PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Viti (ranked 5728 p4p, 416 weight class) and Brian Gall (ranked 3119 p4p, 289 weight class). Danny Viti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brian Gall's chin.

Viti
vs
Gall

168 cm
26
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

178 cm
19
156 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Viti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Gall!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Gall.
Gall throws a head kick that half lands.
Gall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Viti instigates a clinch.
Gall taking a breather.
Viti dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Viti lands a nice uppercut.
Viti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gall backwards.
Viti misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gall avoiding damage as Viti throws knees to the body.
Viti stalling.
Viti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gall is trying to stall.
Gall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Viti walks away with a smile on his face. Gall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Gall gets tackled into the cage by Viti. Viti maintains the clinch.
Viti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gall is defending well for now.
Viti lands a left hand.
Viti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Viti scores with a shoulder strike.
Gall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Viti is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viti lands a left hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Viti.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Viti just stands there and leans against the cage.
Danny Viti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Gall.
Viti misses with a knee to the head.
Viti lands a shot to the body.
Viti tries to land knees in the clinch but Gall avoids the damage to the body.
Gall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Viti avoids it.
Gall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Viti tries to land a knee to the head but Gall blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viti lands a nice shot to the body.
Viti tries to land knees in the clinch but Gall avoids the damage to the body.
Gall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Viti.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Viti.
Gall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Viti lands a good knee to the midsection. Gall won't want to take too many of those.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gall'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 four minutes gone in the round.
Viti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gall avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Viti.
Viti crunches a lovely knee into Gall's ribcage.

Gall breaks from the clinch.
Gall scores with a head kick. Viti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Viti!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gall gets tackled into the cage by Viti. Viti maintains the clinch.
Viti pushes Gall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viti missing with knees to the body.
Viti scores with a shot to the side of Gall's head.
Viti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Viti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gall lands a nice looking body kick.
Viti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gall eats them both and turns towards Viti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gall dodges the punch combination from Viti.

Viti takes the fight into the clinch.
Viti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Viti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Viti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viti avoiding damage.
Viti misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gall is trying to stall.
Gall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gall misses with a knee strike.
Viti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gall stalling in the clinch.
Viti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gall avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Viti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gall trying to land knees to the body.
Viti lands with a light punch inside.
Viti lands a body punch.
Viti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gall looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Viti.
Viti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gall can do to turn this around?
Viti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gall missing with knees to the body.
Viti tries to land a knee to the head but Gall blocks with his arms.
Viti taking a breather.
Viti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gall is defending well for now.
Viti tries to land a knee to the head but Gall blocks with his arms.
Gall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Viti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Viti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gall managing to block the knees to the body from Viti.
Viti has a couple of punches blocked by Gall.
Danny Viti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gall trying to control the position but instead, Viti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gall into the cage.
Gall misses with a knee to the head.
Gall wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Viti as Gall tries to tie him up.
Gall managing to block the knees to the body from Viti.
Viti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Viti avoiding damage as Gall throws knees to the body.
Gall avoiding damage as Viti throws knees to the body.
Viti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Gall breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Viti throws a right and a left that Gall avoids nicely.
Gall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Viti counters with a two punch combo.
Gall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Viti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Viti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Viti dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Gall.
Gall throws a push kick but Viti slaps the foot to one side.
Viti swinging wildly here.
Viti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gall throws a sloppy head kick and Viti moves out of range easily.
Viti appears to be looking for a big counter.
Viti connects with a solid leg kick.
Danny Viti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viti moves in looking to clinch but Gall pushes him off.
Gall steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Viti does no damage.
Gall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Viti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gall is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viti tries to bum rush Gall with a series of wild strikes but Gall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gall tries to land a front kick but Viti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No joy there for Viti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Viti checks a leg kick nicely.
Gall throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viti tries to clinch up but Gall circles away and keeps his distance.
Viti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Viti throws a series of punches but Gall avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Gall.
Viti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Viti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gall only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danny Viti is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Gall.
Viti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Viti.
A nice leg kick lands there from Viti.
Viti lands a front kick.
Gall throws a nice head kick!

Viti is rocked!
Viti lands a head shot.
Oh Viti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Danny Viti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viti throws a combination that misses
and Gall counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crack! A monster head kick from Gall and Viti falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Gall!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brian Gall!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Brian Gall made sure he mentioned UnderGround Supplements, along with how happy he was to win his fight.