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gallagher slips a straight right by Gower.
Gallagher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Gower, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gower.
Gower swings for the body but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gower lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Gallagher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body kick there by Gower.
Gower misses with a left hand

and Gallagher counters by moving into the clinch.
Gower tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.

Gower breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Gallagher as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gower throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gower jabs Gallagher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gallagher lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gower will feel that in the morning.
Gallagher throws a body punch but Gower moves out of range.
Gower throws a hook to the side of Gallagher's head but Gallagher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gallagher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gower connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gallagher. Gallagher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Gower does a little dance to reset his feet.

Gallagher has Gower up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gallagher.
Gallagher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gower's elbow.
Gower is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gallagher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gower avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Gower as the two fighters clinch.

Gower escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gower throws a body shot but no joy.
Gower throws a sloppy body shot
and Gallagher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gower thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallagher is looking to land body kicks.
Gower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gower scores with a push kick.
Gallagher tries a head kick but it misses.
Gower connects with a body shot that sends Gallagher's belly button to the back.
Gower lands a nice shot that snaps Gallagher's head back.
Gower looks to score with a jab to the body but Gallagher is just out of range.
Gower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a body shot
and Gower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gallagher.
Gallagher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gower.
Gower throws a body punch but Gallagher moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Gower.
Gallagher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gower is looking to land body kicks.
Gower scores with a hook.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut. Gower saw that one coming.
Gower lands with an uppercut that bounces Gallagher off the cage and back into range.
Gower throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gallagher counters with a right hand to the body.
Gower moves out of range of the strikes.
Gower lands a slapping body shot.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gower takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gower lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gallagher, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallagher tries a low kick but Gower avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a low kick, looking for Gower's leg but Gower calmly moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gallagher.
Gower misses with a right hand
and Gallagher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gallagher jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body punch from Gower.
Gallagher misses the shot to the body.
Gallagher dips to his left and cracks Gower with an uppercut!
Gallagher moves away from the strike by Gower.
Nice uppercut there from Gallagher.
Gallagher avoids the head kick by Gower.
Gallagher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gower.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallagher slips a straight right by Gower.
Gower throws a combination that misses
and Gallagher counters with a left to the body.
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 Jeff Gower will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Philip Gallagher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gower blocks the body kick.
Gallagher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gower has time to react.
Gower thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Gallagher releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gallagher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gower misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gower moves out of range of the body kick from Gallagher.
Gallagher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gallagher will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gallagher throws a right hand that Gower ducks under and follows up with a left that Gower also avoids with ease.
Gallagher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
Gower moves away from the strike by Gallagher.
Gower fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Gallagher releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gower pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gower backs up against the cage.
Gallagher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gower fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gallagher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gallagher lands a head shot.
Nice cross by Gallagher.
Gallagher jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gallagher avoids a kick to the body.
Gallagher feints and then cracks Gower's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gower down.
Gower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Gower misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gallagher replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gower blocks it well.
Gower throws a good cross that connects.
Gallagher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gower misses with a hook.
Gallagher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gower has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gower swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Gallagher darts in and clinches Gower up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gallagher.
Gower misses with some punches.
Gallagher misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Gower scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gallagher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gower.
Gower prevents a body shot from Gallagher.
Gower blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gallagher trying to land knees to the body.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.

Gower breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gower fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher takes a swing at Gower's ribcage but misses.
Gower throws a sloppy body shot
and Gallagher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gallagher looks to land a combination. Gower sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gallagher avoids a kick to the body.
Gower throws a lazy right hand but Gallagher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gallagher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gallagher with a jab.
Gallagher slips under a jab.
Gallagher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gower.
Gallagher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gallagher lands a leg kick that knocks Gower off balance momentarily.

Gallagher clinches.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the head but Gower blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gower has a couple of punches blocked by Gallagher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gower.
Gallagher blocks an uppercut.
Gower lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Gallagher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gallagher working aggressively here.
Gallagher lands a nice shot to the body.
Gallagher scores with a shoulder strike.
Gallagher lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gower on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gallagher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallagher misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gower.
Gallagher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gower's efforts to push away.
Gallagher has Gower pressed against the cage, preventing Gower from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philip 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Gallagher!
Philip Gallagher made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Clothing in his post fight interview.