PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel Galloway (ranked 3017 p4p, 104 weight class) and Aziz Shavershian (ranked 5547 p4p, 0 weight class). Shavershian has chosen John O'callaghan - Zyzz Version V2, - Find Yourself feat. Sarah Howells (Re as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Galloway
vs
Shavershian

200 cm
28
280 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

188 cm
38
284 lbs
26 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noel Galloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Aziz Shavershian!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Galloway drives through and clinches with Shavershian against the cage.

Shavershian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Shavershian.
Aziz Shavershian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galloway takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Galloway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shavershian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shavershian connects with a looping right hand.
Shavershian lands with a good body shot.

Shavershian forces Galloway back against the cage and clinches.
Galloway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shavershian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galloway.
Galloway misses with a punch on the inside.
Shavershian manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Galloway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galloway misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shavershian.
Shavershian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Galloway or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavershian lands an elbow inside that Galloway shrugs off.
Galloway has a couple of punches blocked by Shavershian.

Shavershian breaks from the clinch.
Shavershian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Galloway.
Shavershian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Galloway looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shavershian lands a nice looking kick to the body. Galloway takes a step back to recover.
Shavershian moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Noel Galloway has been cut.

Shavershian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shavershian avoiding damage.
Galloway works on Shavershian's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Galloway fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galloway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shavershian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shavershian manages to break the clinch.

Galloway gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Galloway throws a head punch that misses.
Shavershian lands an elbow inside that Galloway shrugs off.

Shavershian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Shavershian there.
Shavershian scores with a jab to the head.
Shavershian stalks Galloway and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Galloway's face. Galloway staggers backwards, shaken.

Galloway tries to keep at a distance but Shavershian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shavershian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Galloway being controlled against the cage.

Shavershian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shavershian feints and then cracks Galloway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Galloway down.
Galloway is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Galloway has closed the distance and engaged Shavershian in a clinch.
Galloway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galloway working aggressively here.

Shavershian breaks from the clinch.
Galloway takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Galloway fails with an attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Shavershian.
Shavershian connects with an inside leg kick.
Shavershian scores with a jab to the head.
Galloway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shavershian paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Shavershian drops Galloway with a left and a right! Oh, Galloway is hurt - Shavershian dives into side control looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galloway tries to bench press Shavershian off him but Shavershian keeps the position.

Shavershian is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Galloway has escaped the position, nice work there.
Galloway can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shavershian is trying to get an arm triangle but Galloway is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shavershian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Shavershian tries for a kimura but Galloway is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Shavershian tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shavershian has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aziz Shavershian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noel Galloway's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shavershian jabs Galloway to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Galloway gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Shavershian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Galloway takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shavershian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shavershian swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Galloway.

Shavershian forces Galloway back against the cage and clinches.
Galloway misses with the head strike.
Galloway misses with a punch to the body.
Galloway takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Shavershian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shavershian lands an elbow inside that Galloway shrugs off.
Galloway misses with a punch to the body.
Galloway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shavershian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galloway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shavershian's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shavershian.
Shavershian lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Shavershian to work.
Galloway tries to throw a body punch but Shavershian avoids it by throwing Galloway back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Shavershian - that landed with a thud.

Shavershian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shavershian jabs Galloway right on the nose. Galloway blinks but takes it well.
Shavershian goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Galloway wants to clinch
and Shavershian counters with a head kick. That will keep Galloway thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shavershian lets loose with a powerful body kick. Galloway will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Galloway gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shavershian.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Shavershian moves into the clinch.
Shavershian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Galloway's defenses.
Galloway working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shavershian.
Galloway misses with a punch to the body.

Shavershian manages to break the clinch.
Shavershian swats away the attempt to clinch by Galloway.
As Galloway backs off Shavershian throws a huge counter combo but Galloway manages to avoid it all.
Shavershian connects with an inside leg kick.
Shavershian lands with a nice body kick.
Shavershian shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Galloway eats them both and turns towards Shavershian to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shavershian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Galloway closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shavershian counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shavershian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Galloway tries to work over Shavershian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shavershian lands an elbow just above Galloway 's eye.

Noel Galloway's cut is getting worse.

Shavershian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shavershian cracks Galloway with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Galloway gets tackled into the cage by Shavershian. Shavershian maintains the clinch.

Shavershian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Galloway will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Galloway wants to clinch up but Shavershian keeps it at a distance.
Shavershian is looking for the big counter here.
Galloway tries to clinch but Shavershian moves out of range.
Shavershian connects with a good right hand that stumbles Galloway. Galloway circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shavershian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Galloway's sensitive parts.
Shavershian works the jab nicely.

Galloway is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Galloway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Galloway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Galloway darts in trying to clinch
and Galloway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galloway moves to clinch but Shavershian breaks away

and Shavershian counters with a beautiful punch that sends Galloway to the canvas!

Shavershian stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Galloway seems to have got his legs back now.

Shavershian drops Galloway with a left and a right! Oh, Galloway is hurt - Shavershian dives into side control looking to finish!

Shavershian tries for a kimura but Galloway is defending well.

Shavershian tries for a kimura but Galloway is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Shavershian tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aziz Shavershian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noel Galloway's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shavershian lands a high kick to the side of Galloway's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Shavershian dives into guard, looking to finish.
Galloway is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shavershian is controlling him.

Galloway is working an open guard so Shavershian takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Shavershian drives through and clinches with Galloway against the cage.
Galloway working aggressively here.
Shavershian is struggling to control the position.

Shavershian manages to break the clinch.
Shavershian lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shavershian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Shavershian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galloway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shavershian doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shavershian lands a big head kick that sends Galloway to the canvas! Shavershian follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aziz Shavershian!