PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Griffin (ranked 2166 p4p, 256 weight class) and Frank Gallagher (ranked 669 p4p, 94 weight class). Griffin comes into the arena with Medicate - Flaw blaring out of the sound system. Gallagher has chosen Drunkin' Lullabies by Flogging Molly as his entrance music. Frank Gallagher will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Griffin
vs
Gallagher

171 cm
23
170 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

182 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gallagher connects with a right hand. Griffin shakes it off.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Gallagher throws a shot to the body.
Griffin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gallagher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gallagher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gallagher sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Griffin has managed to clinch.
Griffin tries to break free but Gallagher pushes him back against the cage.
Griffin working aggressively here.
Gallagher lands an elbow inside that Griffin shrugs off.

It looks like Shawn Griffin has been cut.
Gallagher lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Gallagher.

Griffin is rocked!

Gallagher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oh Griffin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Griffin has managed to clinch.
Griffin seems to have got his legs back now.
Gallagher throws an elbow but it misses.
Griffin swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallagher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a head punch that misses.

Gallagher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gallagher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffin's sensitive parts.
Gallagher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin is looking to land body kicks.
Griffin tries to clinch up.

Griffin has closed the distance and engaged Gallagher in a clinch.
Griffin wants to break free but Gallagher has control.
Gallagher throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffin.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Gallagher has him pressed against the cage.
Gallagher lands a left hand.
Gallagher misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffin being controlled against the cage.
Gallagher's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gallagher.
Gallagher stalls.
Griffin tries to break free but Gallagher pushes him back against the cage.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Griffin working hard to break the clinch.
Gallagher displaying some good clinch control by pressing Griffin up against the cage.
Griffin is trying to push Gallagher away but Gallagher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gallagher breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Griffin is defended easily by Gallagher.
Griffin tries to bum rush Gallagher with a series of wild strikes but Gallagher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Gallagher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Griffin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gallagher.
Griffin swinging wildly here.
Gallagher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gallagher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gallagher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Griffin backs up against the cage.

Griffin gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher misses with the head strike.
Gallagher lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gallagher scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Gallagher is controlling him.
Gallagher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gallagher blocks the elbow strike.
Griffin takes an elbow to the forehead.

Shawn Griffin's cut is getting worse.
Gallagher tries to throw a body punch but Griffin avoids it by throwing Gallagher back against the cage.
Gallagher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Gallagher.

Gallagher breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gallagher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Griffin takes one to the chin there.
Gallagher drops Griffin with a straight right hand, right on the button! Gallagher follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Gallagher!
Frank Gallagher decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.