PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Gallowgate (ranked 6754 p4p, 198 weight class) and Tommy Du Mahss (ranked 5343 p4p, 150 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Gallowgate
vs
Du Mahss

206 cm
18
282 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Gallowgate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Du Mahss!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Mahss blocks a jab.
Gallowgate slips a jab from Du Mahss.
Gallowgate with a hook.
Gallowgate misses with a hook.
A jab from Gallowgate misses.
Gallowgate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gallowgate's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Du Mahss connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gallowgate scrambles back to his feet.
Gallowgate connects with a right hand. Du Mahss shakes it off.
A slow jab from Gallowgate misses its intended target.
Gallowgate looks to land a left hand but Du Mahss moved out of range nicely.
Gallowgate misses with a body shot.
Du Mahss now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gallowgate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Du Mahss slips a straight right by Gallowgate.
A slow jab from Gallowgate misses its intended target.
Gallowgate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Du Mahss.
Gallowgate was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Du Mahss misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Mahss looks to land a left hand but Gallowgate moved out of range nicely.
Gallowgate throwing a counter right hand but Du Mahss manages to avoid it.
Du Mahss loads up on a big right hand but Gallowgate slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Gallowgate misses the target.
Du Mahss takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Tommy Du Mahss has been cut.
Rick Gallowgate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Du Mahss throws a hook but Gallowgate avoids it easily.
Gallowgate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gallowgate misses the shot to the body.
Gallowgate catches Du Mahss with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Gallowgate misses.
Gallowgate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Du Mahss.
Du Mahss misses with a shot to the body
and Gallowgate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gallowgate throws a big shot that misses.
Du Mahss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallowgate manages to avoid it.
Du Mahss moves away from the strike by Gallowgate.
Gallowgate throws an off balance right hand
and Du Mahss counters with a stiff right hand.
Du Mahss throws a shot from downtown. Gallowgate moves away and avoids it.
Du Mahss swings for the body but Gallowgate moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Mahss looks to throw the jab but Gallowgate is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallowgate. Du Mahss does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Du Mahss misses with a jab to the body
and Gallowgate counters with a stiff right hand.
Gallowgate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Du Mahss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Du Mahss does it's job there.
Gallowgate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Du Mahss misses with a looping right.
Du Mahss jabs Gallowgate right on the nose. Gallowgate blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Rick Gallowgate has been cut.
We've been told by Gallowgate's head coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gallowgate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gallowgate lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Du Mahss throws a jab but it's blocked by Gallowgate.
Gallowgate swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Gallowgate there.
Du Mahss throws a jab when Gallowgate was well out of range.
Du Mahss is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A combination from Du Mahss does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Mahss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gallowgate throws a hook but Du Mahss avoids it easily.
Gallowgate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Du Mahss lands.
Du Mahss misses with a two punch combination.
Du Mahss misses with a hook
and Gallowgate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Du Mahss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the body from Du Mahss misses
and Gallowgate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Du Mahss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Du Mahss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gallowgate slips under a jab from Du Mahss.
Du Mahss lands with a nice body punch.
Du Mahss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallowgate.
Du Mahss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Du Mahss misses.
Du Mahss connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallowgate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Du Mahss moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallowgate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gallowgate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Du Mahss! But no joy.
Gallowgate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Du Mahsss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gallowgate misses with a few strikes there.
As Gallowgate backs off Du Mahss throws a huge counter combo but Gallowgate manages to avoid it all.
Du Mahss misses with a looping right.
Gallowgate blocks a jab.
Du Mahss misses with an uppercut
and Gallowgate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Du Mahss walks into a jab.
Gallowgate avoids the body shot from Du Mahss.
Gallowgate misses with a double jab
and Du Mahss counters with a straight right hand.
Du Mahss throws a body punch but Gallowgate moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallowgate. Du Mahss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Du Mahss bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gallowgate's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rick Gallowgate will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gallowgate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Du Mahss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gallowgate is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Du Mahss looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gallowgate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Du Mahss.
Gallowgate misses with an uppercut. Du Mahss saw that one coming.
Du Mahss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gallowgate.
Gallowgate moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Du Mahss misses.
Gallowgate cracks Du Mahss with an open hand slap.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Du Mahss might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gallowgate has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from Gallowgate misses.
Rick Gallowgate is winning the standup battle so far.
Gallowgate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Du Mahss misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Du Mahss misses with a two punch combination.
Gallowgate moves out of range of the strikes.
Gallowgate swings for the body but Du Mahss moves out of range.
Gallowgate lands a nice shot to the body.
Du Mahss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gallowgate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallowgate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Du Mahss moves away.
It seemed like Du Mahss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Du Mahss looks to throw the jab but Gallowgate is out of range.
Du Mahss looks to land a left hand but Gallowgate moved out of range nicely.
Gallowgate throws a right hand that misses
and Du Mahss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gallowgate misses with a right hand
enabling Du Mahss to counter with a crisp jab.
Du Mahss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Du Mahss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Du Mahss cracks Gallowgate with a good jab.
Gallowgate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Du Mahss manages to avoid it.
Du Mahss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gallowgate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Du Mahss throws a right hand that misses
and Gallowgate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Du Mahss lunges at Gallowgate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gallowgate's hand.
A jab lands there for Gallowgate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallowgate. Du Mahss does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallowgate misses with a combination
and Du Mahss counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Gallowgate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Du Mahss doesn't seem phased though.
Gallowgate slips under a jab.
Gallowgate slips a straight right by Du Mahss.
Du Mahss scores with a hook to the body. Gallowgate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Du Mahss scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gallowgate doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gallowgate!
Du Mahss scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gallowgate in his tracks.
Du Mahss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gallowgate dodges the punch combination from Du Mahss.
Du Mahss lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallowgate misses with an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Du Mahss.
Du Mahss throws a looping overhand right but Gallowgate ducks down to avoid it.
Gallowgate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Du Mahss misses.
Gallowgate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Du Mahss.
As Du Mahss looks to move away, Gallowgate throws a big counter combo but Du Mahss just gets out of the way.
Du Mahss throws a hook to the side of Gallowgate's head but Gallowgate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Du Mahss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gallowgate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Du Mahss.
A big left from Gallowgate misses.
Gallowgate misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Du Mahss releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A shot to the body from Gallowgate misses
and Du Mahss counters with a nice uppercut.
Du Mahss throws a right hand that Gallowgate ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallowgate also avoids with ease.
Gallowgate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Du Mahss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Mahss looks to land a right hand but Gallowgate moved out of range.
Du Mahss misses with a straight right.
Du Mahss shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gallowgate as he jumps to the side.
Gallowgate was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rick Gallowgate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Du Mahss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallowgate swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Du Mahss counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallowgate misses the target.
Gallowgate throws a lazy right hand but Du Mahss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gallowgate throws a series of punches but Du Mahss avoids them all with ease.
Gallowgate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Du Mahss.
Du Mahss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallowgate.
Jab by Gallowgate.
Gallowgate scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Du Mahss throws a jab when Gallowgate was well out of range.
Du Mahss misses with a left hand
and Gallowgate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tommy Du Mahss will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Gallowgate. Those never looked like landing.
Gallowgate looks to land a combination but Du Mahss avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Gallowgate.
Gallowgate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Du Mahss! But no joy.
Du Mahss has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gallowgate's corner calls for a 1-2. Gallowgate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Du Mahss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy left from Du Mahss finds it's target.
Nice shot by Du Mahss.
Gallowgate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gallowgate is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Du Mahss jabs Gallowgate right on the nose. Gallowgate blinks but takes it well.

Gallowgate is rocked!
Du Mahss cracks Gallowgate with a left hook right on the temple and Gallowgate goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Du Mahss lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Gallowgate is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Du Mahss!